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Back to Episodes#119 | Lauren & Henri de la Vega: The Triple Crown Power Couple
Description
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Lauren and Henri de la Vega — a husband and wife southbounding the Continental Divide Trail to complete their triple crown. We take a journey down memory lane in both romance and trails and get an in-depth play-by-play on their CDT hike thus far. This chat paints an awesome picture of some of the alternates that are available, how to spot geothermal activity under the ground when in the backcountry of Yellowstone, and risk tolerances based on experiences from the PCT. It ends with the cutest Q&A, trek propaganda on a breakout of COVID in the AT portion of Maine, a heated triple crown of cereals, and more.
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Interview with Lauren & Henri de la Vega
Time stamps & Questions
00:04:15 - QOTD: How was your last week?
00:09:54 - General Reminders: Wisconsin meetups & new intern
00:11:45 - Guest introductions
00:13:18 - Did you meet on trail?
00:15:42 - Did the woman you babysat for officiate your wedding?
00:16:05 - Did you both have an interest in thru-hiking?
00:17:01 - How long had you been dating when you started the AT?
00:17:23 - Did you enjoy the transition to sharing the same tent, and giving up your personal space?
00:19:04 - How is SOBOing the CDT going?
00:19:50 - When did you start the CDT?
00:19:55 - What was the weather like at the time?
00:20:34 - Were there any big gear changes from the AT/PCT/CDT?
00:21:24 - Did the tent give you peace of mind with the bears?
00:22:20 - What was your reaction when you thought a bear collapsed the tent?
00:22:50 - Did the fires impact your hike?
00:25:28 - What was the scenery like on the Big Sky route?
00:26:03 - How many miles have you hiked?
00:27:57 - How does your mileage tracking impact your resupply?
00:30:15 - What's the most amount of people you think you've seen on a given day?
00:30:53 - Are you finding it's primarily hikers on their 3rd trail, or beginners?
00:31:29 - What's the wildlife been like?
00:35:17 - Is the pika encounter the scariest animal encounter you've had in your life?
00:35:34 - When you walked through Yellowstone, were you able to do some sightseeing?
00:36:36 - Weren't you worried about the thermal areas while hiking?
00:37:32 - How do you identify thermal areas?
00:39:20 - Were you able to identify any of the thermal areas yourself?
00:41:00 - Can the thermal hot springs be used as a water source?
00:41:14