Episode 11: We cancel Mt. Rushmore and discuss the NPS Black Conservationist webinar. Plus we pray for giardia for the assholes who finished the AT this year.
Episode 8: We discuss the mixed responses of the outdoor community/industry to the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. Black Lives Matter.
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Read Rahawa Halie's essay "Going it Alone" here: https://www.outsideonline.com/2170266/solo-hiking-appalachian-trail-queer-black-woman
Episode 7: Things are opening up, what is going outdoors gonna be like? The Dirt Bloc guide to recreating responsibly. Plus we discuss our summer/fall backpacking plans.
Episode 6: Are POC safe in the outdoors? A subtle and comprehensive examination in the wake of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Plus we rage about the AZTA half-hearted attempt at opposing CBP's plans to destroy Huachuca Mountains.
Episode 5: We talk about throwing park rangers into lakes, reopening the parks, and we change our official presidential endorsement to Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
Episode 3: We celebrate National Park Week by arguing for their continued closure and talking about their racist origins. For Earth Day we acknowledge the work indigenous people have done to protect the biodiversity of the planet.
Episode 2: We discuss when it's gonna be safe to backpack again (spoiler alert: never), read David Bernhardt's awful fox news opinion article, and celebrate the national parks as America's best (socialist) idea.
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About Dirt Bloc
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Leftist thru hikers complain about politics, backpacking and other stuff, talk over one another, make dumb jokes, and tear apart the idea of the outdoors as an apolitical space.