Season 2, Episode 22: Trekking the Bruce Trail with Zwena Gray

Episode 22 was taped days before Environmentalist  Zwena Gray began her 900 kilometer (559 mile) trek along the Canadian Bruce Trail.

Originally from Detroit MI, Zwena is an outdoor enthusiast, community builder, and a business owner. This summer she will be working as the Environmental Director at @campkawartha. Her work focuses on the Black community and teaching sustainability strategies. 

In Episode 22, Zee shares her inspiration for embarking on a "thru - hiking"  journey on the Bruce Trail. The Bruce Trail is Canada's oldest and longest hiking trail. Zee anticipates that it will take her between 5 - 6 weeks to complete the trail in it's entirety. While on the journey, she will take several of the paths walked by Harriet Tubman on the her final path for freedom during her work with the Underground Railroad.  

Zwena hopes to learn and share the black history that is part of The Bruce Trail (Canada's oldest and longest marked hiking trail!) while show casing black joy in nature . She will meet with experts in Canadian history specific Afro-Canadian historians and Bruce Trail enthusiasts along her journey. 

Zee will start her break in Niagara Falls and end in Tobermory! 

To follow her on her journey check out
@just.zee
@zeeisatree
@ZwenaGray

To learn more about the Semester Schools Network that inspired Zee's intellectual curiosity, check out:
Semester Schools Network

And definitely check out one of Zee's first stops on her trek
Grey Roots Museum & Archives