Verdict: Reading this expressive and beautifully written memoir is to experience one's own quest toward self-discovery."
-Library Journal, *Starred Review


"Hiking Naked shows us the possibilities that appear if we take the risk."
-Margery Post Abbott, author of To Be Broken and Tender


"Narrated with candor and compassion, Hiking Naked reveals as much about marriage, family, and community, as it does about the meaning of vocation."
-Scott Russell Sanders, author of A Private History of Awe


"This memoir is chock-full of heartfelt reflection and lyrical prose, wisdom and grace, humor and humility. It is a pure delight to read."
-Ana Maria Spagna, author of Potluck: Community on the Edge of Wilderness


"Iris writes with directness and honesty about her journey of self-reinvention. The snowy peaks sparkle around her, and her prose sparkles too,
with accuracy, honesty, and a warm, willing heart."
-David Oates, author of The Heron Place and What We Love Will Save Us