#62: Colonel Tracey Meck - Retired Air Force Colonel & Author

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode:

• The Way  (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441912/) 
• Camano de Santiago Guide (https://bit.ly/3m3sVCu) 
• See you Along the Way (https://amzn.to/3ho1X53) 

Key Points of Interest:

• Where was Tracey born? And where did she grow up? 
• What is her career background? 
• What brought her to this area? 
• Why did she join the Air Force? 
• What was her position? 
• Where was she stationed? 
• What did she do while she was stationed in Iraq & Afghanistan? 
• Why did she decide to attempt the Camino de Santiago? 
• Why did she end up doing it twice? 
• How long if the Camino? 
• How long did it take her to complete it? 
• Why did she decide to write a book? 
• When did she publish the book? 

Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode:

• Barnum Point (https://www.wclt.org/projects/barnum-point/)  
• Cama Beach (https://parks.state.wa.us/483/Cama-Beach) 
• Camano Island State Park (https://parks.state.wa.us/408/Camano-Island-State-Park)  
• Cranberry Lake (https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/washington/cranberry-lake--2) 
• Camano Ridge (https://www.islandcountywa.gov/PublicWorks/Parks/Pages/camano-ridge.aspx) 

Other Local Hikes:

• Chain Lakes (https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/chain-lakes-3) 
• Skyline Divide (https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/skyline-divide) 
• Cascade Pass (https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/cascade-pass)