Podcast Episodes

Part 2: Building Fish

Episode 10

After the genetically pure Greenback Cutthroat Trout was found above a waterfall in Bear Creek, Colorado Parks and Wildlife quickly worked to secure this fish, and to propagate it in its native basin…

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

Part 1: Something Fishy

Episode 9

Before Manifest Destiny arrived in North America, the Greenback Cutthroat Trout only lived in the South Platte River Basin of the Southern Rockies in Colorado.  This fish was beat up as it lived in t…

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

Thirsty Growth

Episode 8

The Poudre River starts in Rocky Mountain National Park and flows through fantastic country.  Immediately when it leaves the mountains it is put to work providing water for humans in many application…

Published on 5 years ago

The Confluence of boating and writing

Episode 7

This episode digs into a key concept of waste and the philosophy of Georges Bataille that Zak Podmore uses to define waste.  The authors that have influenced his writing and given him insight into ch…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Hoops's Echo

Episode 6

In December of 2019, "The Salad Days" film was released telling a brief story of Herm Hoops's life.  He landed his dream job as a Ranger at Dinosaur National Monument, home of Echo Park.  He boated D…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

From The Grand to Corona

Episode 5

While spending 25 days intentionally away from the world of technology and news and globalization, a group of friends navigated the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon building friendships, explo…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

8000 Years on the Selway

Episode 4

For two summers, I have been able to row gear boats down the Selway to support this archaeology research.  My view has been that of the laymen, the novice archeologist, the boater.  At the end of eac…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Episode 3

2020 is an important push out year for this podcast.  Target topics are discussed here, and an invitation for you as the listener to engage.  Also, some insight is covered regarding what happened in …

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

138 Days on a River

Episode 2

Jenny and Mike Fiebig took 6 months off from their normal working, shopping, daily life to get back to the land and the river. They hiked to the headwaters of the Green River in the Wind River Mounta…

Published on 6 years, 2 months ago

Highwater, Helicopters and Money

Episode 1

As the winter of 1983 closed out in the Western United States, the Central and Southern Rocky Mountains were covered in exceptionally deep snow. Spring was warming up and rain was falling. This com…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago