{"id":170961,"date":"2021-07-27T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=170961"},"modified":"2022-01-26T09:20:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T17:20:41","slug":"being-a-trail-angel-with-barney-and-sandy-mann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/being-a-trail-angel-with-barney-and-sandy-mann","title":{"rendered":"Being a Trail Angel with Barney and Sandy Mann"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/690c009c-6a52-4af9-b664-1ebcbc668955?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/being-a-trail-angel-with-barney-and-sandy-mann\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any long distance hiker will tell you about a magical encounter they had with a trail angel. Trail angels are awesome people who provide support to those on long treks \u2014 a meal, a shower or a ride into the nearest town.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barney and Sandy Mann are two of the most well-known trail angels in the U.S. Their house is an hour from the southern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail. The two offer hikers dinner and a place to sleep, but also camaraderie as they start their journey north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Barney and Sandy:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/barneyscoutmann.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/barneyscoutmann\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/journeys.north\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Episode Sponsor:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonos.com\/en-us\/home\">Sonos<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Any long distance hiker will tell you about a magical encounter they had with a trail angel. 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