Episodes

Episode #236 - Katlin (Katie) Rhodes
Dec. 5, 2023

Episode #236 - Katlin (Katie) Rhodes

Katie Rhodes is a mountain ultra runner, hiker, Wilderness Education Instructor and NYS Licensed Guide based out of the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. She's currently pursuing a Masters in Conservation Biology with a...
Episode #235 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT May 17-18
Nov. 28, 2023

Episode #235 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT May 17-18

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamou...
Episode #234 Lagniappe - The "P" word, the "A" word, and Making a Difference
Nov. 21, 2023

Episode #234 Lagniappe - The "P" word, the "A" word, and Making a Difference

Anna, aka Mud Butt, is the host of the Trail Dames podcast, the founder of Trail Dames, Inc, and the owner of Huthmaker Fine Violins in Atlanta, GA. And she has been bitten by the advocacy bug!! Guest Links- AHS Hike the Hill...
Episode #233 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT May 15-16
Nov. 14, 2023

Episode #233 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT May 15-16

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamou...
Episode #232 - Suzanne Roberts
Nov. 7, 2023

Episode #232 - Suzanne Roberts

Bio- Suzanne Roberts is the author of the lyrical essay collection Animal Bodies: On Death, Desire, and Other Difficulties (Longlisted for the 2023 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay),​ the award-winnin...
Episode #231 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 13-14)
Oct. 31, 2023

Episode #231 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 13-14)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamou...
Episode #230 - Melissa Goodwin aka Click
Oct. 24, 2023

Episode #230 - Melissa Goodwin aka Click

Bio- Melissa “Click!” Goodwin, a licensed outdoor guide and photographer. She is the founder of Girl Gotta Hike, which connects women with nature, confidence, and camaraderie, both online and on-trail through blog posts, podc...
Episode #229 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 11-12)
Oct. 17, 2023

Episode #229 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 11-12)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamou...
Episode #228 Lagniappe - Christy Espy and the GEHC
Oct. 10, 2023

Episode #228 Lagniappe - Christy Espy and the GEHC

Bio- My name is Christy Espy, my background ranges from being a coastal biologist in Miami to a stay at home mom to my current gig as the science program supervisor at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center in Buford ...
Episode #227 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 9-10)
Oct. 3, 2023

Episode #227 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 9-10)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamou...
Episode #226 - Mingrey Wong
Sept. 26, 2023

Episode #226 - Mingrey Wong

Part Three of Rose Vanderhoof's Mount Rainer Climb
Episode #225 - Lite Shoe (Tales of the AT May 7-8)
Sept. 19, 2023

Episode #225 - Lite Shoe (Tales of the AT May 7-8)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamou...
Episode #224 Lagniappe - Aleah Haugen
Sept. 12, 2023

Episode #224 Lagniappe - Aleah Haugen

Part Two of Rose Vanderhoof's Mount Rainer Climb
Episode #223 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 5-6)
Sept. 5, 2023

Episode #223 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 5-6)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamou...
Episode #222 - Fifth Tuesday - Kelly Howard (Fit is Freedom)
Aug. 29, 2023

Episode #222 - Fifth Tuesday - Kelly Howard (Fit is Freedom)

Kelly Howard is the Fitness Consistency Expert with a touch of Adventure and the author of FIT: Active & Ageless for Life! For over 25 years she has helped busy women prioritize their fitness so they can feel great and have m...
Episode #221 - Rose Vanderhoof
Aug. 22, 2023

Episode #221 - Rose Vanderhoof

Bio- I was born in San Diego, California, the 6th of 7 children. Five brothers and a sister. Attended elementary, Junior High, High School and Community College in San Diego. Married at 21 and we moved to Washington. We had t...
Episode #220 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (May 2-4)
Aug. 15, 2023

Episode #220 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (May 2-4)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamou...
Episode #219 - Teresa French (Wench - Class of 2003)
Aug. 8, 2023

Episode #219 - Teresa French (Wench - Class of 2003)

Teresa's Bio: I grew up in Florida, the youngest of four children from loving, caring and supportive parents. We were an active family, involved in sports and often taking family camping trips. I graduated from University of ...
Episode #218 - Lite Shoe (Tales of the AT April 30-May 1)
Aug. 1, 2023

Episode #218 - Lite Shoe (Tales of the AT April 30-May 1)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamou...
Episode #217 - Bri Martinez (Wild Moon)
July 25, 2023

Episode #217 - Bri Martinez (Wild Moon)

Bri Martinez is the CEO and founder of Wild Moon LLC. She has spent the last decade as an educator and outdoor guide, leading backpacking, rock climbing, and kayaking adventures. Through integrating what she has learned about...
Episode #216 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT April 28-29
July 18, 2023

Episode #216 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT April 28-29

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamou...
Episode #215 Lagniappe - Marianne Bohr and The GR20
July 11, 2023

Episode #215 Lagniappe - Marianne Bohr and The GR20

Marianne C. Bohr, published author and award-winning essayist, married her high school sweetheart and travel partner. She follows her own advice and hits the road at every opportunity. She wrote her first book Gap Year Girl: ...
Episode #214 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT April 26-27
July 4, 2023

Episode #214 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT April 26-27

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamou...
Episode #213 - Lisa Work (Final Camino)
June 27, 2023

Episode #213 - Lisa Work (Final Camino)

Lisa has been in education for over 30 years serving in private schools and public schools in the roles of teacher, administrator, and consultant. In October 2020, she was named a Postulant for Holy Orders to the Priesthood i...