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Steven "Bangarang" Snyder is a triple crown long distance hiker who has been a long time Leave No Trace advocate. He is part of Granite Gear's Grounds Keepers team who are leaving our wild places better through advocacy and packing out trash found on the trail. Currently living in Tucson, he is focusing on Southern Arizona trails and recreation areas as his area of clean up and providing LNT outreach with the AZT and PCT trail communities. In this episode, we begin with Steven and I catching up on what things are currently like for him and others in the Arizona community due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He provides some advice for would be thru hikers and perceptive on the importance of getting off trail to protect our Trail Angels and the at risk population in trail towns that support hikers. Connect with Steven: Instagram: @bangaranghikes Grounds Keepers: Granite Gear Grounds Keepers Connect with Lori: Instagram: @thehikepodcast Twitter: @thehikepodcast Blog: thehikepodcast.wordpress.com Facebook: @thehikepodcast Email: [email protected] Special thank you to Isabella for being a show patron! Music intro track from Fusion used under the Creative Commons license. Track: Fusion — KV [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/gp613GReEo4 Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/fusion –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track Info: Title: Fusion by KV Genre and Mood: Dance & Electronic Dark License: Royalty-free music for YouTube, Facebook and Instagram videos giving the appropriate credit. Music outro track "Two Mountains at a Time" from Live at the Fillmore by Pachyderm, used under the Creative Commons license. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thehikepodcast)