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Trail Stories - The Circle on the Map with Kevin "The Animal" Koski

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Episode Trail Stories - The Circle on the Map with Kevin "The Animal" Koski

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About the Guest Kevin Koski, trail name The Animal, is a nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy, a CDT (2004) and PCT (2014) veteran, and the creator of the Four Corners Loop: a self-designed, approximately 2,400-mile circular route connecting public lands across New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. He has logged over 11,000 miles of trail in Washington State and volunteers with Olympic Mountain Rescue. He retires from the Navy next February at 51. Episode Highlights The Circle on the Map

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Links & Resources

• Four Corners Loop Trail Association: https://www.fclta.org

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