#13 | Do Thru Hikers Get Stung on the Appalachian Trail? Jessica Pu Shares Insight on her AT Experience

Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking

Kyle Hates Hiking

Wilderness, Sports:wilderness, Sports

4.9 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Jessica Pu joins Trail Tales! She is the fiance of episode 8's guest, Baker Bokorney, and they both successfully completed a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in the summer of 2018. Jessica and I jump around to a few different topics related to our thru-hikes; if thru-hikers ever get stung by bees (the answer is yes), which section nearly made Jessica quit, and some advice for couples who wish to attempt a thru-hike together in the future. Like what you hear? Want to talk some smack? You can contact me on Twitter, Instagram, or send me an email: trailtalespod@gmail.com If you're really into Trail Tales and want to receive some bonus content, please consider supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trailtales. Feel free to leave me a five-star review on iTunes (I read every one at the beginning of the next episode), and subscribe if you like the show! My personal Instagram is @kylehateshiking, so feel free to follow me on there as well. Subscribe on iTunes, and listen on Google Play and Stitcher!

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0:00.0	What is going on, everybody? Welcome to Trail Tales, the podcast where I, Kyle O'Grady, a through hiker and peakbagger, chat with other through hikers, peakbaggers, and hiking
0:23.2	experts about their experiences on the trail.
0:27.1	Now today on episode 13, I'm joined by my friend Jessica Poo, otherwise known as Little
0:33.9	Bear on the trail, and we are going to bring you a straight up classic episode of
0:39.3	Trail Tales where we talk all about the Appalachian Trail.
0:43.3	Now Jessica and I met on the AT this past summer and we were both able to successfully complete our through hikes.
0:50.3	We talk about a bunch of different topics today, including Ultra Light backpacking gear,
0:56.0	hiking with a significant other, and Jessica even spills the beans about some of the things
1:01.0	that she was the most afraid of before and during her through hike.
1:06.0	It was a great chat, and Jessica, when you hear this, I really, really appreciate you taking the time to come on the program this week.
1:14.3	We're going to get into the episode in just a moment here, but first, I made a promise a number of episodes ago to read any five-star review I get on iTunes out loud at the beginning of the next episode.
1:26.8	Now, I think I actually skipped a
1:29.8	week or two for this review but I'm still going to get to it so mr. disc golf danny on
1:38.9	iTunes writes loved the Arizona Trail episode would love to hear some more about the
1:43.8	trails out west.
1:45.3	And he gave the show a five-star review, which is freaking awesome.
1:49.5	So disc golf, Danny.
1:51.4	Thank you very much for the review.
1:53.2	I'm glad you liked the Arizona Trail episode.
1:55.4	And if you want to hear more about trails at West, you are in luck because next week I'm going to be having a
2:01.6	conversation with a gentleman who threw hike the Pacific Crest Trail this
2:05.4	past year so I'm really looking forward to that I hope you are too and I hope
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