Cascade Hiker Podcast - Backpacking and Hiking

Cascade Hiker Podcast - Backpacking and Hiking

Interviews make the show feel like a radio channel dedicated to hikes and backpacks. So, put on your boots, pack a tent and sleeping bag and listen in! Have a guest idea or question- rudy@cascadehikerpodcast.com

Episodes

May 18, 2021 54 mins

Purchase this hard to find book- https://www.ebay.com/itm/265165265817

Malcolm Bates was my Live guest in Darrington a couple years ago talking about his book Three Fingers: The Mountain, the Men and the Lookout.

Wes Jones was our musician that night and the episode ends with a recorded song of his from that e...

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Eric Boxer designs there meals at Right on Trek. We talk about how to order them and how the team there puts them all together. Eric describes the process of how the made their own meals and how they picked the third party things to make up a full day of meals and snacks!

Promo code - https://rightontrek.com/meals/
Welcome2Meals gives 50% off the ...

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October 23, 2020 61 mins

Aria Zoner has been on the show quite a few times and is on to chat about his FKT of the Hell’s Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim hike/run/packraft!

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October 4, 2020 49 mins

Barney “Scout” Mann is on the podcast to talk about a lifetime of being in the outdoors. His new book, Journeys North, is the tale of his hike from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail.

It’s more than that though… The story includes many of the hikers who crossed his path and of course his wife. Backstories help the reader understand current situations and Scout does a wonderful job at interweaving the...

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Lee Jacobson is on the podcast again. I wanted to get the listeners a look behind the scenes of handling a group which is dedicated to hiking, without wanting to promote people to hike the main trails. Covid-19 has currently changed getting outdoors.

The first thing Washington Hikers and Climbers did is turn on post approval. This way, all posts can be vetted before approved. Also, they have stopped allowing ...

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Lee Jacobson and Ken Poore joined me on stage to talk about the positives and negatives to social media and the outdoors. This Was in early February, live at the Marysville Opera House.

Lee started the Facebook Group Washington Hikers and Climbers which has over 132,000 members

Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/washingtonhikersandclimbers/

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March 20, 2020 17 mins

I had a great conversation with Kindra Ramos with Washington Trails Association. She answered my call today, Friday March 20th.

Washington is in the midsts of the Corona Virus, also known as Covid-19. We discuss some ways to safely navigate the outdoors, using the guidelines of social distancing.

https://www.wta.org/go-outside/social-distancing-hiking-in-the-time-of-coronavirus

https://w...

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Guest host Lawton “Disco” Grinter of the Trail Show interviews Yitka Winn about her Beer Lover’s Trail Guide to Colorado.

With 50 carefully selected trails all around Colorado; ranging from relaxing urban walks to more challenging mountain trails; Beer Hiking Coloradooffers a hike and a brew to suit anyone’s tastes. Explore the exceptional variety of Colorado’s landscapes and craft breweries—and reward yourse...

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Mark Wetherington was on before talking about Leave No Trace and is now a published guidebook author. This book has me completely inspired to get backpacking this summer!

Purchase-

https://www.amazon.com/Backpacking-Washington-Volcanic-Rainforest-Valleys/dp/0899978568

In Washington, backpackers can explore wild beaches, enjoy sparkling lakes and streams, hike amid stunning granite peaks,...

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Jason Curtis lives in the Pacific Northwest. After hiking the Appalachian Trail, he decided to southbound the Pacific Crest Trail starting in his home state of Washington.

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January 21, 2020 36 mins

Bryan Schaeffer has been busy bringing outdoor scenes to life with his new venture; Drawn to Animate. His slogan is - Rendering memories with real people and places in our collective big backyard.

I was honored when Bryan animated my daughter, which I used the picture for this episode! Check out his hard work and find out what he's up to in our discussion.

If you have kids who want a color page of ...

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January 6, 2020 32 mins

Autumn Cullen came on the podcast to update us about her quest to getting her family outdoors. Her daughter, Story, was born with many handicaps and feeds through a tube.

Autumn recently started Whole Story Meals! She is making meals easier on the go for tube fed people and everyone really. We talk about her meals and her family.

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Instagram- https://www.instagram....

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December 23, 2019 61 mins

Shawna Tompkins prides herself in always being in shape for whatever adventure presents itself to her. She talks about her running, hiking and Crossfit mixed bag of athleticism.

Sammy came into her and her husbands life and quickly joined her on her adventures. She describes hiking Washington’s Pacific Crest Trail with heat and injuries. Battling the elements with Sammy in mind.

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December 16, 2019 22 mins

Buy the book- https://www.amazon.it/Trail-Talk-Journey-Towards-Mindfulness/dp/1709764317

Tyler Heath hiked the Appalachian Trail, finding his self talk turned into the ideas for a book. His book isn’t about his journey as much as it is about mindfulness and freedom.

His journals turned into chapters of life lessons. Known as “Red Rocket” on the trail, Tyler found a not so fa...

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Sign up to join Laura on any of the links here https://smart.bio/freedom_hikers/

Laura Esquivel thinks girls should be free! I agree 100%. We get into some heartfelt discussion about those who are donating to the cause and those who are caught on the wrong side of this unchosen lifestyle.

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/freedom_hikers/

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George Parker comes on to talk about California’s CCC Backcountry Trails Programs. He has been involved in one way or another for quite a few years. Lately you can hear his podcast about the program and possibly a memoir in the future!

George’s website- https://ccchardcorps.com/


CCC Backcountry Trails - https://ccc.ca.gov/what-we-do/conservation-programs/backcountry-trails-program/

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October 14, 2019 38 mins

We took a failed backpacking trip and I thought that would be the episode… Until we found out about a newer trail to the same lake!

Guests include:

My daughters Raichels and Reggie

Ben Boursaw with Zekielle

Brenda Ulinski

Martha Rasmussen Friends for Public Use

Join Friends for Public Use on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/groups/386146914900632/

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After completing the Calendar Year Triple Crown and the Great Western Loop Jeff “Legend” Garmire has started taking on Fastest Known Times. The Arizona Trail and Long Trail… Maybe he should write a book!

Oh he did- https://www.amazon.com/Free-Outside-Trek-Against-Distance/dp/1733487506/

Website- http://freeoutside.com

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thefreeoutside/

Join Me at Pat...

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September 16, 2019 37 mins
The Tahoe Rim Trail is our discussion, as Bobbi will be thru hiking it this month!
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September 3, 2019 72 mins

What a fun conversation with these fine folks. In the hiking community it is so easy to become friends with hikers. This conversation was the starting of a friendship even if the four of us will never be in the same place again.

We recorded at Randy Godfrey’s house in Bellingham. Randomly ran into each other on the streets of Anacortes and again at PCT Days.

With four mics running it was a tad diff...

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