Podcast Episodes

Episode #183 - Bob Curran (Trigger)

When I met Bob Curran in the Grayson Highlands, I could never have imagined that he and I would end up at the top of Mt Katahdin together, some 1700 …

6 years, 4 months ago

Episode #182 - Appalachian Trail (Debrief)

Now that I've returned to Florida and had a week off from the podcast, I felt ready to answer a few questions from listeners. There turned out to be…

6 years, 4 months ago

Episode #181 - Appalachian Trail (Day 179)

I wanted to share my last day on the trail with you all. The sound is often distorted through wind and even our paces. That said, I hope you gather f…

6 years, 4 months ago

Episode #180 - Appalachian Trail (Days 175 to 178)

With the worst mountains in the 100 Mile Wilderness begins us, Trigger and I had to put in some long days to meet our goal of summiting Katahdin by F…

6 years, 4 months ago

Episode #179 - Appalachian Trail (Days 172 to 174)

Given how lucky we've been with the weather so far, I suppose it was only inevitable that the 100 Mile Wilderness gave us four straight days of rain.…

6 years, 4 months ago

Episode #178 - Appalachian Trail (Days 168 to 171)

We've covered a lot of ground to get here and are now in Monson, ready to hit the 100 Mile Wilderness.

The path here hasn't always been straight (or …

6 years, 4 months ago

Episode #177 - Appalachian Trail (Days 164 to 167)

Slackpacking the tougher mountains has been a feature of these past four days.

With the Saddlebacks, the Crocker's, then the stunningly beautiful Big…

6 years, 5 months ago

Episode #176 - Appalachian Trail (Days 161 to 163)

It's been a while (again).  We're making progress but the miles are taking their toll and I'm often too tired at the end of the day to record.

That s…

6 years, 5 months ago

Episode #175 - Appalachian Trail (Days 158 to 160)

My first, faltering days back from illness led me to Mahoosuc Notch on Day 3. To be frank, I think that I should have stayed another day or two with …

6 years, 5 months ago

Episode #174 - Appalachian Trail (Days 153 to 157)

In a marked contrast to yesterday's show, this one is a little bit of a doom and gloom episode, with those earlier doubts all coming back to haunt me…

6 years, 5 months ago