Day Fire Podcast

This week Clint and I sat down with Liz "Mercury" Anjos. On May 17th, 2021 Liz set a new women’s supported fastest known time of 18:27:07 for the Smokies Challenge Adventure Run, a 70+ mile traverse of the Great Smoky Mountains along the Appalachian Trail, starting at Fontana Dam and ending at Davenport Gap. Liz shares her successful trip with us and we also get a glimpse into what is next for her. Liz is no stranger to the Appalachian Trail or FKT's. She currently is the female record holder for the FKT Northbound supported record on the AT.

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This is a fun episode from Day Fire! A mashup with During the Break podcast! A short Q&A session with your host - Dawson Wheeler! It promises to embarrass him (maybe) - bring out some good stories - and help you get to know him a little better! Gear - Adventure - Stories - Podcasting - and More all in about 17minutes! Enjoy!

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This week Dawson and Clint sat down with some Scouts to talk about their upcoming Philmont Scout Ranch adventure. Tessa Bowers and Timmy Wheatley joined Day Fire via a Facebook live event to talk about their preparation, motivation, gear, and expectations. Plus - Dawson shared some advice and tips about adventure in the great outdoors.

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This week Clint and I sat down with Gordon Seabury. Gordon has been the CEO of Toad&Co, a sustainable outdoor lifestyle apparel brand based in Santa Barbara California for the last 25 years. He also co-founded Planet Access 24 years ago, a social enterprise committed to providing life skills, vocational training and outdoor experiences for people with disabilities. He spent 17 years on the Outdoor Industry Association Board including serving as Chairman and Vice-Chairman. He is currently in several environmentally responsible organizations including being on the Advisory Boards of the Adventure Travel Conservation Fund, Alante Capital and Limeloop and sitting on the Eco-Entrepreneurship Advisory Council at the Bren School at UCSB.

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This week Clint and I sat down with Craig Lawson and Brad Cobb. Craig is a Coach with Huck and Braaap Cycling. Brad Cobb is a sponsor and Founder of Motor Mile Racing which are Mountain bike racers from the "Dirty South dippin', divin' and dodgin' all around the world."

The 2017 inaugural season of Team HBC consisted of six youth racers. By 2018 the team doubled in size and produced two individual Tennessee NICA State Champions. 2019 season, Team HBC had grown the love of the sport for 30 youth athletes competing all over the state. That season ended on a high note for Team HBC when they were named the number one middle school NICA team in the state and four of their racers were named individual Tennessee NICA State Champions (6th grade girls, 7th grade girls, 7th grade boys and 9th grade boys).

The year 2020 presented the dedicated volunteer coaching staff of Team HBC with unique challenges. Like many organizations, Tennessee NICA suspended the entire 2020 season, no race opportunities. By the fall of 2020, after growing the team to 57 riders and in response to the uncertainty about the future of NICA in the state, Team HBC re-tooled its identity and focus. They launched Huck & Braaap Cycling and joined USA Cycling’s rapidly growing youth ranks. Practicing twice a week, the team racked up more than 10,000 miles on the trails.

As a competitive team, racing is at the center of the program, but success is not defined solely by winning. With the help of their generous donors and through hard work and dedication, HBC athletes will grow within the sport of mountain biking, as well as grow the sport within the greater Chattanooga Area.

Dayfire Podcast is sponsored by: Sponsored by: Rock/Creek and Mountain View Auto Group

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This week Clint and I sat down with Pablo Mazariegos. Pablo is the executive producer of the film "Bigger Than Me". The film is premiering on June 10th @ Reflection Riding. After finishing his studies Pablo pursued a job in construction management, assuming that he would follow in the footsteps of his father, but quickly realized that Latino community development is where he was meant to be. After working alongside underserved Latino children, Pablo decided to pursue a degree in Marriage Family Therapy - this is where he developed an ear for hearing and understanding people, as well as his love for storytelling. For more information go to the Resilient Story page on facebook.

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This week Clint and I sat down with George Brown; a man of many talents. George had the opportunity to photograph the Grateful Dead for several years. We talk with George about how the Grateful Dead impacted environmental Stewardship, the Rex Foundation and play several songs about the natural world, stewardship and our big old planet. George even tells a story about a mouse.

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This week Clint and I chatted with Shannon Burke. Shannon is the founder and director of Velo View Bike Tours and attributes his love for cycling to his wife, Celeste, who not only introduced him to the sport but also took him on his first bike vacation. Soon after taking that first bike tour, Shannon was planning private bike vacations. As a professional municipal planner, the organization came naturally, and it wasn’t long before he made the shift to the bike tour business full-time.

Shannon named the business VELO VIEW as a tribute to the unique way the world is seen from the saddle of your bike. Promoting and sharing that perspective - the view from the bike - is what Velo View Bike Tours is all about.

Velo View was founded in 2012 in Austin, Texas, and initially offered pre-scheduled bike vacation packages in destinations across the country, from California to Colorado to the Carolinas. However, after relocating to Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2016 and discovering the incredible wealth of world-class cycling opportunities in his new backyard, the focus of the business shifted to custom tours in the Chattanooga tri-state region.

Velo View also began producing bike ride events in 2017 as a way to introduce even more cyclists to the fantastic bike riding the Chattanooga region has to offer. Cycle Sequatchie currently takes place the first weekend in October.

In 2020, Shannon teamed up with Kim Murrell of Chilhowee Outdoors to create Tennessee Gravel, a promotional project dedicated to bringing attention to the beautiful gravel roads of the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains east of Chattanooga.

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This week we sat down with Warren Doyle. Warren has been walking the Appalachian Trail since 1972 (i.e., 38,000 miles). He has traversed the entire AT a record eighteen times! He loves to share his love and enthusiasm for the trail and educate people on how to fulfill their dream of hiking it. Check out Warren's programs at . www.warrendoyle.com

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This week Dawson and Clint sat down with co-founder of Bridge and owner of Huemans Outdoor, Clark Brewer jr. Clarks story is fascinating and ever evolving. Growing up in the inner city did not lend itself to off trail or outdoor adventures, but as a child Clark found a small area of woods near his home and started exploring on his own.

He now helps other kids and young adults discover the peace and confidence that can be found when they connect with the outdoors! Everyone brings different things to the trail - different life experiences, emotions, and perspectives, and they find that Mother Nature has something to offer them each person in their own way.

They covered a lot of ground; from a movie that Clark is in to leading hikes for kids and the journey to get where he is now! Plus - what's next for Clark and Huemans Outdoors. Really good perspectives - stories - and conversation!

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