Episodes - Page 6 | The Trail Dames Podcast

Feb. 28, 2023

Episode #196 - Jen Loofbourrow (Alpine Fit)

In my early twenties, I fell in love with expeditions kayaking the outer islands of Alaska's southeast coastline. Inevitably, we experienced variable conditions, sun to rain, and everything from freezing water temps to natural hot springs. With no...

Feb. 21, 2023

Episode #195 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (April 13th)

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...

Feb. 14, 2023

Episode #194 Lagniappe - Rianna Hijlkema

Rianna is a multi-passionate serial entrepreneur living a nomadic life for the past 11 years. As a wilderness guide and nature-based coach, she organizes walking & hiking retreats for women who are (just like her) involuntarily childless, in which...

Feb. 7, 2023

Episode #193 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (April 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...

Jan. 31, 2023

Episode #192 - 5th Tuesday - Dixie Huthmaker (Mud Butt's Mom)

Two Peas in a Pod

Jan. 24, 2023

Episode #191 - Gail Storey

Gail D. Storey is the author of I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail, winner of the National Outdoor Book Award, Colorado Book Award, Nautilus Silver Award, Barbara Savage Award from Mountaineers Books, and others....

Jan. 17, 2023

Episode #190 - LiteShoe (Tales of the AT Apr 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...

Jan. 10, 2023

Episode #189 Lagniappe - A Fresh Approach to Hiking in 2023

Anna, aka Mud Butt, is the founder of Trail Dames Incorporated, a hiking club for women of a curvy nature. Between running her families violin shop (Huthmaker Fine Violins), working in Trail Dames, and teaching new skills around the world with...

Jan. 3, 2023

Episode #188 - LiteShoe (Tales of the AT Apr 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...

Dec. 27, 2022

Episode #187 - Meghan J Ward, Author

Author of “Lights to Guide Me Home: A journey Off the Beaten Track in Life, Love, Adventure, and Parenting”

Dec. 20, 2022

Episode #186 - LiteShoe (Tales of the AT Apr 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...

Dec. 13, 2022

Episode #185 Lagniappe - How to Spread Holiday Cheer Hiking-Style

Anna, aka Mud Butt, is the host of the Trail Dames podcast and the founder of Trail Dames. She is always looking for ways to encourage people to get outdoors and this time of year gives her the perfect opportunity to do just that!! Connect with Anna,...

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...

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 currently on the board of...

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 scenic area and...

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...

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 Violins, where she is...

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...

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. As an overcomer of...

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...

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 Ward. Meghan J. Ward...

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...

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 earlier, and the natural,...

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 infamous Pack 31- a group of...