Episodes
April 18, 2022
Episode #12 - John and Missy Baatz - "Does hiking change you?" (Part 1)
In this episode, Courtney has an unfiltered conversation with Jon and Missy Baatz that was so much fun it had to be broken into two episodes! In Part 1 we get to hear about the fun story of Missy's trail name "Hot Buns", how…
April 4, 2022
Episode #11 - Gary Sizer (Green Giant) "How do you go from hobby to obsession?"
In this episode, Courtney talks with Gary "Green Giant" Sizer, author and Appalachian Trail thru hiker (2014). Gary turned his lifelong love of story-telling into a best-selling book, Where's the Next Shelter? They explore h…
March 21, 2022
Episode #10 - Wander Woman "How can you thru hike while you still have kids at home?!"
In this episode, Courtney talks with Stephanie Quarles or Wander Woman. She joins the Appalachian Trail Class of 2022 in February of this year for her AT thru hike attempt. As a wife and mother of four, she is in a unique si…
March 7, 2022
Episode #9 - Jive Turkey - "Is getting off trail a failure?"
Garrett Tandy, or Jive Turkey, completed his Appalachian Trail Thru hike in 2021 and decided to take on the Pinhoti Trail next. Garret talks with Courtney about his experiences on this trail that made him rethink his gear, h…
Feb. 21, 2022
Episode #8 - Mus Ox - "What does the trail provide?"
In this episode Courtney talks with Carisa Oxendine or Mus Ox. Mus is in the Appalachian Trail Class of 2022 and plans to start at Springer Mountain on February 22, 2022. This is her second attempt at a thru hike, but that's…
Feb. 7, 2022
Episode #07 - Derick Lugo - What does it take to be Fabulous on and off trail?
In this episode Unfiltered talks to Derick Lugo, Author of The Unlikely Thru-Hiker, Host of The Unlikely Stories Podcast, aka Mr. Fabulous. He opens up about how his unexpected thru hike of the Appalachian Trail changed the …
Jan. 17, 2022
Episode #06 - Melanie "Peanut" Harsha - Is hiking sexy?
In this episode we ask Melanie Harsha, aka Peanut, that burning question: “Is hiking sexy?” Melanie is a seasoned hiker who has thru hiked both the Appalachian Trail, as a solo NOBO, and the Pacific Crest Trail NOBO with he…
Jan. 3, 2022
Episode #5 - Diane Harsha (Sticks) Do you have to do it all at once?
Diane "Sticks" Harsha section hiked the entire Appalachian Trail over the course of 13 years. Her hiking helped her manage stress, grief and eventually retirement. She hiked solo and with companions, one of which become a th…
Dec. 20, 2021
Episode #04 Shannon Ryker - What is a Mountain Snob?
Have you ever heard the story of the Little Engine that Could? Today’s guest shows that same kind of drive and determination to make her dream of thru hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, despite multiple setbacks and course corr…
