Back in fall 2015 when we decided to hike the Appalachian Trail in 2017, we realized that it would be good to do some practice hiking. Our goal wasn’t to do something as challenging as Katahdin and Baxter State Park, but we thought that it would be good to sample some varied terrain and get more hiking exposure.
BIRTH OF BEYOND LIMITS: AWAKEN YOUR POTENTIAL
I’ve always been an extremely lucky person: luckiest person alive I say to anyone whom I can get to listen. Despite having physical challenges from birth, I also had great support from my family, especially my dad. When you’re a kid and you’re really different, you hear a lot of “CAN’T.” I heard that I couldn’t go to university or hold a job. But my dad was always there, saying that whatever I set my mind to, I could and would do. My dad also said that if you saw something that needed to change and you could do it, then you must. I believed my dad—still do.
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BEYOND LIMITS Appalachian Trail Adventure Update
Dear Folks. My name is Jacqui Lowman. I teach at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. I’m also the founder and president of BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken Your Potential, a 501C3 that believes that the human spirit can transcend anything, that challenge is an opportunity to be extraordinary, and that when we come together, anything is possible. We believe in doing as well as talking/thinking. Indeed, one of our mantras is: The Difficult we do right away; the Impossible takes a little longer.
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BEYOND LIMITS: Katahdin climb presentation [VIDEO]
BEYOND LIMITS: Katahdin Climb PowerPoint
This PowerPoint courtesy of Lenny Cole, photographer extraordinaire.
Behind the Limits [VIDEO]
Katahdin Expedition: Photo Gallery
Katahdin Expedition: Bangor Daily Coverage
Read Aislinn Sarnacki’s article for the Bangor Daily on Dr. Jacqui’s Katahdin Expedition. Click here.
Katahdin Expedition: Bill Green’s Maine [VIDEO]
Check out Bill Green’s recent coverage on Jacqui’s Katahdin adventure!

















