Jedidiah Jenkins
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About
Travel writer, entrepreneur, and Instagram personality known for his books To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and A Quest for a Life with No Regret, Like Streams to the Ocean: Notes on Ego, Love, and the Things That Make Us Who We Are, and Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences. He is also known for his adventure challenges, including embarking on a 16-month, 10,000-mile bicycle journey from Oregon to Patagonia.
Before Fame
He initially aspired to become a film director. He moved to Los Angeles for college and studied creative writing. He earned a law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. He began his professional career with the nonprofit Invisible Children, where he helped orchestrate multinational campaigns to end the use of child soldiers in central Africa. He began adventuring in the 2010s.
Trivia
His parents are the authors of the bestselling A Walk Across America series which details their own cross-country journey. He documented his entire bicycle journey on Instagram. He enjoys traveling and outdoor recreation.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. His parents are Peter and Barbara Jenkins. He is close with his mother and they hiked 5,000 miles together which ended up being featured in his book Mother, Nature in 2023.
Associated With
His Mother, Nature's initial book release party was hosted by Connie Britton in November 2023.
