Arizona Trail: a whippoorwill in the gloaming

Send us a text Fueled by trail angel goodies, Blissful hikes to a spectacular cowgirl site looking towards her next climb in high mountains above the desert. In this episode: Blissful starts her day at her own private sky island looking at huge mountains.The day's hike is long, up and down, but easy and she moves while she can in good weather and on strong legs. A trail angel leaves several coolers filled with candy, fruit, cheese and beer! Along the way, she meets a few hikers but...

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Long-distance solo hiker Alison Young knows hard-core backpacking as few people do. With footprints on six continents and memories from trails like Te Araroa and the Pacific Crest, she is a member of a very small and prestigious group. In a series of personal essays coupled with found sound and her own flute playing, this podcast explores her journey of self-discovery as a middle-aged woman, sharing the sometimes unglamorous but vital truth about empowerment, inspiring others to blaze their own trails in this journey we call life.