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Episode 665, Hiking Your Way Around Michigan's Lower Peninsula with Haley Andrus
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Talking about an epic journey this week with outdoor enthusiast Haley Andrus. We will find out what made her walk around the entire shoreline of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in just under 3 months! What drives a person to do such monumental challenges? We will find out!
Why?
- Always wanted to do an extended hike
- Thought of the idea while on the beach on Lake Michigan
Grew up in the outdoors and got the outdoor bug in Jackson Hole Wyoming
Training for hike
- Did extended backpacking in the winter before hike
- Started walking for distance before hike
- Planning the trip
The mindset while walking
- meditations
- Music
- Podcasts
- etc.....
Logistical Planning
- Exact route
- Camping stops
- Distance for each day
The big send off
- Starting at the Ohio line
- Nervous
- The first day
Walking through Detroit
Walking on the beaches for the first time
Reactions from people she ran into along the way
Saginaw Bay area hike
Raccoon encounter
Making it to Mackinaw and seeing the Bridge
- Half way
- Emotional
Going back to places you hiked through
Physical changes along the way
- How food played a role as the trip progressed
- Losing weight
Shoes wearing out along the trip
Making food along the way and eating in restaurants
Hiking the west side of the state
Ludington hiking
The west side erosion and devastation was evident along Lake Michigan, how seeing that impacted her
The final stretch and last 10 days
The finish line!
What is next
Cost of the trip
Talking about the gear
Carrying water on the hike
Possible book?
The big takeaway from the adventure
898 episodes
Manage episode 343836992 series 5222
Talking about an epic journey this week with outdoor enthusiast Haley Andrus. We will find out what made her walk around the entire shoreline of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in just under 3 months! What drives a person to do such monumental challenges? We will find out!
Why?
- Always wanted to do an extended hike
- Thought of the idea while on the beach on Lake Michigan
Grew up in the outdoors and got the outdoor bug in Jackson Hole Wyoming
Training for hike
- Did extended backpacking in the winter before hike
- Started walking for distance before hike
- Planning the trip
The mindset while walking
- meditations
- Music
- Podcasts
- etc.....
Logistical Planning
- Exact route
- Camping stops
- Distance for each day
The big send off
- Starting at the Ohio line
- Nervous
- The first day
Walking through Detroit
Walking on the beaches for the first time
Reactions from people she ran into along the way
Saginaw Bay area hike
Raccoon encounter
Making it to Mackinaw and seeing the Bridge
- Half way
- Emotional
Going back to places you hiked through
Physical changes along the way
- How food played a role as the trip progressed
- Losing weight
Shoes wearing out along the trip
Making food along the way and eating in restaurants
Hiking the west side of the state
Ludington hiking
The west side erosion and devastation was evident along Lake Michigan, how seeing that impacted her
The final stretch and last 10 days
The finish line!
What is next
Cost of the trip
Talking about the gear
Carrying water on the hike
Possible book?
The big takeaway from the adventure
898 episodes
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