Leonard M. Adkins, profiled by Backpacker magazine and referred to as - The Habitual Hiker, - has hiked more than 20,000 miles exploring the backcountry areas of the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and New Zealand. He has hiked the full length of the Appalachian Trail five times; traversed the Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico; followed the Pacific Northwest Trail through Montana, Idaho, and Washington; and walked New Zealand's Milford Track. Other long-distance journeys include Vermont's Long Trail, West Virginia's Allegheny Trail, and the Ozark Highlands Trail in Arkansas.