Phil Snyder's passion for hiking began on the Appalachian Trail in 1975. Although his AT project is incomplete, Phil’s enthusiasm for walking in woods, canyons, and desert remains, and is especially high for Big Bend where he has made an almost annual pilgrimage since 2008 when he became a Sierra Club leader. Phil is co-leader of the Sierra Club’s Midwest Subcommittee and lives in Appleton, Wisconsin.
