Danny Bernstein

Danny is a hiker, hike leader, and outdoor writer. She’s been a committed hiker since her early twenties, having completed the Appalachian Trail, all the trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the South beyond 6000 peaks, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail across North Carolina, and three Caminos de Santiago. She currently leads hikes for Carolina Mountain Club, Friends of the Smokies, and the Asheville Camino group.

She’s written two Southern Appalachian hiking guides, "The Mountains-to-Sea Trail across North Carolina", "DuPont Forest: A History", and "Forests, Alligators, Battlefields: My Journey through the National Parks of the South" to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Her latest book is "Carolina Mountain Club: One Hundred Years" which chronicles the accomplishments and challenges of the oldest hiking club in the South.

In her previous life, she worked in computer science, way before computers were cool, first as a software developer, then as a professor of computer science. Her motto is “No place is too far to walk if you have the time.”