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Boot on the Road: How a Hiker Survived Five Days Without Water
Boot on the Road: How a Hiker Survived Five Days Without Water
A single purple-grey trail runner, women's size seven, stood upright on State Route 9 at mile marker 31-its sole worn at the ball of the foot and a folded gas receipt tucked inside with four handwritten words. How did that boot end up in the centerline, and where was the person who wore it after five days surviving with almost no water?
In this episode, we follow the account of what happened over five days in Janeiro Canyon and how a series of ordinary decisions led to an extraordinary survival. What choices, missing records, and…
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