1: Origins

Two besties, one long distance hike, hundreds of miles, zero idea of what we'd gotten ourselves into, and countless stories. Ah-ha moments, crashouts, and near death experiences from our time on the John Muir Trail. Welcome to Yither and Yonder, before we dive into the varied stories of our adventures in long-distance hiking we share our origins, how we met, forged a friendship, and decided to take a really long walk together. This season we will cover our failed John Muir Trail thru hike, detailing how we navigated both the trail and trauma recovery while backpacking. The quote "the shortest distance between two people a story" is often attributed to Patti Digh, Four-Word Self-Help: Simple Wisdom For Complex Lives . https://americanfolkloresociety.org The 2017 conditions of the John Muir Trail were record-breaking and historic. Record-breaking snow pack created intense water crossings, and snow cupping and post-holing as the snow melted making traversing passes slow going in the early season. Though it also alleviated concerns about access to water. These conditions dissipated through the season and were not necessarily our experience. Get in touch! Email: [email protected] TikTok: @yitherandyonderpod Instagram: @yitheryonderpod Em: @EEKinthewild Nikki: @nikkioutside Threads: @yitheryonderpod YouTube: @yitheryonderpod Website: yitheryonderpod.com Want more content? Patreon yitheryonderpod Music: Intro Music: "Cottages" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Intro SFX: stages of happiness - childhood.wav by shadoWisp -- https://freesound.org/s/262744/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/