Podcast Episodes

Episode #303 - Sarah Robison (Serendipity)

Our guest today is Sarah Robison. As you'll hear, she is very reflective about the hike and how it came about, articulating clearly some of her thoug…

4 years ago

Episode #302 - Kyle Stranagan (Huck Finn)

We have another of the newly minted Class of 2021 thru-hikers today. Kyle Stranagan, or Huck Finn, was just as inexperienced as I was when he started…

4 years ago

Episode #301 - Reta Walton (Fire Goddess)

A few weeks ago, one of our recent guests, Shannon Shaver, connected me to today's guest, Reta Walton. Reta has wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail …

4 years ago

Episode #300 - Life Lessons From the Trail

This week is our 300th episode, and we're doing something a little different, including minimal show notes!!

Every guest we've had in the past has sh…

4 years, 1 month ago

Episode #299 - Shannon Finn (Joy)

Shannon Finn became Joy this year. I followed her on Facebook and appreciated her visceral writing, where she rarely held back if she had something t…

4 years, 1 month ago

Episode #298 - Gail Muller (Hot Mess Express)

This week's guest, Gail Muller, is another of those unlikely adventurers, whose story is a breathless tale of triumph against a debilitating illness …

4 years, 1 month ago

Episode #297 - Tom Sherry (Stellar)

Tom Sherry has been on a bit of a tear regarding long-distance hiking over the past few years. His hiking bio is growing quickly, and I took the oppo…

4 years, 1 month ago

Episode #296 - Lisa P Parker (Tex)

This week's guest is another of those intrepid female hikers who follow their passion and find out what the world has in store for them. Lisa Parker …

4 years, 2 months ago

Episode #295 - Rebecca Brackbill (Savage)

When I went out to hike the AT in 2014, I met a breed of woman I'd hardly known existed. These were strong-willed, fiercely independent young women, …

4 years, 2 months ago

Episode #294 - Sarah J. Ellison (Sheepdog)

We have another section hiker on the show this week. I recently saw Sarah Ellison's awesome summit picture at the top of Katahdin, joyously capturing…

4 years, 2 months ago