CDT Q&A 5: coyotes, Perk, future plans, gear changes, pushing miles, etc.

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If you'd rather not sit through the whole video I made a little table of contents below so you can click through the topics that interest you.

Topics/Questions:

00:10 Coyotes
01:05 Where's Perk?
02:14 Vertigo/Fear of Heights
03:27 Have you been running into other hikers?
03:53 Favorite section of the Appalachian Trail
05:09 Have you seen any interesting wildlife recently?
05:43 Will you still try a 24 hour challenge?
06:17 What are your future hiking plans?
07:44 Are you feeling pressure to make more miles to beat the winter?
08:52 Gear changes
10:07 Spoon vs Spork
10:53 Is it a pain to have to cook before setting up camp in Grizzly country?
11:56 Has Aaron hit a "wall"?
12:38 Have you found any berries?
13:10 What are the temperature ranges?
15:18 Have you been hanging a bear bag?
18:20 Are your normal hiking expenses more or less than on the other trails (AT and PCT)?
21:16 Do you sleep on your back, side, or stomach?
22:33 Is it difficult in exposed terrain to find privacy for the bathroom activities?
25:28 Have you used the NeoAir Xtherm sleeping pad? (sleeping pads Dixie uses)
26:45 Have you lost any gear?
28:08 Favorite Trail
29:23 Book of trail photos
30:56 How long until you get to Yellowstone?

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