{"id":201983,"date":"2026-05-05T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=201983"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:30:08","slug":"thru-hiking-the-appalachian-trail-with-15-kids-with-nikki-bettis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/thru-hiking-the-appalachian-trail-with-15-kids-with-nikki-bettis","title":{"rendered":"Thru-hiking The Appalachian Trail with 15 Kids with Nikki Bettis"},"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\/5b606882-09a2-4b8a-95b2-6ce810a66219?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/thru-hiking-the-appalachian-trail-as-a-single-mom-of-15-kids-with-nikki-bettis\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikki Bettis turned a simple hike on the Appalachian Trail into an audacious plan to thru hike the entire trail with her fifteen kids, ranging in age from 4 to 21. 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