Arizona Trail: Forty Days in the Desert
- Author
- alison young
- Published
- Thu 28 Apr 2022
- Episode Link
- None
Blissful Hiker prepares to hike the Arizona Trail and realizes the solo walk aligns with the season of Lent.
In this episode:
- Blissful prepares for the hike organizing gear, making food, sending resupply and studying maps.
- Fortunately, the trail to the southern terminus at the Mexican border has been reopened just in time after being closed to build the wall.
- Lent means spring, a time of waiting and hoping. The trail happens on the "shoulder season" while spring unfolds.
- Religiously, it's a time to contemplate that we are but dust, and to dust we'll return.
- A long walk helps bring the hiker closer to the spirit, letting go of control and worry and trusting in the "peace that transcends all understanding."
MUSIC: Poema del Pastor Coya by Angel Lasala and Milongs sin palabras by Astor Pizzolla as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano
