Bethany Hughes is excited and preparing to depart on her next daring expedition which will perhaps lead her to become the first documented woman to travel the length of the Americas from Ushuaia, Argentina to Barrow, Alaska completely by non-motorized means.
Hughes plans to spend time exploring the local villages and bear witness to their way of life with an intention of promoting education, opportunities for woman and other social issues.
The 29-year-old will start, 20,000 mile trek in December and is estimated to complete it in five years. She will carry everything she needs from food to water, matches and cooking utensils and resupply whenever she passes through a town or village. She has tattooed six little footprints on her feet, one for each country Hughes has lived in. Hughes traces her wandering spirit to her parents, who spent time in Chile, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic during her childhood.
