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Walking Distance

Blissful Hiker (Alison Young)

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Hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young) Walking Distance is for day hikers looking to break into backpacking as well as more experienced trekkers looking to level up their knowledge and seek inspiration. Experts join Blissful to explore a unique subject in the world of long distance trekking. serving as a deep dive on why we believe that everything truly is within….Walking Distance.
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CURRENTLY ON HIATUS! Within Walking Distance // Take a walk with two long distance besties. It's a #podcast with an Instagram component! - @wwdpod Listen to us chat and ramble, as we take a walk, then check out our post on Instagram to find out what we saw.
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Podcasts about the joy of walking an official long distance path (LDP) in the UK. From the planning and scheduling to the discovery of some hidden treats and secrets about the British countryside. I'm planning to walk a self-contained LDP in each of the 38 English Counties. Oxfordshire, Essex and Bucks have already been walked. The first series of this podcast covers the Warwickshire (Centenary) Way walked in 2021 and series 2 covers the Worcestershire Way. So 'walk this way' as you discover ...
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For series 4 of my podcast about long distance paths and walking in the UK, I tackle the Gloucestershire Way in the Spring/Summer of 2022. A 100 mile walk through the beautiful English countryside. This episode covers day 2 of the walk from Parkend in the Forest of Dean. to Boxbush, a 13 mile stretch of the walk. I'm joined by Andy as we search for…
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For series 4 of my podcast about long distance paths and walking in the UK, I tackle the Gloucestershire Way in the Spring/Summer of 2022. A 100 mile walk through the beautiful English countryside. This episode features details of the logistics for the walk, arriving at Chepstow (including a fine cooked breakfast and a castle) then the 13 mile walk…
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For series 3 of my podcast about long distance paths and walking in the UK, I tackle the Lambourn Valley Way in Berkshire along with three friends in the summer of 2021. A 20 mile walk through the beautiful English countryside. This episode features the second and final part of the walk from Lambourn to Uffington White Horse and beyond. Lambourn is…
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For series 3 of my podcast about long distance paths and walking in the UK, I tackle the Lambourn Valley Way in Berkshire along with three friends. A 20 mile walk through the beautiful English countryside. This episode features the first part of the walk from Donnington Castle to Lambourn. The aim was to complete the walk in one day. Lambourn is ca…
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For series 2 of my podcast about long distance paths and walking in the UK, I tackle the Worcestershire Way. A 31 mile walk through the beautiful English countryside. This episode features the second half of the walk from Knightwick to Malvern. Given the importance of fruit orchards to Worcestershire I also chat to apple and pear expert and Country…
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For series 2 of my podcast about long distance paths and walking in the UK, I tackle the Worcestershire Way. A 31 mile walk through the beautiful English countryside. The episode features all you need to know about the planning of the walk and hear how I got on trying to complete the first stage of the walk from Bewdley to Knightwick. This series w…
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Tamra Neblett-Hemmila, a 28-year-old long distance backpacker from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Tamra also happens to be black, Latina and Muslim; she was quite visible on the CDT this past season, practicing her faith by wearing a spor…
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Tom Smith, a professor of wildlife sciences at Brigham Young University in Utah. Initially Smith’s research specialities included bighorn sheep and caribou, but when he began working at Katmai National Park in Southwest Alaska, he…
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Cindy Ross, a Triple-Crowner, writer, artist and speaker, and Travis Johnston, a Triple-Crowner and veteran. Cindy Ross has authored books about her own adventures on the trail, but her newest, Walking Toward Peace, highlights 25 …
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Dan Purdy, a professional backpacking guide for Wildland Trekking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and Ali Carr, an outdoor adventure writer and founder and CEO of Basecamp, an outdoor job organization.. Dan traded in his …
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Rebecca Olson, a team leader volunteer with King County Search and Rescue in Washington State, and Steve McClure, a board member of The Mountaineers, an alpine club and nonprofit in Seattle. The Mountaineers, founded in 1906, has …
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Shalin Desai, a Triple Crowner and Vice President of Advancement at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), and Aer Parris, a 2015 PCT thru-hiker who identifies as queer and gender neutral. Desai is also the first person of South…
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Sophia Garber, a 24-year-old Appalachian Trail thru-hiker and vlogger, and Second Chance Hiker, aka Cory. Every morning Sophia writes “be the sunshine” with sharpie on her arm, a phrase that comes from her friend Cristal; she met …
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Gabe Joyes, an ultramarathoner and sponsored athlete, and Ryan Ghelfi, an ultramarathoner and endurance athlete coach. Joyes lives in Lander, Wyoming, near the Wind River Range, and nabbed the FKT (Fastest Known Time) for the Wind…
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Andrew Skurka, one of the best traveled and fastest hikers on the planet, and a National Geographic and Outside Magazine Adventurer of the Year. Skurka has hiked enormous distances, including 4700 miles on the Alaska-Yukon expedit…
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Janet Hensley, a trail angel on the Appalachian Trail known as Miss Janet, plus Rob Firmin and George Mills, a couple living in Whanganui, close to New Zealand’s long distance trail, Te Araroa. Miss Janet’s relationship to the AT …
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Miranda Webster, the star of REI’s Youtube series, “Miranda in the Wild.” Beginning her career as a cashier at REI, Miranda now educates new backpackers about everything from meal planning, how to wash gore tex, and most popularly…
