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>>> WELCOME BACK TO NEW DAY NORTHWEST FROM THE AAA TRAVEL
ALCOVE.
ALCOVE.
ALCOVE. >>> AS YOU KNOW, NEW ENGLAND
IS WELL KNOWN FOR BREATHTAKING
FALL COLORS.
FALL COLORS. WE HAVE GOTTEN OUR OWN PALLET OF
DAZZLING HUES IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. IT'S A PERFECT TIME TO GET DOWN
IN THE FRESH AIR INTAKE AND THE
NATURAL BEAUTY BEFORE IT GIVES
WAY TO WINTER.
HERE TO SHARE THE FAVORITE FALL
HIKES IS ANASTASIA ALLISON.
THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE.
I DID A HIKING CHALLENGE A FEW
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. NOTHING LIKE WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
YOU HAVE BACKPACKS AND POLES
AND ALL OF THAT.
EVERYTHING I DO IS UNDER 10
MILES.
MILES.
MILES. >>
MILES. >> I FEEL LIKE I AM A
PROFESSIONAL HIKER.
PROFESSIONAL HIKER. THEN I THINK I PRETTY MUCH AM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE WERE TALKING BUT ALL THE
THINGS THAT YOU DO.
AND YOU ALSO ARE A MUSICAL
MOUNTAINEER.
MOUNTAINEER. WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT'S THAT? >> A YEAR AGO MY FRIEND AND I
STARTED CARRYING A VIOLIN AND A
PIANO OR A KEYBOARD INTO THE
BACKCOUNTRY.
BACKCOUNTRY. WE WANTED TO DO SOME WILDERNESS
CONCERTS.
CONCERTS.
CONCERTS. WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT EVER
SINCE.
SINCE.
SINCE. IN
SINCE. IN FACT, THE VERY FIRST TIME ON
THE NEWS WAS ON KING 5.
>> SO YOU LIKE PERFORMING ON
THE TOP OF HIKES?
>> WE WILL START HIKING USUALLY
IN THE DARK, SOMETIMES MIDNIGHT
OR ONE A CLOCK IN THE MORNING
AND WE WILL GET TO AN
INCREDIBLE VISTA RIGHT BEFORE
SUNRISE.
SUNRISE.
SUNRISE. AND YOU SIMPLY PLAY THESE
DUTIFUL UNANNOUNCED WILDERNESS
CONCERTS.
CONCERTS.
CONCERTS. REALLY IT IS JUST TO SORT OF
BRING MORE GIVING TO THE WORLD
AND BRING SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
TO THE WORLD.
IT IS AN INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE
FOR BOTH OF US.
IT IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
>> HOW DID YOUR LOVE OF HIKING
COME TO BE?
>> I HAD BEEN COMPLETELY
OBSESSED WITH WILDERNESS SINCE
I WAS A LITTLE KID.
I THINK THAT IT WAS WHEN I WAS
OUT IN THE WILDERNESS PLACES
THAT I REALLY SORT OF FOUND
MYSELF.
MYSELF.
MYSELF. ANYBODY WHO GOES HIKING, YOU
WILL KNOW THAT YOU GO HIKING
FOR MORE THAN JUST HIKING.
I THINK A LOT OF US RECONNECT
WITH WHO YOU REALLY ARE WHEN
YOU ARE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY.
IT'S MORE THAN JUST THROWING ON
A PAIR OF BOOTS AND GOING ON
THE TRAIL.
THE TRAIL. I THINK THAT'S WHAT I FOUND.
I REALLY FELT LIKE THAT'S WHERE
I WAS ACCEPTED THE MOST, WHERE
I COULD BE THE MOST MYSELF.
IT HAS BEEN A LIFELONG OBSESSION
, AND THAT I STARTED
VOLUNTEERING FOR THE NATIONAL
PARK SERVICE.
PARK SERVICE. I ACTUALLY ENDED UP HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN
WASHINGTON AS A PARK RANGER FOR
ABOUT 10 YEARS.
I AM REALLY PROUD OF THAT.
>> WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT MY
CHALLENGE THAT I DID, IT IS
AMAZING THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
THAT FIND HIKING TO BE AN
ESCAPE.
ESCAPE.
ESCAPE. YOU EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS, YOU
THINK ABOUT THINGS, IT IS AN
AMAZING ESCAPE.
AMAZING ESCAPE. >> I AGREE.
WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT IS THAT
WHAT YOU GAIN FROM YOUR TIME IN
THE BACKCOUNTRY, IT DOESN'T END
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. IT
THERE. IT CONTINUES ONCE YOU ARE BACK
AT HOME.
AT HOME.
AT HOME. IF THERE'S A DIFFERENT WAY OF
LIVING IN THE WORLD, THE NORMAL
WORLD, YOU KNOW THAT THESE
BEAUTIFUL PLACES EXIST.
THAT IS REALLY WHAT I HOPE TO
DO AND REMIND PEOPLE THROUGH
MUSICAL MOUNTAINEER IS THAT
THESE PLACES EXIST.
