Find Something To Look Forward To: Paige Emerson of Chubby Hiker Reviews

My guest today is Paige Emerson, the mastermind behind Chubby Hiker Reviews on Instagram and Facebook.

Paige’s story really resonates with me, because she took some hard stuff she was working on, mixed it with a dose of COVID, and is coming out the other end with an amazingly engaged and fast-growing community full of kind, fun, outdoorsy women – ummmm, sounds familiar?!?

Anyone who’s ever used AllTrails or read an AMC trail description knows that it can be hard to really know what you’re in for when you head to a trailhead. Sometimes you come out of a hike thinking the person who wrote the description or graded the trail difficulty had likely run across and consumed a few hallucinogenic mushrooms along the way, because the description bears little resemblance to what you just put yourself through.

Paige Emerson and Chubby Hiker Reviews to the rescue!

When Paige started writing about her hikes and trying to set realistic expectations, she struck a nerve with thousands of people who’d been feeling like the hiking community was giving them the cold shoulder.

Trying to figure out where to raise your Summits In Solidarity flag this weekend?? Paige has got you covered - she gives advice on where to go, which clothes to wear, and most importantly, where you can bring your 28-toed co-hiker cat!

Follow Paige @chubbyhikerreviews on Instagram and Facebook, or @PaigesofAdventures on Instagram - and check out all the other great press Paige and Chubby Hiker Reviews have been getting!:

Paige in Bangor Daily News
Paige on WABI5 TV

And just in case you needed a little more inspiration:

• Knox Mountain
• Flying Mountain (Acadia National Park)
• AllTrails
• Hirundo Wildlife Refuge (leave your dogs AND cats at home!)
• Bold Coast - Cutler
• Moosehead Lake Region
• Summits In Solidarity on Guides Gone Wild Podcast