MELANIE HARSHA aka PEANUT

 

MELANIE HARSHA

aka

PEANUT

Peanut, known off trail as Melanie Harsha, was introduced to the Appalachian Trail
by her mother who has section hiked it for years.  So in 2016 she felt ready to take on
a full thru hike…and there began the education of Peanut.  From hiking with a dog to stress fractures and 20+ pound base weight…it has been an evolution from that first hike to the PCT in 2018 and attempting the Wind River High Route.  In this episode we talk about that evolution, what a pre-trail night at Scout and Frodo’s is like, seeing her first rattlesnake outside of a church…and her trail inspired tattoo.

CHECK OUT MELANIE’S LIST OF GEAR RECOMMENDATIONS & TRAIL WISDOMS

INSTAGRAM: @melaniepeanut

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Created, Produced & Edited by: Erin Egan
Hosted by: Erin Egan
Music By: Maiah Wynne

 
 
 
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