Outdoors with Hiking Bob
Bob Falcone shares tips and news about outdoor recreation in the Pikes Peak region. Bob covers trails, clothing, equipment, volunteerism, tourism, politics, photography, destinations and preparedness.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 451
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
449 Is Pikes Peak Summit House the highest? Fall colors, Hiking in WY, more
On the week's podcast, Wild Westendorf returns and talks about his recent hikes in Wyoming's Snowy mountains and the far northern reaches of Colorado. Bob and Kevin talk about cuts that are affecting…
00:34:18 |
Wed 17 Sep 2025
448 Managing Recreation on 14,115ft Pikes Peak
On this week's podcast, Bob talks with Skyler Rorabaugh, the manager of Pikes Peak - America's Mountain. While the mountain is owned by the U.S. Forest Service, the Pikes Peak Highway and amenities …
01:00:33 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
447 One Mans Experience on Mt Everest During Earthquake
In a first time event, we replay podcast episode #48 from June, 2017, in which local adventurer Jerry Rhodes tells his story of being on Mt Everest during the Nepal earthquake of 2015. This replay co…
01:02:04 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
446 Too many opinions that no one wants
On this week's podcast, Wild Westendorf returns and joins Bob for a varied and lively conversation. They discuss a case out of Wyoming regarding publicly owned land intermingled with private land in…
00:53:32 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
445 COS Parks Master Plan with Director Britt Haley
On this Bonus Episode for July, Bob talks with Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department Director Britt Haley about the 2025 department-wide Master Plan process. It's been …
00:50:40 |
Wed 23 Jul 2025
444 National Geographic Photographer Jonathan Kingston
On episode 444 of the podcast, Bob chats with National Geographic photographer Jonathan Kingston. They discuss Kingston's journey from Virginia to the western U.S. and from being a world class rock c…
00:58:47 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
443 Teller Trail Team's Chris Gonzales
On this week's podcast, Bob goes on a short hike with Chris Gonazales, the Executive Director of the Teller Trail Team in Teller County, Colorado. They talk about the origin of the organization, it…
00:34:53 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
442 Bob Answers Listener Questions about Iceland Trip
On this week's episode Bob is joined by co-host Kevin "Wild" Westendorf. Bob answers listeners - and Kevin's - questions about his recent trip to Iceland. Questions about food, culture, hiking and m…
00:54:14 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
441 Bob visits Iceland
On this week's podcast, Bob talks about his recent trip to Iceland with National Geographic Expeditions, and his day-by-day experiences there. He also invites listeners to send him questions they mi…
00:38:03 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
440 Let's Go Paragliding
In this week's podcast, Bob talks with Martin Palmaz about the sport of paragliding. They discuss the difference between paragliding, parasailing, hang gliding, and ultralight flying. Palmaz, who is …
00:37:34 |
Wed 21 May 2025
439 Budget cuts; Skewed statistics; City wide master plan
On this week's podcast, co-host Wild Westendorf joins Bob for a wide-ranging discussion about the proposed 2026 federal government budget and it's effect on the National Park Service. Also, they disc…
00:45:28 |
Wed 07 May 2025
438 Bob has an exciting announcement!
Bob does a short, unscheduled podcast to announce exciting news about the new home of his newspaper columns covering outdoor recreation! Also, May 1st marks an important anniversary in Bob's personal…
00:03:37 |
Thu 01 May 2025
437 Retired NPS Ranger and author Laurel Boyers
On this week's podcast, Bob talks with Laurel Munson Boyers who spent 31 years as a park ranger in Yosemite National Park. She has written "Across Yosemite's Wilderness- A Trailblazing Woman's Career…
00:53:44 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
436 Mandy Horvath from "Naked and Afraid"
On this week's episode, Bob talks with frequent guest Mandy Horvath, a bi-lateral amputee, she has conquered the Manitou Incline, Pikes Peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, all under her own power. In this epis…
00:54:16 |
Wed 02 Apr 2025
435 The True Story of the Stranded e-Bike rider
On this week's podcast, Kevin "Wild" Westendorf returns, and he and Bob catch up on what he's been doing since he was last on the podcast, including a brief review of his Garmin GPS watch and a compa…
00:42:17 |
Wed 19 Mar 2025
434 Author and Survival Expert Creek Stewart is the Guest
On this week's episode, Bob talks with popular author and survival expert Creek Stewart about his latest book "Disaster Survival 101 - The Essential Guide to Preparing and Surviving any Emergency Sce…
00:29:39 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
433 Will AI Photography Affect the Visitors Experience?
On this week's podcast, the topic is Artificial Intelligence generated photography, and images that are produced that are falsely labelled as being of specific places, such as the Garden of the Gods …
01:11:55 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
432 A Chat with El Paso County Parks Director Todd Marts
On episode 432 of the podcast, Bob chats with Todd Marts, Director of the El Paso County Parks and Community Services Department. They discuss what the department did in 2024, and plans for 2025. Top…
00:31:33 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
431 The Healthy Hiker talks about hiking and balance
Bob talks with Alicia Filley, a/k/a "The Healthy Hiker" about hiking and building and maintaining balance and why it's important for hiker fitness. They discuss the proper use of hiking poles for bal…
00:43:25 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
430 A Chat with Colorado Springs Parks Director Britt Haley
On episode 430 of the podcast, Bob chats with Britt Haley, Director of the Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department. They discuss some of the accomplishments of department…
01:04:51 |
Wed 22 Jan 2025
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