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Hello, welcome to another episode of Pop Bear Hikes.

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you're listening to and we'd really appreciate that. Now for this week's question,

Nikki from Troy, New York. My boyfriend and I started hiking in 2020. We felt it was a healthy way

and a good use of our time during the pandemic. Now we have decided to give backpacking a try.

We're considering doing something possibly this summer. Any advice on where how to start?

P.S. Loved your most recent episode with grateful tracker.

Nikki, yes, that was a fun episode. What a fun episode and a nice guy to talk to and I hope

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