Welcome to episode 23 of the first 40 miles.

If you're new to backpacking, or if you're hopelessly in love with someone who wants you to love backpacking,

then this podcast is for you.

We'll talk about the essentials, how to lighten your load,

and how to make the most of your time on the trail. I'm your host Heather Legler.

And I'm Josh Legler. And this is the first 40 miles. Today on the first 40

miles we'll take you on our spring break trip through the amazing Redwood forest.

Then we'll talk a little trash and answer the question,

what do I do with my garbage on the trail? On the Summit Gear Review, we'll review

the number one most popular backpacking item on our family's spring break trip.

Then on the backpack hack of the week, we'll teach you a $2 trick that will get your fire started in seconds. Then we'll wrap up the show with a little trail wisdom from a

US president who maybe should have been in our backpacking pranks episode. All this and that's about it today on the first 40 miles.

Hey, we just came back from spring break and we promised that we would share our spring break experience with our listeners.

So...

Yeah, so we took a trip to the Redwood National and State Parks on the Northern California

coast. We drove down the Oregon coast to get there,

spent a few days, and then headed back up through,

I guess it's the Klamath Mountains,

and then up through Eugene, Oregon to get back home.

And if it sounds like we're a little bit congested, we are.

We got sick right after the trip.

I don't know how common that is.

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