E72 | Christoper “Tumbleweed” Maples [One Deep Mutha] | Hiking the PCT As A Veteran, Taking A Tumble, And The Monumental Impact Thru-Hiking Can Have On Your Life | Fireside Chats  episode artwork

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E72 | Christoper “Tumbleweed” Maples [One Deep Mutha] | Hiking the PCT As A Veteran, Taking A Tumble, And The Monumental Impact Thru-Hiking Can Have On Your Life | Fireside Chats

from Yeti Walks Into Basecamp: Talking. Thru. Hiking. · host Wesley "Yeti Legs" and Marie "Basecamp" Black

Episode Summary:  Join us for the long awaited interview with our good friend and tramily member: Tumbleweed! We get to rehash stories from our shared time on the PCT, including experiences with the dreaded norovirus. Tumbleweed also shares with us about his experience with the military, we get some solid heart-to-heart conversations, and we wrap up with an environmental corner that focuses on opportunist species that come in after wildfires.  A HUGE thanks to Sawyer & Leve Outdoors for sponsoring this episode!  Promo Links: ⁠Leve Outdoors Website⁠ | Promo & Giveaway Timestamp 01:57:20 Leve Outdoors 10% Discount Code | YETIWALKSINTOBASECAMP Sawyer Products | Promo & Giveaway Timestamp 00:50:10  Keywords: PCT, Pacific Crest Trail, Washington, Goat Rocks Wilderness, Seattle, REI, Trail Photographer   ~Created, hosted, and produced by Yeti Legs and Basecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black) ~Edited by Brynn Meisse  ~Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark.  Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.   Yeti Legs’ and Basecamp’s Socials: Podcast IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yetiwalksintobasecamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theginger_and_thejoy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yeti Walks Into Basecamp Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegingerandthejoy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Trek Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wesley Black⁠ 

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