The Trail Show

Show #48 – IDATUDE! On this month’s show, we congregate on D-Low’s back patio, an unexpected celebrity talks to us, special guest Clay “Woodward” Jacobson fields questions on the Idaho Centennial Trail, Junaid discusses privy sponsorship, book trivia is doled out, audio secrets are shared, D-Low gets tied up, the Idaho beer challenge is not met, and Mateo receives a down coat. We pay homage to our...

Show #47 – Bigfoot Lives! On this month’s show, we are back in Colorful Colorado after a long hiatus, Speshul 41 guest hosts with us, special guest Michael Kauffmann talks Bigfoot Trail, Scott “Squatch” Herriott goes Squatching, wet backpacks remain undried, we debut a new segment, D-Low road walks, Frito Garcia 3peats, and a familiar billionaire calls in. We also hoist our steins in the direction...

Show #46 – Aotearoa! This is Part 2 of our special two part series covering P.O.D. and Disco´s thru-hike of New Zealand´s Te Araroa. On this month’s show we bring you the dramatic conclusion of what it is like to hike the southern half of the TA. We also bring you some post trail advice and thoughts from an international group of TA finishers that you won´t want to miss! If you are considering a t...

Show #45 – Keepin´it Kiwi! On this month’s show we take you trailside with Disco, P.O.D. and special guest Richard “Skittles” Larson at the halfway point of their Te Araroa thru-hikes in New Zealand. They discuss the highs and lows of tramping the first 900 miles of this 1,800 mile pathway. If you are considering a thru-hike of Te Araroa or just want to get a bit more info about hiking...

Show #44 – It´s 2016, Live Large! On this month’s free bonus show we take you into the weeds of a Sierra High Route thru-hike with 5 hikers that lived the adventure this past summer. Join Tomato, Snorkel, Bobcat, POD & Allgood as they recap their adventure in California´s high country. If you are contemplating a SHR hike or just want to know more about this roughly 200-mile tough and technical...

The Trail Show #43: Live from ALDHA-West Show #43 – #buttdivot. On this month’s show we take over Fanning Hall at Camp Kiwanis on the flanks of Oregon´s Mt. Hood to bring you a special live show from the annual ALDHA-West Gathering. A revolving door of extra special guests parade thru this Live Show including but not limited to: Sweet Tater, Bobcat, Allgood, Gorilla, Freefall, Squatch, Snorkel, Pe...

Show #42 – Doulafari! On this month’s show, special guest Rick “MacGyver” Howell panels with us in studio, Mags goes looking for agates, Luke “Strider” Jordan talks highs and lows of the North Country Trail in our “Long is the new Short” segment, POD professes her love of kids, MacG sells Mags on compressions, D-Low discusses the vagaries of scaffolding, and we...

Show #41 – Get Wrenched! On this month’s show, POD takes the reigns as we recap our ALDHA-West sojourn, the #MagsChallenge winners are announced, especial guest M. John Fayhee talks Narcos, Cactus Ed & time served in Copper Canyon, POD interviews Trauma about his traverse of Copper Canyon, Mags speaks on hanging chads in Florida, D-Low examines suspension bridges, an eerie silence takes over t...

Show #40 – Oh Lordy it’s Show Fordy! On this month’s show, we give thanks and praise for Heady Toppers, the fate of NatGeo is speculated, special guest Cam “Swami” Honan regales us with prison break stories, drone target practice is discussed, D-Low speaks on Lex Luthor, Joshua “Bobcat” Stacy schools us on the Great Divide Trail live via satellite link, #denalibama is hashtagged, and we read Micha...

Show #39 – Get off the Trail! On this month’s show, we talk terror on Mt. Monserrate with Cam “Swami” Honan, flamethrower ethics are discussed, D-Low seeks out unfiltered cigarettes, special guest Liz “Snorkel” Thomas stirs the pot, the ante is upped on the #MagsChallenge, proper prom attire is hashed out with Mags, and we read Nancy Pallister’s “Beyond Trails in the Wind River Mountains.” We also...

Show #38 – Get on the Trail! On this month’s show, we go all the way back to the year 2000, we talk bison vs woman, alligator is eaten, Squatch is tracked down in Iceland, POD recaps her jaunt on the Sierra High Route, spilling champagne is investigated, D-Low’s maps are stolen, the #MagsChallenge is issued, and we take a gander at “Mile … Mile and a Half.” We also swivel our headgear towards our...

Show #37 – Summatime! On this month’s show, we tribute to Wild Bill, the Trail Show hits 200,000, D-Low goes to New Mexico, special guest Aria Zoner talks to us about the Hot Springs Trail and wholefoodhiker.com , POD elaborates on the virtues of preparation, Mags vacations at a massacre site, hammock piñatas are not recommended, and we take a look at “Tracks.” We also lift our sombreros to our Tr...

