Trail Stories - "She Just Wants to Exist" with Maria "Beans" Romfoe

About the Guest Maria "Beans" Romfoe is an ABNM Triple Crown hiker — Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail minus New Mexico — a beanfluencer, and the sole representative of what she describes as the bean community on the internet. A Wisconsin native who found her way to Alaska and then Washington State through a trail crew and outdoor studies background, she has been hiking with cans of beans since her college days and is currently sponsored by Eight Trak Foods, a woman-owned organic bean company. She posts on Instagram as @thebeansbabeoutdoors and plans to finish the CDT in the fall. Episode Highlights The Bean Empire The Science of Carrying Cans ABNM — All But New Mexico The Walmart Bike Solo Female Hiking Links & Resources Beans on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebeansbabeoutdoors Eight Trak Foods: https://www.eightrakfoods.com Wild America — YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Wild+America+Marty+Stouffer Pacific Northwest Trail Association (PNTA) — Currently seeking trail crew volunteers as federal budget cuts reduce maintenance capacity. Details at pnta.org. Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.