Episodes

Episode #307 Lagniappe - How Good Are Your Manners?
May 6, 2025

Episode #307 Lagniappe - How Good Are Your Manners?

Whether you are a seasoned hiker or fresh and new to the trail, we could all use a little brush up on good manners on the trail. Links- Hiking Etiquitte from the NPS - Hiking Etiquette from the US Forest Service - Leave No Trace - Connect...
Episode #306 - Laura Clark
April 29, 2025

Episode #306 - Laura Clark

Laura M Clark grew up in Southern California. She moved to Colorado in her 20s, and has enjoyed hiking there ever since. She has summited over 600 peaks above 13,000′ solo, including being the first woman to solo summit all the Colorado 14ers, as...
Episode #305 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 25)
April 22, 2025

Episode #305 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 25)

Lite Shoes tackles the most famous, and difficult, mile on the whole AT! Yep, she has finally hit Mahoosuc Notch! Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and...
Episode #304 - Ginger DeHaan (part 2)
April 15, 2025

Episode #304 - Ginger DeHaan (part 2)

My name is Ginger DeHaan; my trail name Iris. I'm a mother of eight, grandmother of four, wife of a Chef, and wrangler of three sassy dogs. I also teach first grade at a title one school in upstate South Carolina. Each year I pretend thru-hike my...
Episode #303 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 24)
April 8, 2025

Episode #303 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 24)

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #302 - Ginger DeHaan (part 1)
April 1, 2025

Episode #302 - Ginger DeHaan (part 1)

Guest Bio- My name is Ginger DeHaan; my trail name is Iris. I'm a mother of eight, grandmother of four, wife of a chef, and wrangler of three sassy dogs. I also teach first grade in the Piedmont region of South Carolina. Each year I pretend to...
Episode #301 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (August 22-23)
March 25, 2025

Episode #301 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (August 22-23)

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #300 - Tami Brooks
March 18, 2025

Episode #300 - Tami Brooks

Tami Brooks is a freelance travel writer and author living in East Texas. When she's not out on the trails or kayaking, you can find her on her back deck plotting her next adventure. Tami loves to blend her experiences in nature with her writing,...
Episode #299 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (August 20-21)
March 11, 2025

Episode #299 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (August 20-21)

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #298 - Amanda K. Jaros
March 4, 2025

Episode #298 - Amanda K. Jaros

Amanda K. Jaros is the author of In My Boots: A Memoir of Five Million Steps Along the Appalachian Trail and 100 Things to Do in Ithaca Before You Die. She is the editor of Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Staff Anthology. Her literary nonfiction has...
Episode #297 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 18 [pt. 2]-19 )
Feb. 25, 2025

Episode #297 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 18 [pt. 2]-19 )

Bio- 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #296 - Amazing Women, Amazing Writers!
Feb. 18, 2025

Episode #296 - Amazing Women, Amazing Writers!

We have three extraordinary writers coming up on the Trail Dames Podcast and today we share their stories of Colorado wildlife in the dark, the hope and anxiety of the AT approach trail and the undeniable call of the Grand Canyon. And no worries, Lite...
Episode #295 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 17-18)
Feb. 11, 2025

Episode #295 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #294 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 15-16)
Feb. 4, 2025

Episode #294 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #293 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 13-14)
Jan. 28, 2025

Episode #293 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #292 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 10-12)
Jan. 21, 2025

Episode #292 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 10-12)

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #291 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (August 8-9)
Jan. 14, 2025

Episode #291 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (August 8-9)

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #290 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 6-7)
Jan. 7, 2025

Episode #290 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 6-7)

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #289 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 4-5)
Dec. 31, 2024

Episode #289 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 4-5)

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #288 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (August 3)
Dec. 17, 2024

Episode #288 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (August 3)

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #287 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 1-2)
Dec. 10, 2024

Episode #287 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (August 1-2)

Bio- 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #286 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (July 30-31)
Dec. 3, 2024

Episode #286 - Lite Shoe's Tales of the AT (July 30-31)

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #285 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (July 29)
Nov. 26, 2024

Episode #285 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (July 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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #284 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (July 28)
Nov. 19, 2024

Episode #284 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (July 28)

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...