Mark in the Wild

This podcast is all about me finally getting a chance to paddle in the 90 Miler.  Come with me for a season  of pure paddling effort as I prep for and finally take on the biggest canoeing challenge of my life. For more info about the race and how to enter:  https://www.northernforestcanoetrail.org/get-involved/events-activities/

Got my novel, Lobster Wars, published.  Possibility of turning it into a TV series!  Holy sh-t! And now I'm back to the podcast and really looking forward to some fun topics. 

I haven't had much time to post podcasts because I've been busy with the launch of my novel,  Lobster Wars .  It hit #1 best seller on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Yeah! I wanted to read a few pages.  Hope you enjoy! Lobster Wars is a tight, fast-paced social satire focusing on what happens when reality TV comes to a small fishing village in Maine.  The locals think they're going...

This is the first in a series of satirical podcasts where I poke fun at one of the many, many goofy, strange, unfair, or generally stupid aspects of the outdoor world, including all the stuff we buy to improve our relationship with Mother Nature.   So, let's take a look at camouflage.  Enjoy!

This episode is all about Wilderness and Remote First Aid.  My guest is Mike Leggiero owner of Sandcut Outdoors.  Mike is a licensed training provider by the American Red Cross.  For more information on this important topic Mike can be reached at: SandcutOutdoorsLLC@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/SandcutOutdoors   (and yes, that's my dog yipping in the background at about minute 20)

Llamas are a friendly, docile and highly capable pack animal and are being used more and more for wilderness trekking.  Join me while I discuss this exiting trend with Beau Baty, owner / operator of Wilderness Ridge Trail Llamas. For more info and to contact Beau: https://wildernessridgetrailllamas.com  or  https://wildernessridgeadventures.com You can reach me via my new website:  https://www.mar...

Join me for this episode were I talk hammocks, hammock camping, the circus and life with Sean "Shug" Emery the YouTube sensation and the world's foremost expert on all things hammocks.  We cover a lot of ground and have some laughs along the way. 

This important episode is about efforts to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, from the poisoning effects of a proposed sulfide-ore copper mine.   My guest is Alex Falconer, Campaign Manager for Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters.  Alex's organization is at the forefront of this vital endeavor to protect one of our most unique and precious wilderness resources.  For more info...

Join me today for a talk with Ralph DiMeo, founder of WeatherWool.  We discuss dressing for the outdoors and the trials and challenges of starting and building a clothing company that makes a line of 100% US sourced and manufactured wool clothing.  For more information go to WeatherWool at:  https://weatherwool.com

My guests are Duane, Margot and Jonah Lottig, founders of Snowtrekker Canvas Tents.  We discuss the joys of cold weather travel and camping.  For more information on Snowtrekker go to:  https://www.snowtrekkertents.com

Today's episode is all about snowshoes, snowshoeing and winter travel and my guest is Jim Baker, owner of Iverson Outdoors, located in Michigan's UP.  Iverson has been making traditional wood frame and rawhide snowshoes for over 60 years.  For more information on Iverson Outdoors go to:  https://iversonssnowshoes.com/

The podcast for people who live for their time outdoors.  Whether you're an old hand or just getting started.  If it takes you outside, into the nature, into the woods, onto the water, it is fair game for this podcast