Pumacocha Unlimited Podcast

Last week or so since leaving White Lightning in Seattle has been a wild, wacky, exhausting adventure. Today I recap.

*the wind is a bit distracting in parts of this conversation*

Last one, good one! Welcome Ina Tangaloa to the show. He is a surf instructor and owner of Boobie Shack, a surf apparel company, in Maui, Hawaii. I met Ina at the surf shack this afternoon in Kihei. We talk about surfing, the ocean, connecting with the ocean and nature, life in Hawaii, and what exactly IS Aloha? Ina answers that question beautifully at the end of our conversation.

He also owns a surf apparel company called @boobieshack and hooked me up with a free pair of sock! @boobieshack

Thank you, Ina! It was a pleasure to meet you🤙

**Only 48 of 58ish minutes of the podcast will upload. I have worked for the last 30 minutes trying to fix it and now the files wont open at all. My apologies, but I am leaving as is. Going to see Hawaii. Mahalo or whatever.

Top 5 non guest interactions

Top 5 best days

Top 5 favorite drives

Top 5 Bridges

Notable food and beverage

Top 5 biggest surprises

Places I passed through that I would like to return

5 places I think may be able to live

5 places I have been before that I would’ve like to add to the trip

Place I wish I had more time

Wildest places to live

3 signs from the universe

Frustrating/challenging/annoying moments

Thank yous

Welcome Michelle from North Carolina and Zach from Minnesota in Cooper Landing, Alaska! I met them at Ohmer Lake between Sterling and Cooper Landing when Dillon and I stopped in for a quick photo shoot.

Today we talk about packing up and moving to Alaska, Subway bread, sage, Kundalini yoga, trout fishing, photography, bass guitars, and more. Late in the conversation Zach tells us that he lived in Papua New Guinea until 11 years old. His parents were christian missionaries for 15 years in PNG. Zach talks about growing up and at some point we talk about chippndale lumber jacks. I had a great time talking with these two. Thank you, Michelle and thank you Zach!!

Another 2 part episode this time from Washington!

Michael from Olympia, Washington. We talk a lot about housing and zoning laws. A little about Afghanistan, some on DSA (democratic socialists of America), he schools me on politics and I was in over my head chatting with him.

Renae and Dar were coming from an anti-mandate rally at the Capitol building. We talk mandates, mask, vaccines, and more.

Welcome Peter from Oregon! I met him along the road today when this barn and the surrounding ranch caught my eye. I jumped him while he was working on some kind of monster truck hay feeder typical of the area. We talk about his work on the ranch, ranch life, where he grew up, plans for the future, and the cattle industry. And elk meat!! This is just the first 7 minutes of our 20 minutes conversation…my phone is out of space and I am limping to the finish!! Thank you, @peter_regentin !! Pleasure to meet you today. Go get that bull tomorrow.

Welcome Dylann Agnew from Missoula, MT. I met Dylann where she was working at her mom's Thyme Out Cafe, serving up delicious, fresh, prep meals. I had a coffee. In our conversation we talk about Missoula, hippies, cowboys, vegans, school, travel, road trip, skateboarding, and more. Dylann plans to take off sometime next year to work with WWOOF (Worldwide Opportunities of Organic Farming)- an organization which allows one to travel the world and experience a cultural and educational exchange through organic farming. Basically farmers around the world can sign up to participate and host WWOOFer's at their farms. Everybody wins. The farms get cheap labor and the experience of hosting, the WWOOFers learn much and experience more. Thank you, Dylann! Looking forward to following your Irish WWOOF!

Will and Beth at the Jenny Lake Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park. We talked about their experience spending a night in Paintbrush Canyon. How they ended up in the Tetons today, why they came, what they enjoy about being in nature (mountains in particular), and other reflections on traveling, hiking, moutains, and more! Thank you Beth and thank you Will for chatting with me today!

In a much better mood this week as I expelled all the bullshit from my system last week. Tonight I recap the last week starting in Oklahoma, share where I have been staying since ditching the Walmart parking lot tour, favorite places I have been, places I still want to go, places I will return to. 6 states to go for 50!! In the Grand Tetons tonight! Marathon number 6 tomorrow, August 24.

Kalob interview first 26 minutes

Mike starts at minute 26

Kalob from Lava Hot Springs, Idaho spilling all the states secrets like a bag of potatoes! In our conversation we cover Idaho, the outdoors, mountains, hunting, swimming holes, rolling ATVs, breaking bones, being indestructible, and more. Nice to meet you, @kalob_bassett thank you for the great afternoon in Idaho!

We are also joined by Mike who was just a fascinating man to have a conversation with. We drove around and recorded from the cab of his pickup while he was shuttling tubers to the top of the river. We talk about travel, his passion for road tripping and seeing the United States via car, his career as a physician assistant which began after a stint in the Navy where he was a hospital corpsman. Mike became a PA in 1973, the first graduating class of PA's in the US came from Duke University in 1967 so he was among the first. We had a great conversation that starts at