About Fork in the Trail
We believe women over 50 deserve to explore the world on their own terms.
After two decades behind the camera as a commercial and food photographer, I thought I understood the connection between place and plate. Then in 2018, I walked 192 miles alone across England on the Wainwright's Coast to Coast trail, newly sober and testing my own strength. It showed me that being a tourist doesn’t give you a real sense of a country, but walking its backcountry trails and roads definitely does. Walking slows you down and gives you time to meet people, and then comes the food. Famished from a long day of walking, I learned to savor those local bites. Eating the things that are made with care and heart. Those meals weren't just fuel—they were the reward, the culture, the point.
And at the end of each gruelingly glorious day? After I had walked in the footsteps of famous poets and infamous priests, I'd collapse into a village pub and eat fish and chips with locals, or share stories over regional specialties I'd never heard of, I knew this is what I want to share with friends new and old. So many people commented on my solo trips, as if they were rare, and told me how brave I was. I wasn’t brave; I was scared 80% of the time, but it didn’t stop me. That’s what I want to help other women do. Travel, hike, eat, and explore with only about 80% of the fear.
That's when I understood: the best adventures happen at the intersection of trail and table.
The Journey Here
From 2015 to 2020, I ran Women on Adventures, leading trips to Luxembourg, Japan, California, Colorado, and Utah. We hiked, surfed, dog-sledded, and canyoneered. I watched women who thought they "couldn't" discover they absolutely could. When the pandemic closed that chapter, I knew the next one needed to go deeper - not just broader adventures, but the specific magic that happens when you earn your meal with your feet and taste a place through its food.
Fork in the Trail was born from that realization.
Why Women Over 50
Because we've spent a lot of our time with everyone else's schedules and needs, because we have curiosity, capability, and a hunger to see the world that doesn't diminish with age - it intensifies.
We're not interested in hand-holding or coddling you. We want women on the verge of travel independence who are ready to build confidence, skills, and friendships. Women who want to learn how to pack for a multi-day hike, plan their own trips, and navigate a few words in another language—women who will cheer each other up the mountain instead of competing to the top.
What We Do
We share information and experiences from around the world—and help you create your own.
We lead small-group culinary hiking tours to destinations where the trails are as compelling as the cuisine. We partner with women guides and women-run food businesses whenever possible. We eat what the locals eat in the villages and towns where hikers actually stop - no tourist traps, no big-city chains. Just regional cheese makers, family recipes, and the meals that taste better because you walked 12 miles to earn them.
Not ready for a group tour? We also offer personalized coaching to help you plan and prepare for your own solo adventure, plus self-guided trip planning resources for the independent traveler who wants expert guidance without the full coaching experience.
Japan. South Korea's temple-to-temple routes. Innsbrucks Alpinen Hütten. The landscapes and flavors of Turkey. These are the places where food tells the story of the land you're walking through—whether you're walking it with us or charting your own path.
The Fork in the Trail
We all come to forks in the trail—moments when the choice we make changes everything. Getting sober was mine. Walking across England alone was another. Starting this business is the latest.
The name reminds us that we're always choosing. And that the best adventures often start when we take the path that scares us a little.
Our trips are designed to be your jumping-off point—not your only adventure, but the one that shows you that solo travel is possible. That you're capable. That the world is still waiting for you.
Ready to see where your fork leads?