The Trail Dames Podcast

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers.

Guest Links-

Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php

http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures

First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- The Ordinary Adventurer: Hiking Vermont's Long Trail: A Primer for Baby Adventurers and Other Musings on the Nature of the Journey

Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at [email protected] You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork)

Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

Bio- A random meeting on a beach leads to a calling that cannot be ignored. My awesome sister-in-law sits down to talk about her recent journey on the Camino.

Guest Links- Jackie on Facebook - Jackie Kiki Kane Jackie on Instagram - Instagram (@jackiekane_) Walking with Sam - Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain Passport to Everwhere, Andrew McCarthy - "Passport to Everywhere with Melissa Biggs Bradley" Know Before You Go: Camino de Santiago with Author Andrew McCarthy (Podcast Episode 2023) | Talk-Show Fairfield University Womens Field Hockey - Field Hockey Fairfield University - Fairfield University

Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at [email protected] You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2024 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork)

Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" The Burns Sisters

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers.

Guest Links-

Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php

http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures

First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- The Ordinary Adventurer: Hiking Vermont's Long Trail: A Primer for Baby Adventurers and Other Musings on the Nature of the Journey

Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at [email protected] You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram:Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork)

Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth"

https://www.theburnssisters.com

A random meeting on a beach leads to a calling that cannot be ignored. My awesome sister-in-law sits down to talk about her recent journey on the Camino.

Guest Links- Jackie on Facebook - Jackie Kiki Kane Jackie on Instagram - Instagram (@jackiekane_) Walking with Sam - Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain Passport to Everwhere, Andrew McCarthy - "Passport to Everywhere with Melissa Biggs Bradley" Know Before You Go: Camino de Santiago with Author Andrew McCarthy (Podcast Episode 2023) | Talk-Show Fairfield University Womens Field Hockey - https://fairfieldstags.com/sports/field-hockey Fairfield University - Fairfield University

Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at [email protected] You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2024 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork)

Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" The Burns Sisters

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers.

Guest Links-

Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php

http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures

First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- The Ordinary Adventurer: Hiking Vermont's Long Trail: A Primer for Baby Adventurers and Other Musings on the Nature of the Journey

Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at [email protected] You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork)

Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth"

https://www.theburnssisters.com

Guest Links-

Nicole Williams on Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@nicolewilliams_lcsw_cpc Nicole Williams on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nicole_williams_lcsw/

Lisa Carpenter's site - https://lisacarpenter.ca/ Lisa Carpenter on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lisacarpenterinc/?hl=en Full Frontal Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-full-frontal-living-podcast-with-lisa-carpenter/id1455231729 Jim Fortin's site - https://www.jimfortin.com/ Jim Fortin's podcast - https://www.jimfortin.com/podcast/ Carla Robertson, Living Wild and Precious - https://www.livingwildandprecious.com/

Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at [email protected] You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: https://www.traildames.com The Summit: https://www.traildamessummit.com The Trail Dames Foundation: https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traildames/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/ Hiking Radio Network: https://hikingradionetwork.com/ Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/

Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers.

Guest Links-

Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php

http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures

First Health Hospice https://www.firsthealth.org/medical-care/hospice-care/ The Ordinary Adventurer- https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&keywords=jan+leitschuh&qid=1644972714&sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1

Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at [email protected] You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traildames/ Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/

Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth"

https://www.theburnssisters.com

Red Squirrels, fir scales and Moonstone jackets….Liteshoe is preparing for the 100-Mile Wilderness.

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers.

Guest Links-

Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php

http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures

First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life Care The Ordinary Adventurer- The Ordinary Adventurer: Hiking Vermont's Long Trail: A Primer for Baby Adventurers and Other Musings on the Nature of the Journey

Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at [email protected] You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: Instagram (@traildames) Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: Instagram (@hikingradionetwork)

Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth"

https://www.theburnssisters.com

Finding it hard to make friends as an adult? All you need is to find your tribe…your hiking tribe! Part 2 of this 2-part series lists some of the things you can look for and some of the groups that are out there!

Guest Links- Trail Dames – http://traildames.com Women Who Hike - https://www.womenwhohike.com/ Unlikely Hikers - https://unlikelyhikers.org/ Outdoor Afro - https://outdoorafro.org/ Native Women's Wilderness - https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/ LatinXHikers - https://www.latinxhikers.com/ Latino Outdoors - https://latinooutdoors.org/ Outgrown - https://www.weareoutgrown.org/ Great Old Broads - https://www.greatoldbroads.org/ Sierra Club - https://www.sierraclub.org/ Venture Out - https://www.ventureoutproject.com/ OutThere Adventures - https://www.outthereadventures.org/ Hikers of Faith - https://www.facebook.com/groups/HikersofFaith Christian Hikers and Backpackers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/280947096619391/ Wilderness Trek - https://www.wildernesstrek.org/ Great Old Broads – https://www.greatoldbroads.org/ Earth Guardians - https://www.earthguardians.org/ Hike My Feelings - https://hikingmyfeelings.org/ HBCUs Outside - https://www.hbcusoutside.com/ Culture Queens - https://www.cltqueens.com/ Black Girls Do Hike - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1841472866202061/

Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at [email protected] You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: https://www.traildames.com The Summit: https://www.traildamessummit.com The Trail Dames Foundation: https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traildames/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/ Hiking Radio Network: https://hikingradionetwork.com/ Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/

Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" https://www.theburnssisters.com

Orange kites, dogs with rocks and lots of moose scat…. Maine does NOT disappoint!

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Lite Shoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers.

Guest Links-

Weather Cam on Mount Washington - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/deck/index.php

http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-madison.shtml Then click on the 'panoramic' button under one of the small pictures

First Health Hospice https://www.firsthealth.org/medical-care/hospice-care/ The Ordinary Adventurer- https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&keywords=jan+leitschuh&qid=1644972714&sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1

Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at [email protected] You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: Trail Dames The Summit: The Summit 2022 - Presented by the Trail Dames The Trail Dames Foundation: Trail Dames Charitable Foundation | Home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traildames/ Facebook: Trail Dames | Facebook Hiking Radio Network: Hiking Radio Network Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/

Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth"

https://www.theburnssisters.com