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Backpacker Radio Episode #9 – Hey Girl from Sounds of the Trail, Boots vs. Trail Runners, and Near-Death Experiences in the Smokies
If you’ve listened to Sounds of the Trail, you already know today’s guest. Backpacker Radio is joined by Laura “Hey Girl” Johnston- an AT and PCT thru-hiker, conservationist, conversationalist, and an all-around smart and congenial gal.
Topics from this show include:
- Curcumin
- Sounds of the Trail podcast
- Hey Girl’s love of Patagonia Baggies
- Highlights from the North Carolina / Tennessee section of the Appalachian Trail
- 21 Facts about the AT (why the balds are bald)
- Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Survey
- Appalachian Trials
- Interview with Stephen Harrod Buhner author of Healing Lyme
- “Green goo” aka Amazing Grass superfoods powder
Recorded at Wayfinder Co-op in Denver, Colorado.
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I swear by Curcumin (Turmeric) – I didn’t want to use advil last year on the AT last year so started to take Turmeric (with pepper – the pepper is supposed to help your body dissolve the Turmeric better) and it really, really worked!!