Read&Run ~ The first volume in the EARTH-TRAVELS.net series. Whitewater raft the Wild & Scenic Rogue River in Oregon. Backpack in the California Sierra wilderness. Hike to the summit of Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous USA. Ellen explores life on Planet Earth and finds pleasure in writing of her adventures. The benefits of these two activities provide physical, emotional and spiritual exercise plus a record of her path. In this first volume, Ellen escapes the human-made world and finds inspiration, joy and peace in Nature. Read & Run mirrors her lesson of opening to the now, assessing the flow and following through with action. By allowing the experience of ever-changing Nature into her daily activities she learns to follow the clues, trust her inner guidance and have fun.