Wilderness

From BOOTS to BIKES

“I SEEK MORE ADRENALIN NOW AS A 50- YEAR - - OLD WOMAN THAN I DID AS A 25 -YEAR -OLD.”

WHEN FREELANCE author Sarah Bennett talks about tramping, it’s in the past tense.

Like a no-good ex, her tramping ship has sailed, loaded with her heavy pack and boots.

Her new

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