Arizona Trail: Forty Days in the Desert

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, pianoSupport the Show.