FI MessiahLifeways UnscriptedMagazine Spring2025 - Flipbook - Page 38
HOW ARE YOU
KEEPING ACTIVE?
Jan & Fred Morris, Messiah Village Residents
J
an and Fred Morris’ journey together has been
Work camping combines camping and working
anything but ordinary. Their passion for being
seasonal jobs at national parks, state parks, national
active, staying in shape, and exploring new places has
monuments, and other locations, allowing the Morris’
led them to some extraordinary locations, including
to enjoy an active lifestyle in community with nature.
stays in Utah, North Carolina, and Delaware. Recently
These experiences fueled their passion for hiking.
relocated to Pennsylvania, their life together is a
tapestry of exploration, learning, and staying active.
Each location has brought a new adventure for the
couple. Their love for wildflowers began when hiking
Their interest in the outdoors blossomed during
in North Carolina, where a friend led weekly hikes and
their time “work camping" in the West, where they
began pointing out and identifying wildflowers along
explored iconic destinations like the Grand Canyon,
the way. They were hooked and began searching for
Bryce Canyon, Yellowstone, and Kanab, Utah—a town
wildflowers during their hikes.
steeped in Old Western history.
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