37. Erik Schlimmer – Creating the Trans ADK and Hiking the FT in the Early 2000s

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ROUTE PLACE NAME: Big Eddy, Cold River Country section = An eddy is a calm section of river water, and this one's big. This feature remained unnamed until 1953. The Adirondacks' other Big Eddy is on the West Branch of the Sacanadaga River. #transadk #adirondackpark #adirondackmountains #adirondacks #thruhiking #thruhike #thruhiker #backpacking #longdistancehiking #wilderness

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Erik Schlimmer is a 2002 Florida Trail thru-hiker and the creator of the Trans Adirondack Route in upstate New York.

Music: “Breathing” by Lee Rosevere

Show Notes
+Trans Adirondack Route
+Erik’s books
+@US_Mountains on Instagram
+@TransADK on Instagram
+Beechwood Books