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This week's bonus episode features the Virginia Outdoor Adventures podcast. Host Jessica Bowser interviews Kyle King and Brad Mathisen of the Central Appalachia Climbers Coalition.

Tucked away in a r…

Jester takes listeners to her Appalachia where we walk through small towns, listen to music and find community in the mountains and on trail.


Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart:
Instagram: @jesterse…

Misty shares how trail magic and the Appalachian community inspires her and also how the community defines Appalachia and the Appalachian Trail.

Misty's an experienced backpacker and thru-hiker of th…

Jessica shares some of the reasons she feels so inspired by Appalachia and the Appalachian Trail after recently doing a section hike with her good friend and hiking partner Jenny.

Also listen to her …

Brian and Jennifer of Easy Wind Outfitters talk to Lori about what Appalachia means to both of them. It's a mix of sweet memories and sweet corn, the freedom of the trail and the beauty of it and fin…

Lori shares how the summer before her 3rd grade road trip influenced her life. She shares the roller coaster roads and what farm to table really means in Appalachia. From walking the forest roads col…

Denise shares how her father's land in Albany, Kentucky has inspired her and how her family ties to Appalachia has intersected the past and present in her own life.

Connect with Denise:
Instagram: @bl…

When Lori set out to unravel her father's story and her own story of what Appalachia meant to her, she never imagined the connection she would find to so many others who held Appalachia in their own …

Lori brings listeners into Appalachia with this next season of the podcast.  Stories from her father are interwoven with other people's narratives - all culminating in a season dedicated to "Our Appa…

Jordan Meeder talks about hiking the Loyalsock Trail and how a chance encounter with Ruth Rode inspired him to create a short documentary about the trail. 

Watch the documentary here.
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Erin Gifford shares some of her favorite Virginia hikes for families with Hike listeners. We chat about leave no trace, hiking with kids, tips for making hikes enjoyable (like snacks, good shoes and …

Misti from Orange Blaze catches listeners up on what's been happening with her Florida Trail podcast. We talk about her 2020 trip to Billy Goat Day on the FT and how COVID impacted the trail communit…

Will MacKinnon of Trek Virginia Outdoors shares the origin of the Trek Virginia Outdoors hiking community and it's focus on connecting others to Virginia's outdoors while promoting responsible stewar…

Miller and Debbie (MAD) share their thru hike of the Colorado Trail and what it is like to backpack and thru hike as a couple in their 50s. After 40 years together, these high school sweethearts have…

Victoria shares how she went from solely hiking to incorporating rock climbing into her outdoor (and indoor) adventures. We cover ways to transition to climbing as a beginner including:

• Key difference…

Base Camp Chat is back this month with an episode dedicated to how we can better plan and prepare for hikes and also doing so in a way that helps us be responsible stewards on the trail.

This unscript…

Brian Eschbach of Easy Wind Outfitters grew up spending summers right off the Appalachian Trail witnessing his grandmother providing some original trail magic to hikers passing through.  Brian shares…

Nancy East shares her story of completing all of the Great Smoky Mountains designated trails as part of the fastest known time with her hiking partner Chris. In this interview we discuss:

• How tragic d…

Renee chats with Lori about her hike and ground truthing of Oregon's Blue Mountains Trail.
She is a triple crown hiker and also the Program Coordinator at Oregon Natural Desert Association. 

She is r…

Kris and Lori each provide some of their must have winter hiking gear and tips for having a great outdoors experience during the colder months. 

Kris is a 3 time completer of the National Scenic Ice A…