I WANT THEM TO SHOW OR SEE THAT
THESE WELL PLACES AROUND THERE
FOR ALL OF US.
IT'S A PLACE FOR ALL OF US TO
REALLY REMEMBER WHO WE ARE.
>> SO WE ARE READY TO GO HIKING.
IT IS RAINING AND SNOWING IN
THE BACKCOUNTRY.
THE BACKCOUNTRY. BUT YOU SAID THERE ARE SOME
MUST HAVES FOR FALL HIKING.
>> I LEARNED THIS THE HARD WAY.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED HIKING
MANY YEARS AGO, I MOVED TO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND I FORGOT
THAT IT GOT DARK HERE AROUND
4:00.
4:00.
4:00. WHEN YOU START HIKING AT ONE A
CLOCK, YOU NEED TO BE THINKING
ABOUT ILLUMINATION.
ABOUT ILLUMINATION. I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO
GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT A LIST OF
10 ESSENTIAL STEP ILLUMINATION
IS ONE OF THEM.
YOU MIGHT START A HIKE THINKING
THAT IT WILL BE DAYLIGHT ONLY
TO QUICKLY DISCOVER YOURSELF
HAVING A HARD TIME SEEING A
TRAIL.
TRAIL.
TRAIL. AND PEOPLE START TO LICK, THEN
IT GETS DARK.
>> AND YOU ALWAYS TAKE POLLS.
>> I ALWAYS CARRY POLLS.
IF YOU ARE A HIKER AND YOU TEND
TO NOTICE THAT YOUR HANDS SWELL
UP, A LOT OF TIMES POLLS CAN
ELIMINATE THAT.
ELIMINATE THAT. AND IT TAKES SO MUCH OF THE
WEIGHT OFF OF YOUR KNEES AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. SO
WELL. SO I DEFINITELY, THE TRAILS CAN
BE VERY SLICK. SO THE POLLS
WILL HELP SO MUCH WITH
STABILITY.
STABILITY. >> YOU HAVE HIKES THAT YOU
RECOMMEND.
RECOMMEND. >> THIS IS CALLED THE COOLEST
WALKED UP I INVENTED THIS PIECE
OF GEAR.
OF GEAR.
OF GEAR. IT IS COMMON FOR WOMEN IN THE
BACKCOUNTRY TO USE A BANDANNA,
WE CALLED AP CLOTH.
THE IDEA IS THAT YOU DON'T WANT
TO DISCARD TOILET PAPER IN THE
WILDERNESS.
WILDERNESS. I DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA OF A
BANDANNA BECAUSE IT'S NOT
IDEAL.
IDEAL.
IDEAL. SO
IDEAL. SO I INVENTED A ANTIMICROBIAL
READY PRETTY PEAK LAW FOR
WOMEN.
WOMEN.
WOMEN. [
WOMEN. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I'M SURE A LOT OF WOMEN
ENJOY THAT.
ENJOY THAT. SO LET'S GO OF THE REST OF THE
TRAILS THAT YOU RECOMMEND.
YOU HAD THE BOULDER RIVER TRAIL.
IT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL TRAIL.
IT IS A LOW LAND TRAIL, SO YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO HIKE.
EVEN WHEN THE SNOW IS IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
MOUNTAINS. YOU CAN HIKE ABOUT ONE MILE AND
CLIMB A STUNNING WATERFALL.
IT IS INCREDIBLE.
>> HOW LONG IS THAT WHEN?
>> IT'S ONLY ABOUT A MILE TO
THE WATERFALL.
THE WATERFALL. >> BLUE LAKE IS REALLY
ACCESSIBLE.
ACCESSIBLE. WHEN HIGHWAY 20 IS OPEN, SO
DEFINITELY CHECK THE WSDOT
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE. SO THAT'S ONLY A FEW MILES IN.
IT'S A GREAT OPTION FOR PEOPLE
WHO DON'T HAVE A FULL DAY.
>> YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE ON OUR
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE. YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE LIST.
ONE MORE THING -- THE AVERAGE
PERSON WANTS TO TAKE A HIKE AND
YOU OFFER LESSONS?
>> I MUST WILDERNESS FIRST
RESPONDER.
RESPONDER. I RECOMMEND THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE
INTERESTED, THERE'S A TON OF
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT
OFFER CLASSES.
OFFER CLASSES. YOU CAN TAKE CLASSES AFTER
LOCAL YOUR STORE AND I HIGHLY
RECOMMEND DOING A WILDERNESS
FIRST-AID OR FIRST RESPONDER
CLASS.
CLASS.
CLASS. THE MORE YOU CAN PREPARE FOR THE
TRIP THE BETTER YOU WILL BE.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT
THERE THAT AREN'T PREPARED FOR
THE CONDITIONS.
THE CONDITIONS. SO LOTS OF COLORFUL FALL COLOR
HERE ON THE SCREEN.
YOU CAN FIND HER FAVORITE HIKES
ON OUR HOMEPAGE.
SO THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE WITH US.
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