The Washington State Hiking Podcast
Welcome to the The Washington State Hiking Podcast with your host, Jennie Thwing Flaming. Along with part time co-host and guidebook author Craig Romano, she provides practical and timely seasonal hiking advice for hikers, trail runners and potential hikers of all skill and ability levels that is practical, accurate, fun and inclusive. We cover hikes near Seattle and Tacoma as well as hikes all across Washington from the rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula to the Shrub Steppe of Eastern Washington. Jennie is a middle aged, plus sized, frequently solo slow hiker and a born and raised Washingtonian and has enjoyed Washington's trails her entire life. Craig is a trail runner and ultra marathoner who also loves the mellow walk close to home. Originally from New Hampshire, he has made his home in Washington for more than 30 years. He the author of more than 20 guidebooks covering trails across Washington State and beyond.
Episodes
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Andy Dappen, founder of Wenatchee Outdoors, sits down with Jennie and Craig to talk about his life adventuring in the Wenatchee area, his 70 for 70 challenge for his 70th birthday, advocating for public lands and his favorite trails for hikers in Wenatchee.
Our sponsor for the month of May is the Oregon Coast Visitor's Association- thank you!
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Jennie and Craig share their best advice for driving on forest service roads and etiquette for sharing the road along with the worst forest service roads they've been on.
Our sponsor for the month of May is the Oregon Coast Visitor's Association- thank you!
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Quick bonus episode to share some fun opportunities coming up to travel to Alaska with Jennie and Meet Craig at a book talk as well as his new book, Day Hiking the Olympic Peninsula - the new edition was just released!
Please send us your questions - we're going to do some fun trail check in episodes later this summer and we'd love to hear from you!
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Jennie and Craig sit down with Connie Soper, author of Hiking the Oregon Coast Trail to talk about hiking the Oregon Coast trail in a series of day hikes and her process of hiking the whole trail and writing a guide.
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Jennie and Craig talk about some wonderful hikes on the Oregon Coast beyond the most famous areas around Cannon Beach.
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Tom Sanford from the North Olympic Land Trust sits down with Jennie to share his favorite secret trails around the Olympic Peninsula that are never crowded and hold the same treasures as other more famous trails.
North Olympic Land Trust Trail Guide
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Jennie and Craig talk about their favorite hikes on the Olympic Peninsula with way fewer people than the most famous ones.
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Jennie and Craig talk about what makes a hike dog friendly and some dog friendly trails on the Olympic Peninsula - which has more dog friendly options than many hikers are aware of.
Our sponsor for the month of April is the Olympic Peninsula Visitor's Bureau - thank you!
Olympic Peninsula dog travel info
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Tommy Farris from Olympic Hiking Company and life long Port Angeles resident returns to the pod to talk with Craig and Jennie about the Olympic Wilderness Coast, his best advice for hiking it and his favorite places to hike.
Our sponsor for the month of April is the Olympic Peninsula Visitor's Bureau - thank you!
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Matt Houghton of Valley of Giants Nature Tours joins Jennie and Craig to talk about the low elevation year round hikes of the Olympic Peninsula that are perfect for all ages and abilities and ideal for families of all ages and types to explore together.
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Becky Burghart from the National Park Service and Dan Hass from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, join Jennie to share about the unique history, landscapes, plants and animals of Hanford Reach National Monument and why it's such a wonderful place to hike and explore in solitude.
Our sponsor for the month of March is Visit Tri-Cities - thank you!
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Cameron Perry, Director of Winemaking at J Bookwalter Winery in Richland and hiking enthusiast, joins Jennie and Craig to share about the geologic forces that shaped the landscape of Washington's wine country - and hiking wine pairings!
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Thank you to the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau for sponsoring this week's episode!
Kathleen Lewis and Jess Newley sit down with Jennie and Craig to share the work of the San Juan Preservation Trust and the Friends of the San Juans and some of their favorite hiking trails on the islands as well as ways to protect the islands while visiting.
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Emily Herman of Washington State Parks and Owen Ellis of the Bureau of Land Management sit down with Jennie and Craig to talk about different and new ways to experience the San Juan Islands for hikers as well as anyone visiting the islands.
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Jennie and Craig talk about their favorite land trust hikes in Washington and Craig shares about how land trusts work and why they're so great for hiking.
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Jennie’s hike planner and Seattle seasonal hiking guide
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Jennie and Craig sit down for their 100th episode to talk about their favorite moments, favorite hikes discovered in the last two years and what they are excited about for the next 100 episodes of the Washington State Hiking Podcast.
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Jennie’s hike planner and Seattle seasonal hiking guide
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Mike Woodsum from the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust sits down with Jennie and Craig to share the story of the restoration of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley and challenges and opportunities ahead for conservation and preservation of public lands and public private partnerships.
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Today is the 171st Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Point Elliott which determined much of the land ownership in what is now Washington State. Jennie discusses how hikers can learn more about treaty rights and Indigenous history and culture.
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