The Trail Show – Extra Sauce #1!!! To tide you over until our regular June episode airs late this month, we present a quick “Extra Sauce” episode. We’ve been sitting on some never before heard audio for months now that just didn’t quite fit into our regular shows. We’ve got interviews from Winter OR and audio from our most recent Brew Hike in Longmont, Colorado....

Show #36 – Happy Birthday Mags! On this month’s show, we revisit clothing fires, the Longmont Brew Hike is replayed, D-Low sings some Neil, special guest Andrew Skurka talks to us about the newly minted Kings Canyon High Basin Route and how Short is the new Long, Big H hiking is dissected, nipple tape is revealed, and we view “Wild Horses” and examine “la French Wedge.” We also bend our visors to...

Show #35 – The Leadville show in Boulder! On this month’s show, D-Low gets us ready for his new Kickstarter campaign, we celebrate the Indian Army, special guest Steve Myers talks to us about the Great Plains Trail, POD flashes an armpit, D-Low hikes to the Cannabis Cup, we skype in Sirena Dufault to talk Arizona Trail, tater chips are crushed, a new idea on where to hike on that trip of a lifetim...

Show #34 – It’s not about the mileage, it’s about the smileage! This month the 2014 Trail Show Beer & Brewery of the Year is announced, we discuss blue bagging on Everest, a palcohol update is doled out, Whitney “Allgood” LaRuffa & Liz “Snorkel” Thomas speak on the first ever Chinook Trail thru-hike & chicken fried steak, D-Low wraps his kid in a plastic bag, Mags takes Texans to minus...

Show #33 – Less Gear-More Beer is the name of the game! This month we conversate on trail permits & undocumented hikers, Ryan “Dirtmonger” Sylva speaks on the Vagabond Loop, D-Low goes to Mexico or Hawaii, Mags gets evicted on Valentine’s Day, Bull salmonella is investigated, the Colorado Ruck is yakked about, as is Leadville & Longmont, cow patty pillows are inflated and the PBS documenta...

Show #32b –January’s show was so packed with beers, trails & nonsense that we had to split it into 2 parts! Part A was made available 2 weeks ago so if you haven’t heard it yet, go download it. Part B is what we present to you today … a smorgasbord of hikers telling all manner of tales from the trail. It’s a bonus show for the price of FREE so enjoy! Need more Trail Show? Get Bonus Show #5 (Th...

Show #32 – It’s 2015, Live Large! This month’s show was so packed with beers, trails & nonsense that we had to split it into 2 parts! We talk of cow beheadings, Rucks both west & more west, a recent trip to Moab, a slew of hikers hoist beers from Indiana & Germany, extra special guest Glen Van Peski regales us with tales from the Wonderland Trail, we show our Leadville cards, P.O.D. di...

This month on The Trail Show Bonus Show #5 … It’s long overdue but it’s finally here … you’ve been requesting it since day one … The Red Tent Show! On Bonus Show #5, we discuss all things outdoors and how they can be different for Red Tenters. Five women with more than 50,000 miles of backpacking experience throw open the red tent vestibule and tell you how it really is. Get read...

Show #31 – Merry Chrimble! On this month’s show, we talk of deadly mountains, YKTs, the deliciousness that is Moxie, Mike “Scooby” Paige helps us with 14 beers from Texas & Maine, special guest live via satellite link Jo Swanson brings us up to speed on the Great Eastern Trail, we examine goat rentals, Mags swims Capitol Reef, cement shoes are threatened, Hank Hill drops in and a thorough exam...

The Trail Show #30: The TransADK Show #30 – Gobble Gobble! This month we talk of Instagram mayhem, special guest live via satellite link Erik Schlimmer explains the buffet of surfaces that is the Trans Adirondack Route, the Boulder Brew Hike is recapped, Mags tours open spaces, crickets infest D-Low’s Yard, Spanish language PSAs and a review of the TV Show “Top Gear – AT.” We also do the iTu...

The Trail Show #29: The PNT Show #29 – Happy Halloween! This month we explore Hiking Food, special guest Cam “Swami” Honan schools us on the Pacific Northwest Trail and Foster’s, even more Boulder Brew Hike details are disclosed, POD’s trip down Pneumonia Lane is recapped, Tech Corner with Disco, a call to Squatch and a review of the film “Race to the South Pole.” We also do the iTunes Top 5, tip...

Show #28 – Autumn is here and so is our longest show to date! This month we play Trail Etiquette Roulette, recap our live show at Avery Brewing Co, Mags regales us with more disasters, special guest Scott Kinsey from Pat’s Backcountry Beverages brews us up some beer, we hear tales from this year’s crop of PCT thru-hikers courtesy of Trevor “Homework” McKee, more info on the upcoming Boulder Brew H...

Show #27 – Our first ever Live Show!! Today we bring you the Live Show we recorded on August 27 th  at Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, CO. On this month’s episode we interview Teresa Martinez of the Continental Divide Trail Coalition, Mike “Scooby” Paige does beer trivia, the merits of the Boulder Super Slam are hashed out, a bunch of Donator shout-outs, Mailbag, Ask A Hiker sees many guests get...