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Blissful is covered in itchy, oozing, painful bites and realizes her gear is infested by bedbugs picked up on her last zero at the motel.
In this episode:
- It's a short walk under the interstate and along the "Urban Trail" to Flagstaff with views of snow-frosted Humphrey's Peak.
- In town, once people see the swollen bites on her face, she's shunned.
- After sending an all-call to trail angels and the hikers on the AZT, it only brings shaming and useless links to websites when all she needs is a change of clothes and a means to wash her gear in a town where she's a stranger.
- So, it's up to her to manage the nightmare.
- Most of this is done by walking on long, hot urban roads, including a visit to the doctor for four different medicines to control the infected bites.
- It leaves her unbearably lonely.
- But help comes in the end - with food and a meal – and after three tough days, she heads back to trail.
MUSIC: Poema del Pastor Coya by Angel Lasala as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano
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