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Michael interviews Devin about his experience hiking the Colorado Trail and the lessons learned from it.

When he was 18 years old, our co-host, Devin, did something incredibly brave and stupid: he decided to hike across Colorado for a month with nothing but three high school friends, a lot of ramen and mac and cheese, and the invincibility that comes with being a teenager. He almost made it all the way, too. Today, Michael interviews Devin about hiking the Colorado Trail, why it set him on the path to hiking a long trial every year today, and hard-learned tips for the trail. For more from ou...

People in this episode

Host: Michael

Guest: Devin

Topics covered

• hiking
• Colorado Trail
• teenage adventures
• outdoor tips
• personal growth

Keywords

• Colorado Trail
• hiking
• teenage adventure
• outdoor tips
• long trails

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Colorado

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