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This week we sit down with Brent Martin.

BRENT MARTIN is the executive director of the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy and the owner of Alarka Expeditions in Franklin, North Carolina. He is the author of several books, including George Masa's Wild Vision and A Hiker's Guide to the Bartram National Recreation Trail in Georgia and North Carolina.

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This week we sit down with Brent Martin.