Originally published July 7th, 2016 While thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail in 1996, Whitney LaRuffa found his new hiking companion, a wandering dog which he named Erwin after the town in Tennessee where they met. Erwin continued the AT hike the rest of the way through to Maine and went on to accompany Allgood for 13 years on many more hikes. Whitney joins Travis from his Continental Divide Trail thru-hike on today's show to talk about hiking with dogs and the adventures of hiking America's greatest trails. www.thedagodiaries.com www.aldhawest.org www.allgoodsk9adventures.com www.facebook.com/AllgoodsK9Adventures twitter.com/AGK9Adventures www.instagram.com/agk9adventures Sponsor Messages: A huge shoutout to our new show sponsor, LIVSN! Be sure to try their high-quality adventure-ready apparel. When you buy something from LIVSN, you buy for life. Get 10% off for being a loyal listener with code ASP10 Our Sponsors: * Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsranch.com/ASP * Check out Gaia Provides and use my code ASP for a great deal: www.gaiaprovides.com * Check out Incogni and use the code ADVENTURESPORTS at checkout: https://incogni.com/adventuresports * Check out Liquid IV and use my code ASP for a great deal: www.liquid-iv.com * Check out Mint Mobile: mintmobile.com/ASP * Check out Moorings: moorings.com * Check out Outdoor Electronics: feathersnapcam.com * Check out Shopify: shopify.com/asp * Check out The Wonderful Company: https://www.wonderfulpistachios.com/ * Install Airalo today so you can stay connected wherever you travel and use my code ASP to get $3 USD OFF your first eSIM! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy