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Musings with Mile Marker

Musings with Mile Marker

Written by: Madeline Acri
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Join Mile Marker on her quest to discover what it means to live authentically. Each episode will discuss themes like how to listen to your body, understanding ways to be true to yourself, and learning what deep fulfillment looks like, inspired by her 2024 hike from Mexico to Utah across the state of Arizona.

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Episodes
  • Day 12: Strength at end range and setting hypocritical goals
    Nov 9 2025

    Mile Marker is in Tuscon! Join her as she heads out from town and hits the trail from Molino Basin, through Hutch's Pool, and up to Romero Pass on Mount Lemmon. Tune into this episode to hear about some life lessons learned from a rock climbing podcast she listened to while on trail.

    00:00:00 Episode 12

    00:01:09 Day 12 hiking audio clip

    00:07:29 Lo mein for lunch....what a thrill!

    00:15:00 Strength at end range

    00:18:48 Am I just a goal-setting hypocrite?

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    22 mins
  • Day 11: An extra-ordinary day
    Oct 29 2025

    Welcome to the 11th day on the Arizona Scenic Trail. This episode elaborates on Mile Marker's seemingly ordinary day on trail and off trail. She gets a ride with to town with trail angels. She goes to the laundromat. She sits in a hot tub! Tune into this episode to hear about how a typical day can be seen through a lens of abundance and appreciation.

    00:00:00 Episode 11

    00:01:00 Walking through "dry Scotland"

    00:03:14 Day 11 hiking audio clip

    00:09:49 Giving and receiving good deeds from strangers

    00:13:39 Living an "extra"ordinary life

    00:16:40 Embracing an abundance mindset

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    21 mins
  • Day 10: Creepy guitar man enters the chat
    Oct 23 2025

    The winds shift when Mile Marker encounters a man atop Mica Mountain who seems up to no good. Tune in to this episode to hear about how she stays vigilant in listening to her instincts. The inclination to trust her instincts also surfaces in her daily life back in Austin.

    00:00:00 Episode 10

    00:01:51 Day 10 hiking audio clip

    00:06:56 Bad vibes arise

    00:09:00 Trust your instincts back at home too

    00:10:36 Three books teaching effective communication

    00:16:22 Revisiting child-like wonder

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    19 mins
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