Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast camping conservation

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.

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3 Comments on “Dream Job

  1.  by  Rebekah Doyle

    What a great episode! My husband grew up in Vancouver and we have a strong connection to paddling trips and forest explorations on Vancouver Island. Thank you for sharing this story and to John and Dean for helping to preserve such an important place.

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