It's hard to describe this intrinsic passion for Jaime Manness. "When I go hiking, everything I think about in everyday life, obligations, work, my to-do list... It disappears. It's like a moment with me, for me, for my mental health. It's almost like a reset button, in a sense! "
Along with a volunteer experience with Trails Manitoba, including working on the organization's social media content, Jaime Manness started a hiking journal. "I compile the trails I explore. I take notes on amenities, etc. And the more I hiked and shared about it, the more people asked me for hiking ideas, advice. One day I jokingly said: Maybe I should write a book about hiking trails! And my fiancé answered seriously: Yes, you should! He continued to encourage me to do so... And here we are, several guides later!"Thanks to my journal and all my notes, the writing work came easily. I still redid all the hiking trails, to make sure I had the most up-to-date information. And in the fall of 2019, I opened a Word document and just wrote the whole first guide, starting from my personal notes. "