Welcome to episode 109 of the first 40 miles.

If you're new to backpacking, or if you're hopelessly in love with someone who wants you to love

backpacking, then this podcast is for you we'll talk about the

essentials how to lighten your load and how to make the most of your time on the

trail I'm your host Heather Legler and I'm Josh Legler and this is the first

40 miles. Today on the first 40 miles if we could give a pack full of brightly wrapped gifts to each of our

listeners what would we give? Then on the summit gear review Columbia has cracked

the code on rain gear.

Next, today's backpack hack of the week is a unique way to find deals on ultra-light

backpacking gear.

And we'll wrap up the show with a little trail wisdom to

de-numb your brain. All this and that's about it today on the first 40 miles. So Josh you reminded me before the show that

we're just a couple days away from our two-year anniversary of the first 40 miles, which kind of made me think about

kind of the wild unruly nature of toddlers that, you know, the season that a lot of people call the terrible twos or maybe if they have a really good child

it's the terrific twos.

Oh the terrific twos, I've never heard that one.

But usually you know toddlerhood is full of exploration and a lot of boundary

pushing and yeah breaking the rules yeah I just kind of wonder what the second

year we were going into our third year yeah third year yeah

what this season is going to be like of the first 40 miles I don't know is that kind of a

warning to our listeners I don't think it's going to get too crazy.

But, you know, I don't know.

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