Dec
11

The Shorts — The Inlet

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast kayaking paddling
Your browser does not support the audio element. In 2019, Will Dunlap began having existential questions about his place in the world. So he bought a plane ticket to Alaska, rented a kayak, and set out for the Taku Inlet. Through bitter rains and long days of paddling, Will experienced an inner journey he would [...]
Nov
13

The Shorts — Backyard Adventures

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast kayaking skiing
Your browser does not support the audio element. When Carmen Kuntz thinks “adventure,” it doesn’t always mean a mega-trip many miles from home. Instead, she challenged herself and her friends to invent an adventure just out the backdoor. With skis, skins and paddles, they rediscover a familiar landscape in the Coastal Mountains of British Columbia. [...]
Sep
11

The Shorts– Hide-N-Seek

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast
Your browser does not support the audio element. “I do not remember the ‘first time’ we played hide-n-seek in the barn,” recalls producer Cordelia Zars, “it just always happened.” How do you stay positive when you’re hiding from a pandemic and wildfire smoke with no end in sight? For Cordelia, reflecting on her favorite childhood [...]
Aug
14

The Shorts — Twindom

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast backpacking family
Your browser does not support the audio element. Sarah Lann and her twin sister, Becca, had their lives planned out together. They’d raise their kids hiking, berry-picking, and stargazing together. But after their plans went astray, they scheduled a backpacking trip together on the John Muir Trail to stay connected despite the different path their [...]
Jun
26

The Shorts — The F You Wait

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast mountain biking decisions
Your browser does not support the audio element. 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.   [...]
Apr
10

The Shorts — Number 67

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast health hiking
Your browser does not support the audio element. When Ryan Smith set out to hike all sixty-seven 4,000 foot mountains in New England, he expected to be finished in a handful of years. But life threw him a curve ball. A shooting pain in his groin led him on a different kind of journey with [...]
Feb
28

The Shorts — Franked

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast river relationships
Your browser does not support the audio element. “In the Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness, getting “Franked” means waking up mid-summer to a foot of snow on your tent, or losing your sleeping bag to a rapid on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River,” writes Allison Fowle. And, when you’re in the middle [...]
Nov
8

The Shorts — Dada Needs Ski Patrol

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast skiing family
Your browser does not support the audio element. When Dan Kostrzewski had an accident with his daughter on the bunny hill, he gained a new perspective on a lifetime of skiing— both as a career and a personal passion. Download Episode Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto  •  A Finer [...]
Sep
13

The Shorts — Out and Back

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast skiing road trip
Your browser does not support the audio element. A lot of folks like a loop trail or a point-to-point run, but I find something really magical about a good out-and-back. On the way out, I feel one way. Then I turn around and run the same steps back, but I feel different,” writes Anya Miller. [...]