Author Description

On the Way Home- Columbia Trail is a profound, soothing picture book that will inspire you. The breathtaking pictures of the Columbia Trail, in addition to the thought-provoking writing by the author, will intrigue you for certain. It will trigger your desire to hit your trails, too. That will be the beginning of your transformation, the author hopes.Quiteria Cloutman has been walking, biking, birdwatching, doing Yoga on the Columbia Trail for many years. Through her "nature bathing" experiences, she fell in love with nature again as she re-discovered it, while re-discovering herself in the process. Concluding that wilderness is a necessity, Quiteria went on a mission to share about her self-discovery through nature and its healing powers, thus this beautiful, powerful picture book.The author is inviting, suggesting, sometimes urging you, to return home. She argues that going into nature is going home, and that the sooner we all realize that the healthier, the more committed to our environment we will be. That commitment will define us as the defenders of nature, which also means defenders of humanity itself. The Columbia Trail is a rail trail in rural northwestern New Jersey. It stretches from High Bridge, in Hunterdon County, through Washington township, in Morris County. It makes up a total of 15.1 miles. Its surface is mostly flat, consisting of fine crushed stones.