Rocks and Roots

First off, forgive the background noise; Tumbles’ neighbors house was on fire.  Secondly, we had an excellent talk with IBTAT, discussing his experience on the Scottish National Trail.  Going 862 km from the England/Scotland border to Cape Wrath, he took in the castles, highlands, lochs, the ocean, and a good bit of rain.  We also get into his vlogging and his National Geographic-esque flair to these videos.  As usual it was truly great to chat with IBTAT again. 

He’s also on Instagram: savedbymtns and to see his vlogs head to YouTube: IB TAT. 

Hey y’all, we opted outside or at least tried to this mild Black Friday. Alas it ended in a comedy of errors and a good meal in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 

You get a twofer from us this go around!  We’re back with some Trail Talk in the Adirondacks!  Cranky and Tumbles wanted to get in one last nice warm temp hike before the big freeze of winter set in and we were (mostly) successful!  

Cranky and Tumbles get a bit political in this episode as they are not talking trail per se but discussing an Atlantic article written by a Brown University professor. 

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/Covid-response-forgiveness/671879/

We had the pleasure of speaking with Bionic Man Tony Montana!  Tony, or Tex, has been hiking the High Peaks, Low Peaks and all peaks in between for over 10 years and has no plans of stopping.  We talk about his Summer and Winter ADK 46s, the North East Ultra 8 and how an accident in between Marcy and Haystack resulted in an amazing helicopter tour of the Great Range. Tony, we look forward to your 2023 season of adventures and hanging with ya again soon!

If you can imagine the sun hitting the vibrant foliage of the trees at dawn while you are standing encapsulated in snow and ice covered trees at elevation, that’s what we experienced in the Adirondacks.  

ps. Stay tuned to the end for an addendum to our episode! 

Mr. Frankie Wilde of Wilde Across America joins us once again to talk about his epic 1100 mile bike trip exploring Colorado!  While a shorter trip compared to his 3 prior cross country jaunts, Frankie and his friend Mike were able to explore the Centennial State more off bike and get a few National park stamps as well. 

We welcome back the fall season with our first guest after a busy summer!  Sean O’Dwyer is the boss man of Total Catskills, a fantastic Instagram page where you can find all the tips, tricks, and lovely photos of the Catskills as well as mountain-hiking.com where you can find more in-depth coverage of the park!  Sean’s hiking journey has  taken off in the past few years and he is a plethora of information on the Cats and surrounding areas.

It was an absolute pleasure to chat with Sean and we look forward to seeing his Catskills 35 of every season completion!

btw folks, I did promise a link to the Russian Brewery deep in the Cats (it’s about 5 miles from the Panther Mtn trailhead) but for the life of me I can’t find the name of it :-( 

Hey y’all, we’re back at ya with the first episode since our epic western trip.  Only two and a half weeks after we came back and we’re feeling it!  Despite that, we had an absolutely EPIC morning exploring the crags and squeezes at Mohonk Mountain Preserve near New Paltz, NY.  You’ll hear about the fortuitous empty trail, fire tower, and delicious breakfast we encountered and how despite the entry fee, the Preserve boast some of the best groomed trails in New York. 

Cranky and a tired Tumbles do a redo of their play-by-play Half Dome hike in Yosemite and add their displeasure about Las Vegas.  Culture shock from woods to urban sprawl is very real!