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we dive into the formation of the National Park Service, and the backcountry chef behind Yosemite: Tie Sing. Sing, a Chinese-American working in the early 1900s in the midst of intense hostility towards Asian-Americans, persisted through working f…
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In this final episode of series 1 of the Walk This Way podcast I try to complete the 100 mile long distance path in Warwickshire (The Centenary Way) in September 2020. Along the way I discover the site of the first battle of the English civil War in 1642 and pass hedgerows with foraging potential. I'm hoping that my podcasts will inspire others in …
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Jason Gayheart, Heather Balogh Rochfort, and Kayla and Fynleigh Percy. Jason Gayheart, lives in South Carolina and will be hiking the Continental Divide Trail this summer with his wife Jackie and their three children, ages 16, 12 …
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Emily Ford, the first woman and person of color to thru-hike Wisconsin’s 1,200 mile Ice Age Trail in winter. Emily is from Duluth, and the head gardener at the historic Glensheen Mansion. She completed her Ice Age thru-hike with a…
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Dan Durston, a biologist, Canadian gear designer, and owner of Durston Gear. Durston hiked the Great Divide Trail in the Canadian Rockies as well as the Pacific Crest Trail, and also holds some Fastest Known Times – of the Stein T…
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Andrew Downs, the Senior Regional Director of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) - South, and Gina Knox, a 2021 Granite Gear Groundskeeper. Downs thru hiked the AT in 2002, and has a volunteer-first approach to protecting and…
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In this episode of the Walk This Way podcast I tell the tales of my 4th day walking the 100 mile Centenary Way (Warwickshire) in September 2020 from Royal Leamington Spa to Edgehill in the UK. After walking along the Grand Union Canal I talk to an old friend about living on the canal, plus I find some hills and I continue my search for beer that is…
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Aaron Owens Mayhew, a registered dietician and thru hiker. In 2017, Mayhew left her career to thru hike the PCT, and has since section hiked some of the AT and the Oregon Coast Trail. She’s also the founder of Backcountry Foodie, …
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Dr. Elizabeth Andre, an associate professor of nature and culture at Northland College, and Molly Herber, a project manager for NOLS. Dr. Elizabeth Andre has instructed white water canoeing, mountaineering, and dog sledding at Out…
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Nicholas Kristof, an award winning columnist at the New York Times and dedicated section hiker. Nicholas has won two Pulitzer prizes for his coverage of China and the genocide in Darfur, and section hiked the PCT with his daughter…
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In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Alan Dixon, an outdoor guide and competitive athlete, and Kelly Floro, lead writer and content editor for The Trek. An elite kayaker and triathlon competitor, Alan grew up in California hiking Yosemite and the Sierra Nevadas. Alan…
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In the first episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Dr. Alan Carpenter and Heather Balogh Rochfort. Carpenter is the author of Choose Better, Live Better, and a veteran long distance hiker and cyclist. Carpenter has over 11,000 trail miles logged, most of them hiked in his 60s…
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In this episode of the Walk This Way podcast I complete the 3rd day of walking the 100 mile Centenary Way (Warwickshire) in August 2020 from Brandon to Royal Leamington Spa. I'm joined by two friends to help me cover the scheduled 22 miles, plus I meet up with an old University friend and we discuss the highlights and facts about Warwickshire. Plus…
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In this episode of the Walk This Way podcast I talk about a very challenging 2nd day of walking the Warwickshire Way in August 2020 from Nuneaton to Brandon. I also interview Graham Boxer from the Canal and River Trust about the history of canals. I hoping that the podcast will inspire others in the UK to walk a long distance path. For information …
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In this episode of the Walk This Way podcast I talk about how I decide which long distance path (LDP) to walk in each of the 38 counties of England and describe Day 1 of walking the Warwickshire Way in August 2020 from Birmingham to Nuneaton. I hoping that the podcast will inspire others in the UK to walk a long distance path. For information or to…
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In this second episode of the Walk This Way podcast I give advice on how to choose which Long Distance Path to walk and give my top 12 practical tips to help you complete your selected walk. I hoping that the podcast will inspire others in the UK to walk a long distance path (LDP) For information email me at longweekendersinfo@gmail.com. #walkthisw…
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The first episode of the Walk This Way podcast discusses walking holidays with my family, why I set myself the English Counties Long Distance Path challenge and an interview with a very special guest. Talking all things rambling, walking, English counties, countryside and long distance paths. I'm hoping to inspire people to walk a long distance pat…
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(If you can...) HELP US KEEP MAKING EPISODES BY LEAVING US A TIP: https://ko-fi.com/wwdpodIt's another episode of Within Walking Distance! Your hosts Ariel and Jennifer talk about news and trends and catch up on life from their respective towns, 3,000 miles apart. (We're a monthly [sometimes less-so] podcast, so you have time to catch up with us.) …
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(If you can...) HELP US KEEP MAKING EPISODES BY LEAVING US A TIP: https://ko-fi.com/wwdpodIt's a bonus episode! Listen to Ariel and Jennifer have an impromptu recording where we talk about Beyonce/Beychella. Buzz, buzz, bitches. If you have any questions, comments, or if you want to suggest places for us to visit in Savannah or Redmond, hit us up a…
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(If you can...) HELP US KEEP MAKING EPISODES BY LEAVING US A TIP: https://ko-fi.com/wwdpodIt's another episode of Within Walking Distance! Your hosts Ariel and Jennifer talk about news and trends and catch up on life from their respective towns, 3,000 miles apart. (We're a monthly podcast, so you have time to catch up with us.) We're a bit behind, …
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