A Year of Wonderland Backpacking Mt. Rainier – Details, episodes & analysis

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A Year of Wonderland Backpacking Mt. Rainier

Lisa Elliott

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Frequency: 1 episode/1d. Total Eps: 24

It took me a year of planning, a lifetime of stories and 14 days to do it. Experience adventure stories of hiking, backpacking and living in the Pacific Northwest wilderness. Gain tips on how to bring the adventure back to your life and push through barriers. Infused with Native American culture and lore, experience the creation of our 5th National Park. If you love the outdoors you will enjoy every minute of this podcast. Read, see photos and watch videos on my commercial free blog at www.elliottslocationphotography.com

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24. A Year of Wonderland~ Live Life Fully and The 10 Keys to Mental Abundance

Season 1 · Episode 24

Sunday, June 13, 2021 • Duration 13:29

Training doesn’t just involve physical conditioning, it involves mental conditioning and endurance to work through challenges. If you work through the tips here, you will return with a clearer picture of how daily life can be lived in order to feel mental abundance while maintaining your spirit for adventure. For more photos and video go to www.elliottslocationphotography.com

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23. A Year of Wonderland~ Raven, the River Maker and Fording The Raging Pyramid and Kautz Rivers.

Season 1 · Episode 23

Monday, June 7, 2021 • Duration 15:01

The story of Raven the River Maker. After our last evening at Devil’s Dream, we slowly gather our thoughts, celebrate our wills and determination and are ready to hike out an easy final 6 miles to Longmire for a burger and fries. After just enough water to cook our breakfast, we quickly learn we must ford the raging Pyramid and Kautz Creeks and Sandy is in over her taped toes and sandals, that are beginning to fall apart. Can it be done safely? We also find a solo hiker combing the banks for the lost trail as we zig zag looking for a way across. Could this be help from Raven the Hero. Read, see photos and watch videos on my commercial free blog at www.elliottslocationphotography.com

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22. A Year of Wonderland~ Day 14 Part 2 Indian Henry's Hunting Ground and Devil's Dream Backpacking Mt. Rainier

Season 1 · Episode 22

Sunday, June 6, 2021 • Duration 14:59

Day 14 Part Two. In this episode find out how two places within a few miles walking distance of each other be described as both Heaven and Hell. And, how can a small and notable native well known today on Tahoma, leave such a legacy? Driving home the lesson, “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” Read, see photos and watch videos on my commercial free blog at www.elliottslocationphotography.com

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21. A Year of Wonderland~ Day 14 Feed the Spirit on Emerald Ridge and The Tahoma Suspension Bridge Backpacking Mt. Rainier

Season 1 · Episode 21

Thursday, June 3, 2021 • Duration 12:29

Day 14 Part 1 It’s no doubt we all have it within ourselves to do hard things. To realize this we must pick what we feed. This day challenges our wits and determination. What happens from the South Puyallup Camp, up Emerald Ridge and across the Tahoma Suspension Bridge will leave you swinging breathless across a 100ft deep mouth of a glacier. Read, see photos and watch videos on my commercial free blog at www.elliottslocationphotography.com

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20. A Year of Wonderland~ Day 13 Golden Lakes, Sunset Park Klapatche Park and The South Puyallup Rally

Season 1 · Episode 20

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 • Duration 14:35

Day 13 is my hardest day on the Wonderland Trail. With temperatures still in the high 80's and even the 90's we find ourselves leaving the beautiful Golden Lakes Camp early in the morning. Making our way across Sunset Park the early sunrise captures the golden reds and yellows of the landscape surrounding us. Following a glorious morning we climb up to Klapatche Park, where many fond memories me back in time. Ending with three notable Native American Guides. Read, see photos and watch videos on my commercial free blog at www.elliottslocationphotography.com

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19. A Year of Wonderland~ Day 12 Empowering Others or Making It a Competition, Mowich to Golden Lakes

Season 1 · Episode 19

Sunday, May 30, 2021 • Duration 16:52

Day 12 on The Wonderland Trail heats up literally and figuratively. The day's trek starts from Mowich Lake at 5200' with temperature forecasted to be soaring into the high 80's. It's time to put this leg behind us as we must cross the South Mowich River one of the more treacherous river crossings. Upon crossing the North Mowich River, Lisa temper flares too making her normally calm demeanor ramp into a competition. Just after this a man looses his life crossing the South Mowich River. This episode marks limits we have as humans. Read, see photos and watch videos on my commercial free blog at www.elliottslocationphotography.com

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18. A Year of Wonderland~ Day 11 Journeys of the Past and Present and Mowich Lake

Season 1 · Episode 18

Friday, May 28, 2021 • Duration 14:50

Day 11 The Wonderland Trail today circumnavigates Mt. Rainier in Washington State. We begin this episode with an excerpt from the 1915 book, The Mountaineer, describing the first ascent of Tahoma by a white man named Tolmie. Travel back and time to 1833 and then again in the 1974 for a look into two journeys quite different. The episode ends with Lisa saying goodby to Shannon after their ten days together backpacking in 2020. Read, see photos and watch videos on my commercial free blog at www.elliottslocationphotography.com

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17. A Year of Wonderland~ Day 10 West Fork of The White River, An Indian Named Sluskin and The Journey

Season 1 · Episode 17

Thursday, May 20, 2021 • Duration 16:13

“Life should be measured in quality not quantity.” My entire life, our summers and free time were centered around Rainier with my friends and family. But consider this, perhaps it isn’t about the mountain after all, our destination quite beautiful albeit but, the people who by choice have happened to be by your side as you travel on at your worst times and your best make the journey. Read, see photos and watch videos on my commercial free blog at www.elliottslocationphotography.com

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16. A Year of Wonderland~ Day 9, Grand Park, Fire Creek on The Northern Loop, Chief Seattle's Famous Speech and The Bridge of the Gods

Season 1 · Episode 16

Sunday, May 16, 2021 • Duration 15:40

We leave lovely Berkeley Park far into The Northern Loop of Mt. Rainier. As we hike across expansive Grand Park we discover yet another hidden secret alone on the Northern Loop of Rainier. In this episode you can also decide which is fact or fiction in Chief Seattle’s Famous Speech from yesterday. I make a fact check through the National Archives. Finally, we end with a story titled The Bridge of the Gods tying my thoughts and experiences here together. Read, see photos and watch videos on my commercial free blog at www.elliottslocationphotography.com

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15. A Year of Wonderland~ Day 8 Wonderland Cougars and Trail Runners, A Berkeley Park Camp Story

Season 1 · Episode 15

Saturday, May 15, 2021 • Duration 18:16

As she hiked up the ramparts, we start this episode with an experience with a cougar my grandmother had as an eleven year old girl living at Longmire. Learn the truth about cougars in Washington State and what some say the wildlife you’re most likely to die of besides a cougar. My opinion as a runner and trail running the Wonderland. Finally the immortal words of Chief Sealth also known as Chief Seattle. To see photos and read more go to www.elliottslocationphotography.com

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