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    What We Owe to Ourselves: a 500-mile hike on the Colorado Trail
    What We Owe to Ourselves: a 500-mile hike on the Colorado Trail
    What We Owe to Ourselves: a 500-mile hike on the Colorado Trail
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    What We Owe to Ourselves: a 500-mile hike on the Colorado Trail

    By Nicole Antoinette

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    What happens when you don't want the same things that everyone around you seems to want? How lonely is a life lived off the traditional path? 

    In August 2021, after years of grieving a divorce, living in a tiny van, and grappling with pandemic isolation, lapsed hiker Nicole Antoinette set out to walk all 491 miles of the Colorado Trai

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNicole Antoinette
    Release dateJan 8, 2024
    ISBN9798987097137
    What We Owe to Ourselves: a 500-mile hike on the Colorado Trail
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    Nicole Antoinette

    Nicole Antoinette is a former indoor kid who never imagined she'd wind up spending months of each year pooping in the woods. You can learn more about her writing and podcast work at nicoleantoinette.com, and follow her hikes on Instagram at @nic.antoinette

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