# The Route Makers - Episode 1: The Map Moment

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Podcast: [Hiker Trash Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hiker-trash-radio-2158694)
Published: 2026-08-21T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://bleav.com/shows/hiker-trash-radio/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=997
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## Resource

The Route Makers Episode 1: Andrew Skurka, Rue McKenrick, Kevin "The Animal" Koski, and Donovan "Iceman" Rice on inventing long-distance routes — the Great Western Loop, the American Perimeter Trail, the Four Corners Loop, and the Great Colorado Route. Every trail you've ever walked started as a line in one person's head. A cubicle in Washington. A chairlift in Oregon. A roadside pullout in Alaska. Settle in and buckle up for the first episode of our new documentary series, where we meet the people who look at empty space on a map, see a line that isn't there, and give up years of their lives to make it real. This is where the line gets drawn.

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