Rocks and Roots

Don’t be an asshole. That’s the name of the game.  Tumbles and Cranky go over some social media faux pas that have come up recently on the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Instagram as well as get a hearty hello from some nice folks in Africa. 

The R&R team completed the Randall’s Island (NYC) Go Nuts for Donuts 10k today and they're here bring you some tips as to why they felt strong so strong after the beast Stowe Half Marathon, how they trained, what they ate (Halloween candy!) and why acknowledging and overcoming the pain cave is so important. 

NYCRuns has great organized races all throughout New York City if any locals are interested!  

Cranky and Tumbles have made their safe return to the AT as they conquer another section of Shenandoah National Park.  A pleasant 21 miles gets the duo to mile 912 and an eye toward the end of their 101 AT journey of the park (about time!).  Chats about the park’s layout of the trail, the campsites and the new Guthook app update which is now called FarOut. Guthook forever. 

Shenandoah cabins: https://www.goshenandoah.com/lodging/lewis-mountain-cabins 

Another exciting update from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) has crossed our desks and we’re here for it.  The organization has repeatedly proven that they care about everything but hiking, hikers and their AT achievements.  We implore you to explore other hiker loving organizations such as the Appalachian Mountain Club (www.outdoors.org) and the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association (www.aldha.org).  There’s also Rip Van Winkle Adventure Guide: https://ripvanwinkleadventureguides.com/ 

If you’re interested in signing our little petition, check out the link below. 

https://www.change.org/p/hikers-and-natire-enthusiasts-abolish-the-appalachian-trail-conservancy?recruiter=1232386494&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=share_petition&recruited_by_id=5459d530-3cea-11ec-bdc3-c3752f2a46cb 

Tumbles and Cranky have been hard at work (as well as) training for the Stowe, Vermont Von Trapp Mountain Half Marathon.  The duo as well as the lovely Mrs. Cranky give their after action report on the trail race; the ups, uphills, and downs of the course, the hang ups, the weather and so much more on this episode!

http://www.trappmountainmarathon.com

A great chat with Rip Van Winkle Adventure Guide Greg Calabrese!  We tackle the Catskills and the southwest in this episode and we promise it’s extremely informative as well as entertaining!  Check out Greg’s guide company and give him some love on the Gram!

https://ripvanwinkleadventureguides.com/your-guide

https://instagram.com/rvwadventureguides?utm_medium=copy_link

Tumbles is back from her Tour du Mont Blanc hike and she gets down and dirty talking about the “most popular hike in the world.”

Extra special guest includes Mrs. Cranky. Thanks for joining us!

Cranky is back this week as he and Tumbles  go over last week’s episode, talk about Tumbles’ upcoming excursion, and get a talking to by the PoPo’s (all is well).