Episodes

Dec. 6, 2022

Episode #184 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Apr 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 infamo…
Nov. 29, 2022

Episode #183 - 5th Tuesday - The Women of the Georgia ATC

Deborah Webb - Retired from Verizon and involved with GATC for the past five years as a volunteer for Activities Committee, Hike Leader, and Trail Ambassador. I accepted the position of Activities Director in 2022 and am cur…
Nov. 22, 2022

Episode #182 - Bowen Blair, Author "A Force for Nature: Nancy Russel's Fight to Save the Columbia Gorge"

Bowen Blair is an environmental attorney who has protected some of the nation’s most important landscapes. In the Columbia Gorge, Blair helped draft and lobby the act that established the country’s most prominent national sc…
Nov. 15, 2022

Episode #181 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Three Weeks!!)

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 infamo…
Nov. 8, 2022

Episode #180 Lagniappe - Eupepsia on the AT

Anna is the host of the Trail Dames podcast, the Founder of Trail Dames, The Summit, and the Trail Dames Foundation. When she isn’t dancing up the trail with the Dames, she can be found at her family business, Huthmaker Fine…
Nov. 1, 2022

Episode #179 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Mar 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 infamo…
Oct. 25, 2022

Episode #178 - Song Kim

Bio- I am a soulful coach and heart-led content creator who is following my soul’s calling to cultivate greater love, inner strength, and healing in the world. I approach my clients with warmth, understanding, and honesty. …
Oct. 18, 2022

Episode #177 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Mar 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 infamo…
Oct. 11, 2022

Episode #176 Lagniappe - Cool Stuff on the Horizon!

A Force for Nature: Nancy Russell’s Fight to Save the Columbia Gorge, by Bowen Blair. Bowen Blair website - LIGHTS TO GUIDE ME HOME: A Journey Off the Beaten Track in Life, Love, Adventure, and Parenting - by Meghan J War…
Oct. 4, 2022

Episode #175 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Mar 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 infamo…
Sept. 27, 2022

Episode #174 - Andrea Lani

Andrea Lani is the author of (Bison Books, 2022). The book chronicles the 500-mile hike through the Rocky Mountains that she took with her husband and three kids, the hike on the same trail she and her husband took 20 years…
Sept. 20, 2022

Episode #173 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Mar 4-7)

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 infamo…
Sept. 13, 2022

Episode #172 Lagniappe - Rosanna Rostad

Going vegan on the trail
Sept. 6, 2022

Episode #171 - LiteShoe Tales of the AT (March 2-3)

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 infamo…
Aug. 30, 2022

Episode #170 - 5th Tuesday - Jamie Neal (Lifetree Women Care)

26 years ago, I was blessed to have Jamie Gregory as a student. She had the most open heart and the brightest of spirits and was a true joy to be around. As an adult, Jamie has put her gifts towards becoming a mid-wife, nurs…
Aug. 23, 2022

Episode #169 - Suzanne DeGrasse

After 14 years as a librarian, Suzanne left that field in 2013. She knew she still wanted to be of service but wanted to help animals rather than people- although she still helps people. Suzanne became licensed for small mam…
Aug. 16, 2022

Episode #168 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Feb 28 - Mar 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 infam…
Aug. 9, 2022

Episode #167 Lagniappe - Celeste Queen

Celeste Queen is, in her own words, "a retiree loving the hiking life, especially the slow and steady part!" She took up hiking at the young age of 67, finding it to be her happy place. She sets goals and completes them, inc…
Aug. 2, 2022

Episode #166 - LiteShoe Tales of the AT #16-17 (Pre-Hike)

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 infam…
July 26, 2022

Episode #165 - Amy Edelstein

IPPY-award winner and #1 Amazon bestselling author, Amy Edelstein has a unique perspective on the relationship between the inner journey and outer change. Having begun her own meditation practice in 1978, and spending the be…
July 19, 2022

Episode #164 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #12-15 (Pre-Hike)

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 infam…
July 5, 2022

Episode #163 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #10-11 (Pre-Hike)

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 infamo…
June 28, 2022

Episode #162 - Diane Harsha (Sticks)

Diane "Sticks" Harsha is the author of the recently published (and now also available on Audible) Sticks and Stones: How to Hike the AT in 13 Years. This is the memoir of a Tennessee wife, mother, and FBI agent who section h…
June 21, 2022

Episode #161 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #8-9 (Pre-Hike)

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 infam…