“I found the guy I'm going to marry on a trail.”

Update: 2025-03-03

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Trish Salazar and Aaron Toro connected instantly while trekking in Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park. Within days, they were committed to a long-distance relationship and planning a future together. Then life took another unexpected turn.

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