Episodes

Sept. 26, 2019

Episode #185 - Mike Colburn (Bassman)

We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when....
Sept. 5, 2019

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 so many of them that I had a good friend–and star podcaster–Glenn Hebert doing the honors. Glenn...
Aug. 24, 2019

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 from the show my enthusiasm and delight at getting this job done. Don’t forget, we’ll be back to...
Aug. 23, 2019

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 Friday. The rocks and roots, abetted by some very dubious weather, tried to throw us off our game plan...
Aug. 22, 2019

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. Rocks and roots are tricky at the driest of times; after rain they can be lethal. Despite this, we...
Aug. 15, 2019

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 even northbound), yet we’ve covered every mile and have longed for these final days. There is...
Aug. 13, 2019

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 Bigelows, we’ve been treated to (mostly) great weather. Now, past 2000 miles, we’re refining our...