Episode Details

In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, presented by The Trek, recorded at Wayfinder, Badger sits down with Weezer, a 2018 PCT hiker with one hell of a story. We talk about what it's like to thru-hike in the PCT's bubble as a sober person, an incredibly sad life event she had to endure while on trail, and how the trail has played a role in her metamorphosis to a better life. We get a new thru-hiker of the week and close out with a triple crown of PCT restaurants, joined by special guest Puma. This is an emotionally dense, yet ultimately, uplifting show.

Subjects discussed in the episode include:

• Recorded at Wayfinder in Denver
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• Weezer's top advice for first time thru-hikers
• Weezer's Big 3
  • EE Enigma quilt
  • Nemo Hornet 2p
  • Switch from Osprey Aura to My Trail Co Pack
• Fires on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2018
• Her experiences hiking the PCT sober
  • Other notable sober hikers
    • lint_hikes
    • nic.antoinette
• Advice for people who want to thru-hike sober
• Weezer's Instagram: @stephlotus_
• Trail Angles on the Pacific Crest Trail by Laura Johnston
• How to Get to the CDT Southern Terminus by Megan McGowan
• PCT hiker who ate only McDoubles over 90 mile stretch
• Thru-Hiker of the Week: @honcebonce
• Puma's Backpacker Radio Episode
• Triple Crown of PCT Restaurants
  • Cabazon Casino Buffet
  • Bear Creek Cafe (now The Station Cafe)
  • Stehekin Bakery
  • Buffet at Timberland Lodge
  • Seiad Valley Cafe
  • Paradise Valley Cafe
  • Sonora Cantina (Big Juan burrito challenge)
  • Thai Hachapi
  • Thunder Island Brewing
  • Mom's Pie House
  • Yaks on the 5
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• Danny Devito
• Song: Walking Slow by