Road Correspondents: S5 Episode 1 | Meet your 2026 correspondents


myEvery walk begins with a “why.” In our Season 5 premiere, ten shadow correspondents are introduced before entering AT, PCT, and CDT. A retired police officer. A comedian. A welder that weighs 180 pounds. A guy chasing his tracking partner up the PCT. Ten people, ten origin stories and the journey hasn’t begun yet.

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