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Blissful Hiker dips a toe back into backpacking for a few days on the Superior Hiking Trail in Northern Minnesota and discovers her bliss can still be found on the trail.

In this episode:

1. Feeling a bit like Simone Biles on the beam, she simplifies things, going back to the basics on an easy trail, close to home and roads and for a manageable distance. 
2. The SHT marches up Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior on the edge of the boreal forest on some of the oldest rock in the world of rhyolite and basalt.
3. Her start is random at Cascade National Park, and the best part is being able to walk south just as far as she likes. 
4. Raspberries and thimbleberries are in season and the trail is silent except for birds, wind and water, no need to yell out for bears. 
5. The trail is steeply up and down, but only for short distances, the high "balds" offering spectacular views. 
6. She shares a campsite with a mother and son and connects immediately, their kindness and obvious joy in hiking help heal the trauma-induced stress.

MUSIC: Poema del Pastor Coya by Angel Lasala as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano.

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