Wilderness Wavelength

We head out into the bush for a winter adventure!  Rabbit hunting, hot tenting and feasting on 7 different meats highlight the trip.  This episode was recorded LIVE from the campsite! Thayne Harden and David Sunderwald join us for a wild winter camping trip!

Join us for a little journey down Highway 40 south on this episode!  Marie Laska from Cadomin and George Spanach from Mercoal stop in for a chat about the historic Alberta Coal Branch and share stories of from the area.   Marie is a has been a Cadomin resisident for 5 years and has fully embraced the community. She tells us what brought her to Cadomin and the adventures she has had in area.   Geor...

Sitting around a cozy wood stove at an old cabin in Rock Lake Provincial Park reminiscing about the Willmore.  Grandpa and Grammy, Calvin and Susan Shantz, have been coming to Rock Lake for decades and talk about what keeps bringing them back and some of their wild pack horse adventures.

We are so excited to chat with local adventure enthusist, Jailin Bertolin on this episode!  Jailin exemplifies the active winter lifestyle with hobbies that include fatbiking, cross country skiing, downhill skiing, skijoring, and so much more! Jailin tells us about some of her amazing adventures throughout the Northern Rockies and around the world! With the Winter Magic festival coming to Hinton i...

At just 18 years old, Tate Tocher is already living the outdoorsmans dream!  Tate has worked for guiding outfitters in the Yukon and Northern BC and tells us about his adventures spent in the wilderness and helping out with hunts for moose, elk, sheep and mountain goats.   We also chat about some of the challenges with taking pack horse trips into the wilderness and a day in the life of a wrangler...

Nate and Noah drop by the show to share the story of their maple syrup legacy! Maple production has been part of the Mathisons family for six generations and we get an inside look into the operation.   Besides maple syrup, the brothers also chat about what brought them to the Northern Rockies as well as hunting and fishing back home in Ontario.  We also discuss New Years resolutions and plans for...

The Christmas Bird Count is North Americas longest-running citizen science project, where volunteers count birds to identify population trends and species distribution.   Biologist Beth MacCallum has been part of the Hinton bird count for the past 39 years and stops by to chat about the count and some of the finds and changes in the Hinton area over the past few decades.   This year the Hinton bir...

Just got home from a Costa Rica vacation.  Cristina and Casey help highlight some of the trip!  Pura Vida

Cameron Crawford returns to the podcast to update us on his Sasquatch search!  Cameron and his research partner, Josh, have been traveling throughout Alberta in search of Bigfoot and following up on sightings and leads around the province.  On this episode we dig into some possible sightings, the facts for and against the existence of Sasquatch and what the future of the Sasquatch community looks...

This is the longest episode of the podcast to date and things get a little wild!  The lively Matthew Ritchie from " The Next Chapter " stops by to chat about his adventurous 2025 fall hunting season.  Matthew and Scott Sunderwald hand out some great hunting advice and recount some exciting hunting stories. Jeff is also back on the show and helps us with a game of "Would You Rather"! Follow along w...

4 year old Casey sits down for a chat about hunting season, monster trucks and he even tells a few jokes!

Paul Chambers, the Northern Director of the Wild Sheep Foundation of Alberta , stops by for a chat on this episode! Paul, a Cadomin resident, talks about some of the great work that the foundation is doing to help the Bighorn Sheep herds in Alberta. The foundation promotes and funds practices from disease awareness to habitat management in efforts to maintain and enhance the sheep population in Al...

Cougars are one of the apex predators of the Northern Rockies and the mascot of Hinton!  On this episode, George and Scott chat about cougar habitat, mountain lion encounters, some wild cougar facts and a few things to keep in mind while you are in the bush.   Follow along with Scott Sunderwald on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

A late night garage hang out with George and Jamie as they recount a day of hunting! Inspired by David Robson's photo album, the guys also chat about which life pictures they would carry around.  From epic stories to missed oppurtunities, it's a great concept to reflect upon.  

World Record fisherman and avid hunter, David Robson, joins us on this episode!  Dave has been a big part of the Hinton Fish and Game Club for years and has some incredible stories to share with us! Jamie Merkel also joins the podcast as we try to gain a couple tips for our next hunting excursions!   You can find some of David's videos on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@speckle55 Follow along...

On this episode we welcome interpreter and photographer Kevin Gedling!   Kevin is an award winning heritage interpreter and professional interpretive guide and has been working in the industry since 2002. Scott and Kevin dig into the world of interpretation and offer a behind the scenes look into the industry of guiding.   You can check out some of Kevin photographs on Instagram at https://www.ins...

Scott Sunderwald has written and released his new book, Radically Wild !   On this episode we break down the book writing process, challenges of writing and publishing and dive into some of the adventure stories that Scott has captured in the pages.   You can get Scott's book online at www.northernrockiesbushcraft.com  

We are excited to welcome back Thayne Harden to the podcast!  Thayne has some great stories of his times spent working with the Human-Wildlife Co-existence team in Jasper National Park as well as some wild experiences in law enforcement.  We also dig into Wells Gray Provincial Park and play a waterfall based trivia game! Pick up Scott Sunderwalds book "Radically Wild' here: https://books.friesenpr...

A fire side whiskey and scotch night!  Scott Sunderwald, Jonny K, and Reuben Anderson join for a fun night of whiskey and scotch tasting, adventure stories and cigar puffing.  We sample 8 different varities including a $400 bottle of whiskey! Reuben also ends the podcast with a couple of songs!   Follow along with Reubens new band on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/moonlightmagpies/ Check o...

This episode was recorded while cruising some dirt roads in the search for some tasty grouse.   Join us for a backroad adventure in the Northern Rockies as we chat about some of our favorite grouse hunting trips and a few things to do and not to do when hunting grouse. The batteries in the recorder died at a real unfortunate time...

Scott Sunderwald takes us on a foraging expedition through his secret mushroom trail!  Join us for an informative mushroom hunt as identify, collect and cook up some tasty mushrooms from the forest! Follow along with Scott on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

We are so excited to have the co-founder of Folding Mountain Brewing and Ultra-Marathon runner Jason Griffiths as a guest on this episode!  This episode was recorded on the patio of the Brewery as we dig into the creation of Folding Mountain Brewing and a little inside look at the operation of it. Jason recently completed the Grande Cache Death Race and he breaks down his training and the epic adv...

Recorded this episode from Jordo's fishing boat while floating around Long Lake.  A beautiful sunset on the lake capping an eventful day of mud racing, demolition derby action, tough truck races, paddleboarding, fishing and soaking up some September long weekend rays!

Daniel Vargas brings his family up to Hinton for an adventure and we chat about getting into camping.  Some do's and dont's as well as stories of camping mishaps.  A Blueprint For Failure collaboration.

We recorded this episode while sitting around the campfire in Pierre Grey's Lakes Provincial Park! While up in the Grande Cache area, we also bagged our first peak for the Passport to the Peaks program and recount the hike up to the top of Ambler Mountain.   Pierre Grey's Lakes Provincial Park features some great walking trails, beautiful lakes and even remnants of the old homested.  Join us for a...