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“The Man Who Hiked It All” is back on the podcast to tell us about one of his favorite long distance trails – the #ArizonaTrail. Just in time for your spring getaway! https://ift.tt/3jLwX1H
February 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Cold, wet day at Springer Mountain today at the start of the Appalachain Trail.
February 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
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Army Training Sir!
January 30, 2021 By Leave a Comment
We saw four military helicopters pass over us in the Chattahoochee National Forest before dark - then watched red and white strobe lights in the valley below from our campsite. Army training? … [Read more...]
Episode 84: The Shikoku Pilgrimage
January 16, 2021 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 84, Paul Barach tells us about his 750 mile and 42 day backpacking trip on the Shikoku Pilgrimage in Japan. In the show, Paul shares the history of this religious Buddhist route, talks about hiking in traditional pilgrim clothing, and shares some of the challenges that he faced - including heat, hunger, injuries, and infections. You can check out Paul's book "Fighting Monks & Burning Mountains" for all the details, or listen to this interesting discussion about a little … [Read more...]
Episode 83: The Longest Straw
December 19, 2020 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 83, Samantha Bode joins the show to talk about her 338 mile and 65 day hike along the Los Angeles aqueduct in California. In the show, we talk about this unique and rarely attempted route, some of the challenges that Samantha faced, and how the ranchers, native Americans, and Los Angeles water personnel viewed her hike. Since the 1950's, Southern California has been growing at an explosive rate and this podcast is about L.A.'s ever expanding need for water as much as it … [Read more...]
Episode 82: Backcountry Thanksgiving
November 19, 2020 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 82, we offer up a "Backcountry Thanksgiving" - just in time for the Holidays, and cooked fresh and right outside our studio this evening. In the show, we deliver not 1 but 2 four course Thanksgiving meals that are lightweight, inexpensive, and ready for you to take into the wilderness. And we pack the studio with a record six people to taste each of them - sampling hot drinks, appetizers, a main course, and desserts. This is a family feast tonight - with two members of … [Read more...]
Episode 81: Tahoe Rim Trail
October 30, 2020 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 81, Jennifer “Sprinkles” Kelley is back on the show to share some great information on how to hike the Tahoe Rim Trail - which runs nearly 170 miles along the border of Nevada and California. If you work full time and dream of a thru-hike, then this is the show for you. In the podcast, we discuss logistics, permits, wildlife, resupply, and why a 10 day hike on the TRT is the ultimate first thru-hike. We also catch up her life since we spoke on the podcast five years … [Read more...]
