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Aria Zoner is the author of The Hot Springs Trail guidebook and a guy who sincerely wants you to experience the landscape as you wish to experience it.  In this episode, we talk about the Hot Springs Trail, where it’s at, why Aria created it, and its proposed status as a National Scenic Trail.  We also discuss how Aria went from eating junk food on long trails to eating whole foods and how that impacted his overall experiences and performance.

Show Notes and Links

• Background on the Hot Springs Trail
• Aria’s path with backpacking
• How a knee surgery was the beginning of everything
• The importance of the Hayduke Trail
• A hiking meditation
• Making the hike your own for your own reasons
• The impact that food has on a hike
• Whole food versus junk food
• The status of the Hot Springs Trail proposal
• Aria’s advice for hiking the Hot Springs Trail
• How to find your own style of hiking
• What is in Aria’s food bag
• Matching a diet to the region
• Current state of the Hot Springs Trail
• How to reach Aria
• https://www.wholefoodhiker.com/
• Hot Springs Trail https://www.wholefoodhiker.com/hot-springs-trail
• https://www.instagram.com/thehotspringstrail/
• https://www.instagram.com/ariazoner/

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