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3,081 Miles

A woman sits outside her tent, basked in sunlight. She has a solar panel hooked up to her backpack to catch the energy.

Day 11: Twentynine Palms, CA

After Hannah Bacon ’15 (CLAS) lost her job at an environmental nonprofit due to the pandemic, she decided to use her time off to walk across the country to raise money and awareness for climate action. The New Milford, Connecticut, native who majored in Spanish and human rights ended her 3,081-mile trek this summer, after 206 days  and countless social media posts. Here are just a few of our favorites.

a smiling girl wearing a nature shirt holds her arms out wide in front of the oean. Her backpack reads "miles for climate .org"

Day 206: Virginia Beach, VA

The sun sets behind a desert field of wind turbines

Day 9: Whitewater, CA

A woman in knit cap is inside a tent, sitting inside a sleeping bag. She holds a mug.

Day 63: Las Cruces, NM

desert plants just off the road

Day 38: Florence, AZ

a woman who is backpacking smiles for a selfie at a traffic mirror on a rural suburban street

Day 179: near Damascus, VA

a field dusted in snow

Day 94: Amarillo, TX

dozens of shoes draped over steel support beams

Day 18: Rice, CA

a woman balances on an old railroad track

Day 152: New Johnsonville, TN

a scenic view of Lake Elsinore, CA, depicting a clear sky, the lake, and mountains in the distance

Day 2: Lake Elsinore, CA

Photos Courtesy of Hannah Bacon

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