Winter Vacation
While most people curled up on the couch with a mug of hot cocoa, Emily Ford set out in the frigid winter to thru-hike Wisconsin’s 1200 mile Ice Age Trail. Over the course of their two and a half month winter vacation, Emily and her borrowed sled dog, Diggins, tested their endurance and found solitude, friendship, and beauty to last a lifetime.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Jaco 2 by Bradley Carter • Early Winter by Bradley Carter • Bev’s Tower byBradley Carter • 550 by John Berry • Auroras by John Berry • Behind Your Window by Kai Engel • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Pattie Gonia: Naturally Iconic
Wyn Wiley, better known as Pattie Gonia, went out on a backpacking trip with an inkling of an idea and emerged walking a new path. Today, Pattie Gonia’s feed is filled with joy– making music with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity, headlining pride festivals, gravel biking– and most of the time it looks fun. But it’s what Wyn and Pattie have done with the decidedly less fun and hard parts of life that have profoundly shaped them. In this interview, Wyn and Fitz go deep on the birth of Pattie, nature as a muse, creativity, and facing fear.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Cloudscape Suspended by PADELM • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell •
Tracks provided by Track Club or with permission from the artists.
How To Make Your Vote Count
We’re sharing an episode from the Diaries Plus feed — our humorous How To series that focuses on cool adventures in the mountains. Today, we’re stretching beyond the outdoor spaces.
Graham Zimmerman knows how to make decisions under pressure. As a professional mountain athlete, his life depends on it. Nearly a decade ago, Protect Our Winters saw this and brought him and his skillset into the political sphere to advocate for climate change legislation. In today’s episode he shares some tools from his kit to help you make your own tough decisions at the ballot box this November.
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Mr. Hodges
Some of the most powerful learning can happen outside the classroom. In the summer of 1975, public school teacher Mr. Hodges took 22 of his students on an unforgettable bike trip that would impact the rest of their lives. Grab your cut-off shorts, a 10-speed bike, and a sense of humor, and you’ll be along for the ride.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Nice Impression by Bradley Carter • When It Comes by Publish the Quest • On The Road by Amy Stolzenbach • Moon Shimmers by John Berry • Sage Circa by Amy Stolzenbach • Freaks by Bradley Carter • Drifting by Cordelia Zars • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided with permission from the artists.ts.
Testing The Waters
Luke, Job, and Jonah have been best friends since childhood, and with the end of high school looming, they set out on their biggest adventure yet. During a month-long quest to canoe from Job’s backyard in Franklin, Tennessee, to the Gulf of Mexico, they encounter storms, venomous spiders, and alligators putting their skills and stoke are put to the test.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • It’s You! by Brian Bombadil • Gone to the Gorge by David Swensen • Big North by John Berry • Stolen Horses by Quincy Coldwater • Goin’ Home by A. R. Jacobs
Tracks provided by Track Club or with permission from the artists.
