Meet Sheri & Randy

Sheri and Randy Propster embody passion when it comes to getting out more. Randy and Sheri met as college freshman over thirteen years ago and have been working as a team ever since. At the completion of their collegiate athletic careers, the couple focused their passion on the outdoors. In 1999, Randy and Sheri took on the challenge of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. The 222 days they spent hiking from Georgia to Maine confirmed their love for each other as well as their passion for the outdoor lifestyle.

Randy and Sheri’s love for backpacking eventually led them away from the coast and into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. They lived within walking distance of the Appalachian Trail where they trained for their next long distance adventure. In early March of 2006, the couple embarked on a thru-hike of the American Discovery Trail. Their ocean to ocean adventure led them through thirteen states and the Nation’s Capital as they backpacked for 253 days, enduring everything four seasons of living in the outdoors has to offer.

Randy and Sheri have been exposed to a multitude of wonderful adventures thanks to their outdoor centered lives. They take great pride in knowing that their passion to seek out the next adventure will allow them to continue to Get Out More.

After completing their Appalachian adventure, Randy and Sheri were hired by the Department of Defense as Outdoor Recreation Specialists working out of the Outdoor Adventure Center on the Navy’s Dam Neck Base located in Virginia Beach. This position enabled them to organize and guide a variety of outdoor adventures including: kayaking the beautiful waters of the Chesapeake Bay; rock climbing at the New River Gorge; rafting the Gauley River; spelunking the caves of West Virginia; surfing the waves at Cape Hatteras; and hang gliding the dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. When they weren’t out in the water or deep in the backcountry, they spent their time facilitating life enhancing confidence and team building techniques to Navy Pilots, government personnel and school and community groups on the Navy’s Rope Course and Climbing Tower. Advice from the experts

Sheri Propster

Sheri was born in South New Jersey and was raised in a very athletic family. She excelled in several sports growing up and was named both Female Athlete of the Year in her senior year of high school, and awarded the honor of South New Jersey’s Player of the Year for girl’s Field Hockey.

Sheri relocated to Norfolk, Virginia in 1993 upon accepting an athletic scholarship to Old Dominion University to play Women’s Field Hockey where she graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on education. Sheri has put her teaching and coaching skills to use teaching young girls the game of field hockey and leading many outdoor expeditions where she organized and instructed backpacking and kayaking trips.

Sheri enjoys spending her free time being active and can often be found trail running, hiking, biking, rock climbing, kayaking, snowboarding, golfing or wakeboarding. Questions and Answers with Sheri!

Randy Propster

Randy was born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He grew up in a very active family whose lives revolved around camping, sailing, days at the beach and a commitment to athletics.

In his youth, Randy played soccer for the Virginia Olympic Development Program and was named to the All-State team in high school. He was awarded a scholarship to Old Dominion University where he studied Journalism and Environmental Protection.

Randy spent many years coaching youth soccer where his passion for teaching led him to work as an instructor of backpacking, kayaking and surfing techniques. He was also a snowboard instructor at Wintergreen Resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains where he taught an Introduction to Snowboarding class to students from the University of Virginia.

Randy spends every available moment outdoors where he can be found hiking, trail running, biking, rock climbing, golfing, kayaking, wakeboarding, surfing or snowboarding. Questions and Answers with Randy!