#10 | Expectations vs. Reality (Group 2)

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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. FIND US ON ITUNES | FIND US ON GOOGLE PLAY | FIND US ON STITCHER In today's show, we hear from: Laura Stewart Karthikeya Nadendla Julie Klazynski Liam Purtle Eric Dernbach Alison Dernbach Angie Kane Sara Dhooma Dosu Have any praise, questions, praise, comments, praise or praise for Backpacker Radio? Reach out to [email protected]. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (and please leave us a review)! Download this episode here. Find us on Stitcher and Google Play. INSTAGRAM: Follow Trail Correspondents, The Trek, and Badger. YOUTUBE: Subscribe to The Trek. FACEBOOK: Follow Trail Correspondents and The Trek. sign up for our newsletter > Editing and music courtesy of Pauly Boy Shallcross.

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