Episodes

Episode #164 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #12-15 (Pre-Hike)
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 infamo...
Episode #163 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #10-11 (Pre-Hike)
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 infamou...
Episode #162 - Diane Harsha (Sticks)
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 hi...
Episode #161 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #8-9 (Pre-Hike)
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 infamo...
Episode #160 Lagniappe - Introductions with Kim Weiler
June 14, 2022

Episode #160 Lagniappe - Introductions with Kim Weiler

Kim is the Co-Head Dame of the Georgia Chapter of Trail Dames and a member of the Trail Dames Board of Directors. Between her fantastic sense of humor and her tenacious strength, it is no coincidence that her trail name is To...
Episode #159 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #7 (Pre-Hike)
June 7, 2022

Episode #159 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #7 (Pre-Hike)

Why go on a long-distance hike?
Episode #158 - 5th Tuesday - Spirituality on the Trail (Panel Discussion)
May 31, 2022

Episode #158 - 5th Tuesday - Spirituality on the Trail (Panel Discussion)

We have a panel discussion for you today about spirituality on the trail. Who better than these three ladies to talk with on this fascinating subject? Anne Gardner Writer. Minister. Adventurer. After spending twenty-five year...
Episode #157 - Em Janacek (In Tune)
May 24, 2022

Episode #157 - Em Janacek (In Tune)

A mid-hike conversation on the Appalachian Trail
Episode #156 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #5&6 (Pre-Hike)
May 17, 2022

Episode #156 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #5&6 (Pre-Hike)

The mind is the last to know.
Episode #155 - Anne Gardner (Let's Go)
May 10, 2022

Episode #155 - Anne Gardner (Let's Go)

A Walk of Reflection
Episode #154 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #4 (Pre-Hike)
May 3, 2022

Episode #154 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #4 (Pre-Hike)

More trail lessons as my friend, LiteShoe, tests out her gear, and pushes out of her comfort zone, getting closer to hitting the AT! Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she thr...
Episode #153 - Courtney Miller (Unfiltered)
April 26, 2022

Episode #153 - Courtney Miller (Unfiltered)

Our newest podcast host
Episode #152 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #3 (Pre-Hike)
April 19, 2022

Episode #152 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #3 (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 infamou...
Episode #151 Lagniappe - Chelsea McCurdy
April 12, 2022

Episode #151 Lagniappe - Chelsea McCurdy

Meet The Hobbit Hikers!!
Episode #150 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #2 (Pre-Hike)
April 5, 2022

Episode #150 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #2 (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 infamou...
Episode #149 - Nancy East (5th Tuesday)
March 29, 2022

Episode #149 - Nancy East (5th Tuesday)

I am a mom to three amazing kids, a wife to the love of my life, a retired veterinarian, a team member of our local search and rescue squad, a certified naturalist, and an active adventurer whose second home is in the Great O...
Episode #148 - Natalie Bonthius
March 22, 2022

Episode #148 - Natalie Bonthius

Turning Wilderness First Aid on its head
Episode #147 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #1 (Pre-Hike)
March 15, 2022

Episode #147 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #1 (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...
Episode #146 Lagniappe - Elevated Oats
March 8, 2022

Episode #146 Lagniappe - Elevated Oats

Megan Militello | Founder + CEO at Elevated Oats | Army Staff Sergeant | MS, Embry-Riddle | Mountaineer As an Army air traffic controller, Megan held key leadership and trainer positions, learned first-hand how to run a highl...
Episode #144 - Kelly Howard
Feb. 22, 2022

Episode #144 - Kelly Howard

Being unemployable as a badge of honor!!
Episode #143 - Natalie Bonthius (a Trail Dames story)
Feb. 15, 2022

Episode #143 - Natalie Bonthius (a Trail Dames story)

Be careful climbing up walls!