How much are social media posts causing overuse to easy access spots? 

Mark Wetherington is passionate about a proposed idea about an 8th Leave No Trace (LNT). Currently there are seven rules posted on LNT.org -

The Seven Principles 

Plan Ahead and Prepare

Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces

Dispose of Waste Properly

Leave What You Find

Minimize Campfire Impacts 

Respect Wildlife

Be Considerate of Other Visitors

Some ideas are on https://8thlnt.wordpress.com -

“Be mindful when posting on social media and consider the potential impacts that rapidly increased use can have on wild places”

“Use discretion when posting on social media and consider the potential impacts of creating a ‘buzz’ about specific destinations”

And some links-

“On Instagram’s Impact on Wilderness, and True Adventure Photographers”

https://www.adventure-journal.com/2017/03/instagrams-impact-wilderness-true-adventure-photographers/ 

“Is Social Media Ruining Lake Tahoe’s Wilderness?”

http://www.sierrasun.com/news/is-social-media-ruining-lake-tahoes-wilderness/

“Protecting Wilderness in the Social Media Age”

https://www.adventure-journal.com/2017/07/protecting-wilderness-social-media-age/

“Is Instagram Ruining the Great Outdoors?”

https://www.outsideonline.com/2160416/instagram-ruining-great-outdoors

“A Local Gem in Danger”

https://lnt.org/blog/local-gem-danger

“Guffey Gorge is Instagram Famous”

https://lnt.org/blog/guffey-gorge-instagram-famous

“Loved to Death: How Instagram Is Destroying Our Natural Wonders”

https://www.theringer.com/2016/11/3/16042448/instagram-geotagging-ruining-parks-f65b529d5e28

“A Tranquil Swimming Hole Is Overwhelmed by Its Own Internet Fame”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/nyregion/blue-hole-swimming-catskills.html

“Does Social Media Impact the Trails We Love?”

http://www.wta.org/news/signpost/social-media-and-the-great-outdoors

“Is Social Media Spoiling Colorado’s Hanging Lake?”

http://www.kunc.org/post/social-media-spoiling-colorados-hanging-lake

“How social media hurts and helps the great outdoors”

https://www.marketplace.org/2017/05/29/business/how-social-media-hurts-and-helps-great-outdoors

“Too much love for the Columbia River Gorge”

http://www.columbian.com/projects/2017/07/23/loving-the-gorge-to-death/

“Viral Trails: The Weird Popularity of the Devil’s Bathtub”

https://highlonesometrails.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/viral-trails-the-weird-popularity-of-the-devils-bathtub/

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Anastasia Allison joins me to chat about her show The Inspired Adventurepreneur Podcast and her other backpacking business. 

Inspired is really the key word to Anastasia's talks on her show. Her emotions are all in and it radiates throughout her episodes. It will only take a listener one episode to get catch onto her inspiration train.

Adventurepreneur is a word that Anastasia combined from Adventure and Entrepreneur to describe what she is doing. 

Her Facebook hiking group is called Toward the Mountaintop Inch by Inch. She tells the story about how that name came to be and she also sells a sticker with this on it.

We also talk a bit about her Music in the Mountains which we discussed more thoroughly on Bonus Show 002 Listen HERE.

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This is a repost from episode 17!

Larry Colagiovanni, the chair of Seattle Mountain Rescue, came on the podcast to answer some questions about Seattle Mountain Rescue out of King County, WA. I asked him questions about their history, their procedures and some of the past missions they have been a part of.  

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A few months ago, Mark Wetherington wrote an article on http://www.trailgroove.com about hiking podcasts. It featured the Cascade Hiker Podcast and one of my favorite podcasts The Trail Show. 

I had the opportunity to chat briefly with Mark and thank him in person!

The article: http://www.trailgroove.com/issue34.html?autoflip=103

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Dion Pagonis and Andrea Rego come on the podcast to chat about Christian "Buddy Backpacker" Thomas. Earlier this Fall Dion and Christian received their Triple Crown awards at the ALDHA West gathering in Colorado.

Christian is now 9 years old, though he was much younger, 5 years old, when he completed his thru hike of the Appalachian Trail. Dion, Christian's Step Father, hiked every mile of the three major trails with him.

The family hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2012,  Pacific Crest Trail in 2013, Colorado Trail in 2014 and they split the Continental Divide Trail into two summers 2016 and 2017. 

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Fearless Sarah just finished the Appalachian Trail and has also complete the Pacific Crest Trail, Colorado Trail and the Annapurna Circuit in the Central Himalayas of Nepal. She now has her hiking eyes set on the Arizona Trail.

Growing up in Hawaii, Sarah had corrective scoliosis surgery at age 15. She has a titanium rod in her back to correct her spine. She was struck by a car just six years ago while commuting on her bicycle and was able to walk away essentially unhurt because of her titanium rod. 

Sarah decided that her injury would not define her. She took up multiple sports or activities, without fearing them,  after the accident on her bike. Eventually she took her no fear attitude to the Pacific Crest Trail and is now inspiring other hikers!

When I asked Fearless Sarah if she has had any fears on the trail she said, "My mind will play tricks on me, but I keep telling myself that though it may be cold or uncomfortable, I need to keep going!" 

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Randy Farrell is the owner of Green Gables, a hiker stop in Robe up the Mountain Loop Highway, with his wife Edith. In this bonus episode we chat about their mission to clean up the trailheads on the South Mountain Loop Highway. 

On Saturday, October 28th Randy and Edith set up a volunteer day! They are working with the Darrington Ranger District to hopefully continue this event and turn it into a more consistent clean up effort.

Stop by and say hello to the Farrell's on your next hike up the Mountain Loop Highway and don't forget to purchase your fluids and snacks there.

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Anastasia Allison and Rose Freeman found each other in a round about way through an Instagram book giveaway. Rose plays classical piano and Anastasia plays classical violin so naturally they thought of the idea to hike their instruments to the top of local mountains and play together.

I used a piece of their recording in the episode, giving listeners an idea of the what the scene of a  melodic mountaintop sounds like.

"It is combining the two things I love; Music and Mountains," Anastasia tells me in this interview. I think that she is- Toward the mountaintop string by string.

Anastasia was nice enough to come on the podcast and tell both of their stories and she also has a podcast of her own called The Inspired Adventurepreneur Podcast. I have recently binged on all of her episodes to date and highly recommend it!

Here is the link to their appearance on King 5 News: http://www.king5.com/.../hiking-musicians-take.../477737312

Her Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/towardthemountaintopinchbyinch/

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This celebrity guest is co-host of the popular Trail Show, a podcast with the tag line "Less Gear, More Beer". The Princess of Darkness (POD) is a triple crown long distance hiker, who has teamed up with a group of other long distance hikers to encourage listeners to get on the trail!

We chat about her list of long distance hikes the Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. The list doesn't stop there! She has also completed the Colorado Trail, Sierra High Route and many others including the Te Araroa in New Zealand.

She documented some of her triple crown on her website trailjournals.com/darkness, I recommend going there for the pictures alone.

We talk a bit about Women on the trail where she recommends her recordings with fellow female hikers on the Trail Show Bonus Shows: The Red Tent Shows 1 and 2 found here- store.cdbaby.com/artist/thetrailshow

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