The Trail Dames Podcast

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

Tami Brooks is a freelance travel writer and author living in East Texas. When she's not out on the trails or kayaking, you can find her on her back deck plotting her next adventure. Tami loves to blend her experiences in nature with her writing, sharing her passion for the outdoors and travel with others.

Guest Links- Tami's Website - https://tamis-trippin.com/ Tami on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tamis.trippin Tami on Linktree - https://linktr.ee/TamiB?utm_source=linktree_profile_share Tami on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tami.brooks.39?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=owQOghJE2cs0nQvP&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1BDYAjhcUR%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr# Tami's Book - https://www.amazon.com/52-Weeks-Hikes-Reluctant-Life-Changing/dp/B0DG5HW8BY/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1V4LT0V9AAJ6U&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.J2aG_spdoFlYC32kIsld83dODcWeLtFMMJoedaHRvwR7qIGRbUwKU1JsUIZW1O5RL12F2XvTrtutrylxLMmpCsiOFAJ78X28EIZt1BSNlhOfndI0icKobT3VYvSZs-2cC3mSu5XOoB6EBPn0fT57ZA.zJQhOjCdj6Hd0PrEUyC_6UxNOvHjF_ET5AkdDfzGTp4&dib_tag=se&keywords=tami+brooks&qid=1740413917&sprefix=%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-1

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

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 Liteshoe, 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

First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life 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: 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

Amanda K. Jaros is the author of In My Boots: A Memoir of Five Million Steps Along the Appalachian Trail and 100 Things to Do in Ithaca Before You Die. She is the editor of Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Staff Anthology. Her literary nonfiction has appeared in journals and magazines including Flyway, http://Terrain.org , Newfound, Appalachia, and elsewhere. She served in a variety of editorial positions, including editor-in-chief, at Literary Mama for ten years. She lives in Ithaca, NY with her husband and son, where she serves her community as a County Legislator.

Find her at Guest Links- Amanda's website - http://Amandakjaros.com In My Boots on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/My-Boots-Memoir-Million-Appalachian-ebook/dp/B0DJDLJ65C/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=174X39T0YBXSU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7yq7LnyILeqUAdxUOA282efziRS6JussPIpjx4I6Ty3Lm9i7o6aO8TLcm_GzjY-ElxLjz5IhTEkNK6uleweMqA.BXulL59c_QGEiU6p5zY394X67zfkSNMB2r7B52P3D-w&dib_tag=se&keywords=Amanda+M.+Jaros&qid=1740015115&sprefix=amanda+m.+jaros%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-1-fkmr0 Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Anthology - https://www.amazon.com/Labor-Love-Literary-Mama-Anthology/dp/1957248203/ref=sr_1_1?crid=366RBQHJSC7B4&keywords=labor+of+love+amanda+jaros&qid=1706285060&sprefix=labor+of+love+amanda+jaros%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1

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 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

We have three extraordinary writers coming up on the Trail Dames Podcast and today we share their stories of Colorado wildlife in the dark, the hope and anxiety of the AT approach trail and the undeniable call of the Grand Canyon. And no worries, Lite Shoe will be back next week!!!

Guest Links- Laura M Clark aka Wild Wanderer http://www.wildwanderertripreports.com

Amanda K Jaros - http://www.amandakjaros.com/

Tami Brooks - https://www.amazon.com/52-Weeks-Hikes-Reluctant-Life-Changing-ebook/dp/B0DG391GXK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2G73AF0GNG8X&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cB72k5_hA4_XBMU-SwidRdzzdNuaEZ0eTt1kroswVQ4.wMQY-gt-m0j_caky3WHN7qDaBf6XDgNZLzAVCAEghIY&dib_tag=se&keywords=52+Weeks%2C+52+Hikes%3A+A+Reluctant+Hiker%27s+Life-Changing+Year+on+the+Trails&qid=1739800329&s=digital-text&sprefix=52+weeks%2C+52+hikes+a+reluctant+hiker%27s+life-changing+year+on+the+trails%2Cdigital-text%2C111&sr=1-1

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

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 Liteshoe, 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-

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- 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: 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

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 Liteshoe, 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

First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life 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: 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

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 Liteshoe, 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-

First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life 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: 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

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 Liteshoe, 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-

First Health Hospice Hospice Services at FirstHealth | Quality End-of-Life 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: 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