Signs it's time for a hike …. the Hampton Inn gives you a room key with hikers on it!!!
August 27, 2015 By Leave a Comment
When it's too hot for a campfire….
June 20, 2015 By Leave a Comment
When it's too hot for a campfire… The campfire cake! The family made it for Father's Day. … [Read more...]
On a flight home. Delta is taunting me for another backpacking trip…
May 13, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Episode 25: Flip Flop Flippin’
April 28, 2015 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 25, Scott "Squatch" Herriott talks about his three part series Flip Flop Flippin'. The films were shot on the Appalachian Trail during the summers of 2011, 2012, and 2014 and they follow the thru-hiker community as they make their way along the nearly 2200 mile trail. In the show, "Squatch" talks about his first ventures in to the wilderness, some of the thru-hikers and trail angels that he met on the A.T., and his experience as a filmmaker in the backcountry. His … [Read more...]
Episode 24B: Rookie Mistakes (B101)
February 27, 2015 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 24, we satisfy a listener request for a show on backcountry basics. Recorded at a remote campsite on the Chattooga River, I speak with Therm Rider and The Camel about some of our rookie mistakes in the backcountry and smart things that we've done since our first ventures in to the wilderness. "Backcountry 101" is the first installment in this mini-series where we sit around the campfire and discuss the fundamentals of backpacking. In this episode, we talk about the … [Read more...]
The Smoking Gun
February 8, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Thorton is an Irish Wolfhound that likes to backpack - so much that he eats them. Literally! At one point we thought a wild creature had eaten a hole through my backpack - but here is the smoking gun. Busted. … [Read more...]
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble
January 30, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Man this is making me hungry, let's go get some lunch. Wild Turkey at Zion National Park. … [Read more...]
