#12 | Trail Angels ft. Miss Janet, Rob Firmin & George Mills -

#12 | Trail Angels ft. Miss Janet, Rob Firmin & George Mills

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Janet Hensley aka Miss Janet is an Appalachian Trail "trail angel". Miss Janet’s relationship to the AT started when she lived in Erwin, Tennessee close to the trail; she hosted over 10,000 hikers at her hostel before she was eventually drawn to the road.” Rob Firmin and George Mills, a couple living in Whanganui, New Zealand, are trail angels along the Te Aroroa. Blissful Hiker covers the emotional bonds of friendship between hikers and trail angels, how experiencing trail magic can change people, & mo

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