Trailblazing Identity: Lolo "Sparkle" Veloz's Resilient Trek on the Eastern Continental Trail

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🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Join us on Papa Bear Hikes Podcast as we embark on an inspiring journey with trailblazer Lolo, a Mexican immigrant, queer neurodivergent woman, and advocate for representation, as she shares her incredible trek on the Eastern Continental Trail. Discover her border-to-border odyssey, brimming with resilience, determination, and a celebration of identity. Tune in for an engaging episode that amplifies Lolo's empowering message of resilience and the indomitable human spirit. #PapaBearHikesPodcas...

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0:00.0	Today we have with us.
0:02.0	I'm pretty incredible guest.
0:05.0	This guest hiked Eastern Continental Trail.
0:08.0	But what makes her hike unique? I like to welcome Lolo Sparkle as she's known as her trail name
0:21.6	Lolo's to Papa Bear hikes. Lolo welcome, to Papa Bear Hikes.
0:23.6	Lola, welcome to Papa Bear Hikes.
0:26.6	Hey Martin, thanks for having me.
0:28.9	So I read your story and anytime I read about people hiking these longer trails it always grabs my attention
0:34.8	always has since I was a little kid. But when I read your story I said, okay, this
0:40.5	because a little bit more than somebody just hiking from Key West Florida up to
0:44.8	your Foundland Labrador, Canada. And before we get further into this, we're talking
0:51.1	about a trail here that is I believe was it 4,400 miles which is 7100 kilometers and it's a connected
1:00.0	basically is a series of trails that connect that start in Key West Florida as I said and go all the way north.
1:07.2	Well, tell us a little bit about yourself.
1:12.3	Okay, yeah, so the Eastern Continental Trail is actually 5,600 miles.
1:18.4	Oh, so I'm reading something.
1:20.6	I'm reading something old then. Yes, so it's actually about 4,800 miles if you stop at
1:26.8	Quebec but Canada has these lovely islands you can continue on to on the
1:31.6	International Appalachian Trail,
1:33.8	and that goes all the way to Newfoundland.
1:36.0	And it's about 5,600 miles,
1:38.0	but the exact total is unknown to me at this point.
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