Get to know our 2025 Trail Team of thru-hiking trail correspondents in this episode - with stories of their most notable (best/most interesting/scariest) animal encounters ! Our hikers are backpacking on and telling stories from the Continental Divide Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail, and the Hexatrek in France. You can follow along with all of our Trail Team members on the THRU-r Instagram page . Connect with our featured Trail Team members on their personal Instagram pages: Pickles & Freight Train Vegas Baby Steps GG Sammy (Now "Tour Guide") If you love what we're doing here on the podcast and over at THRU-r, you can become a Virtual Trail Angel via our PayPal Donation Page . As a grassroots thru-hiker run organization, we really appreciate the support! Did you enjoy this episode? Help fellow hikers find the show by following, rating, and reviewing the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts ! Connect With THRU-r & Cheer: Join The Trail Family THRU-r Website THRU-r Instagram THRU-r Facebook THRU-r Youtube THRU-r Threads Cheer's YouTube Cheer's Instagram Episode Music: "Communicator" by Reed Mathis
