Welcome to Camp Walk•Along! Your bunk is over there.
We start things off this camp season with some introductions to our Camp Director Bison, as well as Camp Counselors Marky and Dalto. Our intrepid staffers begin by sharing their reflections on their childhood experiences with summer camps and how the freedom of youth has inspired them as adults.
This year, our counselors are attempting to hike the Continental Divide Trail, across the United States of America from the Mexico to Canada borders, via New Mexico to Montana. The trail stretches some 3,100 miles and also includes portions of Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho.
As they dig into the details of their hike, our counselors break down their approach to water gathering on the trail (spoiler alert, it’s kind of gross), the “choose your own adventure” aspects of the CDT, and the genesis of their plans to do a thru-hike in 2021.
Attempting a thru-hike is a massive undertaking. For this reason, the counselors discuss their personal training regiments over the past year. They also touch on the impact of a thru-hike on their families, their personal fears, and the moments they are most excited for along the trail. Camp Director Bison even shares the moment he nearly quit on his 2015 Appalachian Trail Thru-hike… juicy stuff!
Our counselors end the episode by reflecting on their personal goals for their thru-hike, highlighting the long term growth they are seeking from their very, very long walk.
We’re super excited to have you with us for camp this season! If you have any questions for our campers, send them our way at [email protected] or hit us up @campwalkalong on instagram. If your question is featured on air, we’ll reach out to make sure you receive an official Camp Walk-Along sticker.
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The Camp Walk-Along Wire will be back next week with more tales of trail prep, so don’t touch that dial, campers! We’re going on a walk... wanna walk•along?
