The Trail Dames Podcast
268 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsIn the Trail Dames Podcast we speak with "women who like to dance upon this earth." We are a supportive group of women hikers. Some will make you laugh, some may make you cry, but all will inspire you to join us and dance upon this earth.
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Episode #266 - Sarah Carrillo
July 02, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBFreshly retired from a teaching career, Sarah and her husband are living their dream of living off the grid. They first moved to rural Tennessee in 2014, She is the founder of Maitri Farms, a small business in which Sarah sells an extensive line of healthy, all natural products for sale. Guest Links- Sarah on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaitrihomesteadTN Sarah’s website: https://maitrihomestead.com/?fbclid=IwAR0Jj7ePRC5-McNVu_tBANGJRymeAbScmZPQX_7ZYEugsqirrua7chk4pIY Connect with...
Episode #265 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (June 27-28)
June 25, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #264 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (June 25-26)
June 18, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #263 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (June 23-24)
June 11, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #262 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 21-22)
June 04, 2024 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #261 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 19-20)
May 28, 2024 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #260 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 17-18)
May 21, 2024 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #259 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (June 15-16)
May 14, 2024 07:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #258 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (June 13-14)
May 07, 2024 07:00 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #257 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 11-12)
April 30, 2024 07:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #256 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 9-10)
April 23, 2024 07:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #255 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 7-8)
April 16, 2024 07:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #254 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 5-6)
April 09, 2024 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #253 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 3-4)
April 02, 2024 07:00 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #252 - Debby Roberts (Bear Repellent)
March 26, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBDebby became a Girl Scout leader when her daughter was young, and found herself learning all the camping and backpacking skills so that she could take her troop out. What started as a fun thing to do soon became a passion as she jumped into year after year of adventuring on the Appalachian Trail. She had no grand plans of doing the whole thing, and it wasn’t until years into her journey that she thought, “I have worked so hard, I might as well finish the thing!” The 30+ year trek took her fr...
Episode #251 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (June 1-2)
March 19, 2024 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #250 Lagniappe - Karen Rutter
March 12, 2024 07:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBDr. Karen Lord Rutter is a retired teacher and administrator with over 30 years in education whose work with students ranged from preschool through high school. Dr. Rutter has a passion for travel, children, animals, and perpetual learning. Her first novel was inspired when her son, David, thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail with the family dog, Copper. Her love of the Appalachian Trail was born after David invited her to hike a few sections of the A.T. as he progressed on his journey. From th...
Episode #249 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 30-31)
March 05, 2024 08:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #248- Christine Reed
February 27, 2024 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBBio- Christine discovered long distance backpacking while surfing the internet at work. She decided that day to attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. Her Rugged Outdoors Woman persona started as a joke, a nod to the outdoor adventurer that she wished to be. One adventure led to another and since then she has hiked the Wonderland Trail, the Colorado Trail and thousands more miles along the way. Her debut memoir, Alone in Wonderland, is about backpacking, but it is really about the ind...
Episode #247 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 28-29)
February 20, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #246 - Kara Hardman (Thicket Adventure)
February 13, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBBio- Kara Hardman is the Chief Fun Officer of Thicket Adventure and a curvy adventurer living in Colorado. Her favorite adventures include hiking with her adorable dog and kayaking. Kara has been in a plus size body for many years and understands the thought work it takes to love yourself exactly as you are. In March 2019, Kara climbed Kilimanjaro with the Cury Kili Crew, an all women’s group of curvy hikers, for International Women’s Day. This trip convinced her of the need for size inclusi...
Episode #245 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 26-27)
February 06, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #244 - Fifth Tuesday - Bonnie Nork
January 30, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBBio- Bonnie Nork lives in Southern Oregon with her husband, Mike, and daughter, Elaina. Her son, Ryan, is in college. Being active in the outdoors has always been a big part of Bonnie’s life. With adventurous parents, she was always out and about as a child, either hiking, backpacking, river rafting, on horseback rides, on canoe pack trips, and more! When Grand Staircase Escalante was signed into a national monument in 1996, her parents planned a backpacking trip there. The whole family was ...
Episode #243 - Aaron Owens Mayhew (Back Country Foodie)
January 23, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBBio- Aaron is a registered dietitian and backpacker with over twenty years of experience in the field of nutrition and in the backcountry. In 2017, she left her clinical dietitian career with dreams of thru-hiking the PCT and starting a business focused on backpacking nutrition. Seven years later, Backcountry Foodie is a thriving business serving thousands of hikers worldwide. Guest Links- BCF website - Ultralight Recipes & Meal Planning Tools for Backpackers BCF on Instagram - Instagram...
Episode #242 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 24-25)
January 16, 2024 08:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #241 - Judy Young (Gray Jay)
January 09, 2024 08:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBBio- Born on a dairy and tobacco farm, one of my chores was bringing in the cows for milking. I enjoyed walking over our 100 acres to get the cows, or just to be out in Nature. I had never heard of hiking trails…I followed the cow paths. After graduating from High School in 1963, I attended three different universities to achieve my BA in teaching, MA, and a Rank One (30 hours above the Masters). I taught at a Middle School for 20 years…Physical Education and Science. Then I taught Elementa...
