If this episode doesn't give you goosebumps, seek medical attention.  Today we hear from our hikers at the end of their journeys.  More specifically, they give us two different check ins- the night before their last day on trail, and from the summit itself.  As you can imagine, this is an emotional moment for any thru-hiker.  Although the journey is the destination, the destination is the goal, to succeed at this near half-year pursuit toward a single, tangible end is good reason for a heart-felt outpour.

In today's show, we hear from:

• Jacob Beaver
• Kate Mueller aka Sassafras 
• IBTAT
• Madeline Newel
• Kate Emmons
• Lukas Isaacson
• Sarah Mowery
• Rachael “Rabbit” DeLano

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