Dream Job
When John Temple and Dean Goodman’s dream job fell into their laps in the summer of 1971, they quickly said yes. From June through August, they lived alone- without supervision or communication- in a lineman’s cabin along Coastal BC surveying an area of old-growth rainforest for the Sierra Club. As they documented landmarks, wildlife, potential campsites, and treacherous portages, they also found their place and purpose in the world that would carry forth into the rest of their adult lives.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Firediary by Ken Christianson • Freaks by Bradley Carter • April by Kai Engel • Something (Bonus Track) by Kai Engel • All Together by Cleod9 • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell) • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Endangered Spaces–The Elwha River Recovery
After a decades-long battle on Washington State’s Elwha River, a coalition of environmentalists, scientists and locals succeed in having two dams demolished. Six years later, scientists are monitoring the river and larger ecosystem as they recover from a century of abuse. And one of the best ways to do the research? Snorkeling Class III whitewater.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Escape by Fitz Cahall & Cordelia Zars • Snowmen by Kai Engel • Clouds by Cordelia Zars • Primary Colors by Ken Christianson • I Am Faint by Ken Christianson • Happy Little Dance by Ken Christianson • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
The Shorts — The F You Wait
When life pedals ahead on the trail, how do you catch up? You can downshift and sweat harder, or accept that maybe you’ll always feel a little behind. Anya Miller has learned to embrace the struggle on the ups and savor the flow of the downs.
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Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Angeline The Baker / Leather Britches by Bradley Carter • One Day by Bradley Carter • October Morning by Bradley Carter • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Brave Like Gabe
When Ladia Albertson-Junkans’ best friend and running teammate, Gabe Grunewald, was diagnosed with cancer, they resolved that it wouldn’t slow them down. But after Gabe’s death, grief finally caught up to Ladia. She was unmotivated and struggled to get out of the door some days. With the hope of honoring Gabe’s life, Ladia reluctantly said “yes” to a special and spontaneous FKT (Fastest Known Time) attempt around Mount Hood’s Timberline Trail. In running and in life, time matters – but maybe not always in the ways we imagine.
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Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Sonic Roads by Cleod9 • Open Air by Lemolo • April by Kai Engel • October Morning by Bradley Carter • Moon Shimmers by John Berry • Drifting by Cordelia Zars • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
A Tale of Two Saves
Get ready for big waves and two epic ocean rescues. Before becoming a photographer, Jeff Johnson was a young lifeguard, determined to prove himself. And Kohl Christensen, a North Shore veteran whose work to save other surfers’ lives…ended up saving him.
This episode first appeared on Outside Podcast.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Robbie Carver and the Holy Coast
