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Trailblazer, Continued from page 4 plete strangers.

what we call “trail magic,” when peo- CC: Alright. Final question: What
ple show up in their cars and make are you most grateful for?
breakfast for hikers, or hot dogs and DW: My girlfriend, Amy Hodge,
hamburgers. There’s basically a was my lifeline. She drove me to
party in the woods for hikers. It’s in- Georgia [where the Appalachian
credible that so many people are will- Trail begins] and picked me up in
ing to help out. It’s incredible to see Maine [where the trail ends]. I could-
that kind of love and care from com- n’t have done this without her.

Hampton morning. Wylie reaches the top of mount Katahdin in Maine.

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