Episode #12 - John and Missy Baatz - "Does hiking change you?" (Part 1)

In this episode, Courtney has an unfiltered conversation with Jon and Missy Baatz that was so much fun it had to be broken into two episodes! In Part 1 we get to hear about the fun story of Missy's trail name "Hot Buns", how the AT hook was set in the Baatz's and changed their lives, and one heart-breaking decision.

Jon and Missy Baatz are a married couple whose hike on the Appalachian Trail in 2019 forever changed their lives. They left corporate life behind, sold almost everything they owned, and built a camper van to live in full time. Now they travel full time, working just enough to fuel their passions.

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