The first chapter of The Trail Provides, a memoir of thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.

Now available on Audible.

The Trail Provides - Audiobook - Chapter 01

In this episode, outdoors intern Olivia Stevens takes listeners through a Eugene author's unusual strategy to finishing the Pacific Crest Trail. Rather than the traditional experience of completing the trail from the borders of Mexico to Canada in one go, Bob Welch hiked the 2,650 miles in 17 chunks over 11 years. 

Welch recently published a book about his experience, “Seven Summers (and a few Bummers): My Adventures on the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail.” 

He will speak about the book and sign copies at Tsunami Books in Eugene on Thursday at 7 p.m. and at the Corvallis public library at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 7. 

Stevens talked to Welch about the PCT, trail magic and the pros and cons of sectioning out the iconic trail from Mexico to Canada.

Eugene author Bob Welch details 'section hiking' the PCT over 11 years

Living by the Gregorian calendar can be a bit bothersome when you’re feeling autonomously stifled. Sometimes, if you can’t beat them, joining them ain’t so bad. Today’s radio show guest, Pat “Rocketgams” Forestell, transcends the limits of both practical and adventurous realms. Fellow Pacific Crest Trail SOBO, Forestell also has a passion for cartography, effective public transportation and living the good life. We listen to a 2000s period piece by Dragonette, reminisce on Mac DeMarco’s feel-good Sunday formula and fade out with a 70s jazz tune by Yusef Lateef. Love ya—remember to focus on your surroundings.

Focus On Your Surroundings | My Blue Heaven S2E6

This week we are chatting with one of the hosts of the EXCELLENT "Bush and Banter" Podcast, Jennifer Mabus!!

Jen was a guest on this show a few years when she backpacked the entire Pacific Crest Trail, an adventure of a lifetime.

Now she's started a family and dives deep every week on her podcast with a wide variety of adventure guests. It truly is one of my favorite adventure podcasts of all time!

Hope you love this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it! Jen rocks!

MORE FROM JEN:

Bush and Banter Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bush-banter/id1639961984

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bushandbanter/

Jen's PCT Journey: https://www.youtube.com/@JenniferMabus

#399: Jennifer Mabus 3 -- Adventure, Mom-mode, & the "Bush & Banter" Podcast

On the 20th anniversary of his thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail, Adam Segel-Moss left home, family, and work for a little over two months to hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail.

He’s home now, reflecting — as one would — on what it meant to walk and wonder through all that time and space.

Adam Segel-Moss on the Pacific Crest Trail: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=86930750 

Theme music by Sean Balick; Trail sounds used with permission from Adam Segel-Moss; “Temporal Slip” by Cloud Breaker, via Blue Dot Sessions.

Ep. #257: Walk in Wonder: 1000 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail, with Adam Segel-Moss

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is quite an undertaking on its own. But what about thru-hiking with a baby? That’s exactly what today’s guests did — this remarkable family traversed roughly 1,500 miles in 3 months with a 9 month old in tow. 

In this episode we’ll cover hardships on and off the trail: deadly bee stings, navigating relationship turbulence, and facing adversity in the outdoors as a family. Tune in for tools to mend relationships in challenging situations, green flags to look out for in an adventure partner, and how to know when it’s time to call it quits on epic pursuits. 

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#80 You Carry The Tent, I'll Cary The Baby: Thru-Hiking The PCT With A 9 Month Old

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