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Hello, welcome to another episode of Pop Bear Hikes.

Well, as no at this point, I'm planning to hike the top home rim trail this summer.

Well, I'm going to get to exercise some host privilege here and invite someone on their

podcast today who is through Hike the Tahoe Rim Trail.

Our guest tonight, through Hike in the summer of 2021.

Rob Dahan, welcome to Pop Bear Hikes.

Awesome, thanks for having me.

Rob, let's start by you telling us a little bit about yourself.

Well, let's see, I'm a 55-year-old father of two living in Sparks, Nevada, which is

adjacent to Reno, which is just down the hill from Lake Tahoe.

So hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail was almost kind of a no-brainer for somebody who likes to

backpack. It's right in our backyard, and I enjoy backpacking.

So, fortunately, my job gives me a fair amount of flexibility to get time off.

I work developing slot machines, which is a natural occupation to have in Reno, Nevada.

So, getting the time off to do it was super easy, and so, yeah.

I didn't realize you had lived so close to the trail.

I could tell from your YouTube that you lived close to it, but you're just down the road,

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