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

An episode of [Hiker Trash Radio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1497165058), 25 Jul 2026, 29 min.

Audio: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/6d2da267-75e0-4996-8f52-dc96c283fcb3/episodes/48861189-5918-41b6-a798-6381fba2cbe2/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=6d2da267-75e0-4996-8f52-dc96c283fcb3&awEpisodeId=48861189-5918-41b6-a798-6381fba2cbe2&feed=TGxnwCmZ

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.

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.