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Hello, welcome to another episode of Pop Bear Hikes.

For most of us, we think of hiking, backpacking, and most of our outdoor excursions occurring

in while the warmer temperatures spring, summer, fall, you know, when it's comfortable.

But then there's another group of us who like to get out in the winter.

I do winter hiking, I just finished up the Catskill Winter 35.

But then there are people who take it to a whole nother level, winter backpacking.

Today's guest was the first female to do a winter through hike of the Ice Age Trail

in Wisconsin.

The 1200 mile ice age trail of Wisconsin.

Some people think, wow, just hiking 1200 miles on a through hike is a lot.

But Emily Ford, our guest today, did that no winter.

Emily, welcome to Pop Bear Hikes.

Thank you so much.

So Emily, why don't you start by telling us a little bit about yourself?

Yeah, on 28, I'll be 29 here, come July, sneaking my way towards 30, real excited.

I live in Duluth, Minnesota.

And I got into backpacking.

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