Jeff Alt’s adventures have been featured in media nationwide including: ESPN’s Inside America’s National Parks, Hallmark Channel’s New Morning, CNN-Radio, USA Radio Network, the AP, the Chicago Sun Times, and many more.  Alt is a talented speaker, teacher, and  the award-winning author of A Walk For Sunshine and A Hike For Mike.  Alt is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA).  Jeff has shared his Appalachian Trail adventures with guests in the Shenandoah National Park for over six years.  He holds a Master’s degree from Miami University in Ohio and a degree from the University of Toledo. He continues to host the annual Walk-With-Sunshine inspired by his Appalachian Trail journey.  Jeff has walked the 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail, the 218-mile John Muir Trail with his wife, and last summer he carried his 21-month old daughter in a pack across a swath of Ireland on a family hike.