Podcast Episodes

Episode #313 - Hope Westall (Everest)

Hope Westall is today's guest. Hope is the owner of Alt Route Meals, yet it is her hiking and her traveling that made me want to interview her on the…

3 years, 10 months ago

Episode #312 - Shepard Smith (Soundscape)

Shep Smith, or Soundscape, had a particular mission when he was on the Appalachian Trail. As a former oceanographer, Shep chose to map the sounds of …

3 years, 10 months ago

Episode #311 - Lee Brackman (General Lee)

I have a wonderful reunion this week, with Lee Brackman, General Lee, from my Class of 2019. Lee and I ran into each other in Virginia and hiked arou…

3 years, 10 months ago

Episode #310 - Kelly Hays (9 Lives)

This week, another intrepid young woman shares her story with us. Kelly Hays, who has developed quite a following on YouTube, hiked the Appalachian T…

3 years, 10 months ago

Episode #309 - Grant Breidenbach (Detour)

Grant Breidenbach is our guest this week. Grant hiked the John Muir Trail in 2021, his longest backpacking trip to date. But, as you'll hear, his pre…

3 years, 11 months ago

Episode #308 - Will Henry (Teaberry)

This week, we have four guests on the show, with Will Henry leading the way. Will tells us about his 1994 Appalachian Trail thru-hike. He also talks …

3 years, 11 months ago

Episode #307 - Annmarie Noonan (Vista Seeker)

My guest today is Annmarie Noonan. Annmarie wrote to me recently to tell me about her passion for hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Indeed, it was the w…

3 years, 11 months ago

Episode #306 - Steve Barbour (Trail Dust)

Steve Barbour is the Executive Director of the Sheltowee Trace Association, and our guest this week. Steve hiked the Appalachian Trail in the mid-200…

3 years, 11 months ago

Episode #305 - Garrett Tandy (Jive Turkey)

Garrett Tandy is this week's guest, a 2021 flip flopper who finished at Delaware Water Gap in October 2021. He has fresh memories that he shares in a…

4 years ago

Episode #304 - Michael Dunford (Honeybun)

My guests normally get on the show through listener suggestions, but this week, I found Michael Dunford on Facebook. He received a remarkable letter …

4 years ago