Trail Correspondents Episode #11: The Highs

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Zach Davis

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4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2018

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Today's episode is our most uplifting to date. That's because our thru-hikers have been tasked with describing the highs of their journey. Specifically, we learn what keeps them going- what they most look forward to each day- and what they think they'll miss most once their journey is over.

So hop on your unicorn and get ready to ride the rainbow because you're about to get filled with a healthy dose of joy. Here it is.

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0:00.0	You're going to hear this probably from every single person on this episode.
0:05.2	The people. Come for the views, stay for the people.
0:09.2	I think I'm also really going to miss the other hikers out here.
0:13.0	And certainly number one has to be the people. Welcome to Back Packer Radio, presented by the track. I am your host
0:36.8	Zach Badger Davis. This is episode number 11 of our Trail Correspondence
0:42.0	series. Today's episode is our most
0:45.1	uplifting to date. That's because our through hikers have been tasked with describing
0:50.1	the highs of their journey. Specifically we learn what keeps them going, what they most
0:55.0	look forward to each day, and what they think they'll miss most once the journey is over.
1:00.8	So hop on your unicorn and get ready to ride the rainbow because they're about to get filled with a healthy dose of joy.
1:07.0	Here it is. Hey guys, it's Painting Goat.
1:15.0	It's Painting Goat.
1:17.0	It's been a little over a month since my last update,
1:20.0	and I've been Holland as since then,
1:22.0	just under Vermont this morning, which is is pretty cool to only have three states left
1:25.6	although the welcoming committee sucked and I got ambushed by mosquitoes
1:30.7	pretty much the second I went over that border sign. I don't know what it was about
1:34.1	the mass Vermont border but it was like they were lying in weight. And today I'm
1:39.0	going to be discussing some of my favorite things about the trail and certainly number one has to be the people that includes both the
1:46.3	community of fellow hikers who is a yellow experience are pretty wonderful as
1:51.4	well as trail angels and other people in town. It's amazing to experience
1:56.2	kindness from complete strangers on an almost daily basis. It really inspires a
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