Episode #240 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the Trail (May 22-23)
January 02, 2024 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #239 - Heather Kelly (Heather's Choice)
December 26, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBBio- I was born and raised in Alaska, where I still call home today. I was a two-time NCAA National Champion in women's rowing and was voted CRCA/Pocock All-American my senior year. I still consider myself an athlete and love everything from CrossFit to weight training to long walks in the woods. At Western Washington University I earned a degree in Evolutionary Nutrition and went on to study at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating to become a certified eating psychology coach. We a...
Episode #238 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the Trail (May 19-21)
December 19, 2023 08:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #237 - Lindsay Wenndt - Healthy Knees for Hiking
December 12, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBBio- Lindsay Wenndt is a nationally certified health coach and fitness instructor, with specialty certifications in weight management and orthopedic health (a.k.a. joint pain). She’s the founder of Break Free Fitness, a curvy women’s health and fitness company that reserves 10% of its membership and coaching packages as scholarships for low-income women. Lindsay has taught more than 10,000 classes to women on topics such as reversing arthritis, exercise modifications for curvy women, and st...
Episode #236 - Katlin (Katie) Rhodes
December 05, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBKatie 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 focus in alpine ecology and also works as an Industrial Hygienist in the semiconductor industry. You can usually find her meandering through the woods, identifying plants, pouring over a topographic map to plan her next adventure or trail running in the mountains. Gues...
Episode #235 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT May 17-18
November 28, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those or...
Episode #234 Lagniappe - The "P" word, the "A" word, and Making a Difference
November 21, 2023 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBAnna, 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 - https://americanhiking.org/advocacy/#hike-the-hill State Environmental Tracking Website - https://www.ncsl.org/environment-and-natural-resources/state-bill-tracking-database Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at [email protected] You can find the Trail Dames at:...
Episode #233 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT May 15-16
November 14, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #232 - Suzanne Roberts
November 07, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBBio- 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-winning travel memoir in essays Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel (2020), and the memoir Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail (Winner of the 2012 National Outdoor Book Award), as well as four collections of poems. Named "The Next Great Travel ...
Episode #231 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 13-14)
October 31, 2023 07:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #230 - Melissa Goodwin aka Click
October 24, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBBio- 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, podcast interviews, and guided hiking and backpacking trips in and around New York City. She and her dad, Michael “LongTime” Goodwin, thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail together in 2011. Guest Links- Girl Gotta Hike Website - www.girlgottahike.com Girl Gotta Hike The Podcas...
Episode #229 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 11-12)
October 17, 2023 07:30 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #228 Lagniappe - Christy Espy and the GEHC
October 10, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBBio- 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 Georgia. I love to hike and find my peace in the outdoors and help children of all ages find their peace there as well. Guest Links- Gwinnett Environmental Heritage Center - Environmental and Heritage Center - Gwinnett GEHC on Facebook - Gwinnett Environmental & Her...
Episode #227 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 9-10)
October 03, 2023 07:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #226 - Mingrey Wong
September 26, 2023 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBBio- My name is Mingrey, I was born with the last name Lim but adopted by the Wong family since day one. I grew up in Malaysia, at age 11, my family migrated to United States. I served 4 years in the Navy upon graduation of High School and married at 21. After 3 daughters and 12 years of marriage, not by my choice I was divorced. I worked for an import company that made guitar cases for Taylor Guitars and music stand for Atlas Music Stands. Being both mom and the provider, made it tough for ...
Episode #225 - Lite Shoe (Tales of the AT May 7-8)
September 19, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #224 Lagniappe - Aleah Haugen
September 12, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBBio- I have grown up in Washington State my whole life near Mount Rainier and was introduced to exploring the outdoors by my Grandma when I was 5. I've grown up hiking, backpacking, and spending time outside throughout my life and have recently jumped into the world of mountaineering. My ultimate desire is to be a wife and mom, and to be an independent homeschool teacher/homesteader. I'm currently engaged and will, Lord willing, be getting married this upcoming October 12th. Exploring God's ...
Episode #223 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (May 5-6)
September 05, 2023 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #222 - Fifth Tuesday - Kelly Howard (Fit is Freedom)
August 29, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBKelly 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 more fun and energy for the things they love in this second half of life. She believes you can do anything when you feel strong, confident, and empowered. Kelly loves adding fun and adventure to life with outdoor activities like hiking, biking, backpacking, kayaking, and...
Episode #221 - Rose Vanderhoof
August 22, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBBio- 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 two sons. I was a stay-at-home mom. I took up jogging and would jog about 5 miles several times a week. A friend of mine took me on a hike to Emerald Ridge in Mt. Rainier National Park, and I fell in love with the mountains and hiking. After my divorce from my first husb...
Episode #220 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (May 2-4)
August 15, 2023 07:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #219 - Teresa French (Wench - Class of 2003)
August 08, 2023 07:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBTeresa'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 Florida with a Bachelors Degree in Zoology, but have never worked in the field. Once I learned of the Appalachian Trail, the thought of hiking the whole thing would not go away. Despite having only two failed backpacking trips for experience, I put my backpack on and s...
Episode #218 - Lite Shoe (Tales of the AT April 30-May 1)
August 01, 2023 07:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBJan 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those ori...
Episode #217 - Bri Martinez (Wild Moon)
July 25, 2023 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBBri 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 women’s moon cycles, intuition, and the natural world, Bri creates dynamic and heart-centered learning experiences where women can explore and expand the edges of their own abilities and potential. Guest Links- Briana’s website - https://www.wild-moon.org/ Briana on...