To prepare for a thru-hike is to spend months reading blog posts, watching videos, and following social media accounts trying to absorb as much information for your forthcoming journey as possible. But even the most type A person can't completely envision what lies ahead on the trail- and thank god for that.

That is precisely the premise of today's show. Today our hikers let us in on how the journey has deviated from their expectations.

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In today's show, we hear from:

• Laura Stewart
• Karthikeya Nadendla
• Julie Klazynski
• Liam Purtle
• Eric Dernbach
• Alison Dernbach
• Angie Kane
• Sara Dhooma
• Dosu

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