Episodes

Episode #182 - Bowen Blair, Author
Nov. 22, 2022

Episode #182 - Bowen Blair, Author "A Force for Nature: Nancy Russel's Fight to Save the Columbia Gorge"

Bowen Blair is an environmental attorney who has protected some of the nation’s most important landscapes. In the Columbia Gorge, Blair helped draft and lobby the act that established the country’s most prominent national scenic area and...
Episode #181 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Three Weeks!!)
Nov. 15, 2022

Episode #181 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Three Weeks!!)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #180 Lagniappe - Eupepsia on the AT
Nov. 8, 2022

Episode #180 Lagniappe - Eupepsia on the AT

Anna is the host of the Trail Dames podcast, the Founder of Trail Dames, The Summit, and the Trail Dames Foundation. When she isn’t dancing up the trail with the Dames, she can be found at her family business, Huthmaker Fine Violins, where she is...
Episode #179 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Mar 13-14)
Nov. 1, 2022

Episode #179 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Mar 13-14)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #178 - Song Kim
Oct. 25, 2022

Episode #178 - Song Kim

Bio- I am a soulful coach and heart-led content creator who is following my soul’s calling to cultivate greater love, inner strength, and healing in the world. I approach my clients with warmth, understanding, and honesty. As an overcomer of...
Episode #177 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Mar 10-12)
Oct. 18, 2022

Episode #177 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Mar 10-12)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #176 Lagniappe - Cool Stuff on the Horizon!
Oct. 11, 2022

Episode #176 Lagniappe - Cool Stuff on the Horizon!

A Force for Nature: Nancy Russell’s Fight to Save the Columbia Gorge, by Bowen Blair. Bowen Blair website - LIGHTS TO GUIDE ME HOME: A Journey Off the Beaten Track in Life, Love, Adventure, and Parenting - by Meghan J Ward. Meghan J. Ward...
Episode #175 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Mar 8-9)
Oct. 4, 2022

Episode #175 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Mar 8-9)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #174 - Andrea Lani
Sept. 27, 2022

Episode #174 - Andrea Lani

Andrea Lani is the author of (Bison Books, 2022). The book chronicles the 500-mile hike through the Rocky Mountains that she took with her husband and three kids, the hike on the same trail she and her husband took 20 years earlier, and the natural,...
Episode #173 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Mar 4-7)
Sept. 20, 2022

Episode #173 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Mar 4-7)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #172 Lagniappe - Rosanna Rostad
Sept. 13, 2022

Episode #172 Lagniappe - Rosanna Rostad

Going vegan on the trail
Episode #171 - LiteShoe Tales of the AT (March 2-3)
Sept. 6, 2022

Episode #171 - LiteShoe Tales of the AT (March 2-3)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #170 - 5th Tuesday - Jamie Neal (Lifetree Women Care)
Aug. 30, 2022

Episode #170 - 5th Tuesday - Jamie Neal (Lifetree Women Care)

26 years ago, I was blessed to have Jamie Gregory as a student. She had the most open heart and the brightest of spirits and was a true joy to be around. As an adult, Jamie has put her gifts towards becoming a mid-wife, nurse, and now the co-founder...
Episode #169 - Suzanne DeGrasse
Aug. 23, 2022

Episode #169 - Suzanne DeGrasse

After 14 years as a librarian, Suzanne left that field in 2013. She knew she still wanted to be of service but wanted to help animals rather than people- although she still helps people. Suzanne became licensed for small mammals in 2014 and added...
Episode #168 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Feb 28 - Mar 1)
Aug. 16, 2022

Episode #168 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT (Feb 28 - Mar 1)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training, and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #167 Lagniappe - Celeste Queen
Aug. 9, 2022

Episode #167 Lagniappe - Celeste Queen

Celeste Queen is, in her own words, "a retiree loving the hiking life, especially the slow and steady part!" She took up hiking at the young age of 67, finding it to be her happy place. She sets goals and completes them, including a goal of completing...
Episode #166 - LiteShoe Tales of the AT #16-17 (Pre-Hike)
Aug. 2, 2022

Episode #166 - LiteShoe Tales of the AT #16-17 (Pre-Hike)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training, and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #165 - Amy Edelstein
July 26, 2022

Episode #165 - Amy Edelstein

IPPY-award winner and #1 Amazon bestselling author, Amy Edelstein has a unique perspective on the relationship between the inner journey and outer change. Having begun her own meditation practice in 1978, and spending the better part of four decades...
Episode #164 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #12-15 (Pre-Hike)
July 19, 2022

Episode #164 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #12-15 (Pre-Hike)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training, and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #163 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #10-11 (Pre-Hike)
July 5, 2022

Episode #163 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #10-11 (Pre-Hike)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #162 - Diane Harsha (Sticks)
June 28, 2022

Episode #162 - Diane Harsha (Sticks)

Diane "Sticks" Harsha is the author of the recently published (and now also available on Audible) Sticks and Stones: How to Hike the AT in 13 Years. This is the memoir of a Tennessee wife, mother, and FBI agent who section hikes from Georgia to Maine...
Episode #161 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #8-9 (Pre-Hike)
June 21, 2022

Episode #161 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #8-9 (Pre-Hike)

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training, and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of...
Episode #160 Lagniappe - Introductions with Kim Weiler
June 14, 2022

Episode #160 Lagniappe - Introductions with Kim Weiler

Kim is the Co-Head Dame of the Georgia Chapter of Trail Dames and a member of the Trail Dames Board of Directors. Between her fantastic sense of humor and her tenacious strength, it is no coincidence that her trail name is Tough Cookie. She leads...
Episode #159 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #7 (Pre-Hike)
June 7, 2022

Episode #159 - LiteShoe's Tales of the AT #7 (Pre-Hike)

Why go on a long-distance hike?