Valerie L Askren

Valerie Askren is the author of several books, including Hike the Bluegrass and Beyond; Fly Fishing Kentucky; Backpacking Kentucky; Backcountry Cuisine; and Five Star Trails: Louisville and Southern Indiana. An avid outdoorswoman, Valerie has swum in Africa's Lake Malawi, climbed China's Mount Tai, sailed the coast of France, biked Nova Scotia, and backpacked the West Coast Trail of Vancouver Island. Her honeymoon was spent kayaking the Grand Canyon with her husband, Ben. The mother of four,...See more

Valerie Askren is the author of several books, including Hike the Bluegrass and Beyond; Fly Fishing Kentucky; Backpacking Kentucky; Backcountry Cuisine; and Five Star Trails: Louisville and Southern Indiana. An avid outdoorswoman, Valerie has swum in Africa's Lake Malawi, climbed China's Mount Tai, sailed the coast of France, biked Nova Scotia, and backpacked the West Coast Trail of Vancouver Island. Her honeymoon was spent kayaking the Grand Canyon with her husband, Ben. The mother of four, Valerie lives in Lexington, Kentucky See less