Episodes

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #234 Lagniappe - The
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 - State Environmental...
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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
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-winning travel memoir in...
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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
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, podcast interviews, and...
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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #228 Lagniappe - Christy Espy and the GEHC
Oct. 10, 2023

Episode #228 Lagniappe - Christy Espy and the GEHC

Meet my amazing friend Christy…. between the tree houses, Stream Days and listening to the trees, she finds her joy in teaching others about the outdoors.
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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
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 more fun and energy for...
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 two sons. I was a...
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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
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 Florida with a Bachelors...
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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
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 women’s moon cycles,...
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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
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: A Baby Boomer Adventure...
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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...
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 in the Diocese of Central...
Episode #212 - Liteshoe's Tales of the AT (April 25)
June 20, 2023

Episode #212 - Liteshoe's Tales of the AT (April 25)

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...