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We conquered another Catskill 3500 today, getting us ever closer to be part of that 3500 club.  That aside, we bring you the latest trail news as well as a pretty good idea (if we say so ourselves)… One day later: the word was BUSHCRAFT. Arts and crafts in the woods! 😁

We did 2 episodes (so far!) in a 7 month period!  We’re amazing and we will be back for more!  Enjoy our review of Fir Mtn.

Tumbles and Cranky finally did it. They hit the big 1000 miles of their 8 year Appalachian Trail journey. Only 1200ish miles to go! Western Virginia provided this trip with trails, mills, and Buc-ees.

Tumbles and Crank are back in PA for a local gem of a hike.  The Lehigh Gorge State Park near Jim Thorpe, PA is a lovely spot to enjoy a little bit of everything hiking wise.  The hike that we did is hike at your own risk!  It has been technically closed since 2019, however we needed to sneak a peak at some lovely waterfalls.   We also learned that one impressive waterfall is better than 26 waterfalls from our last hike!

It was actually like 26 or so but we realized when you have too much of a good thing, the appreciation starts to dwindle!  Crank and Tumbles talk waterfalls in PA all while heading to a Metallica concert. This episode is a month behind so I (Tumbles) sincerely apologize for the tardiness. Expect a double episode today!

Happy Easter, Happy Greek Easter, and a Happy Passover to those who celebrate!  Crank and Tumbles return to the trail (even though we have done some hiking between August and now…). Some can say the podcast has been risen from the dead.  Hallelujah.  Go visit Neversink State Park NY.  Nice wee watering holes.  We love you guys! ❤️

Today we tackled Friday and Balsam Cap Mountains in the Catskills and boy was it awesome. A fun and challenging bushwhack for all levels, This is a perfect one to dip your toes in if you were thinking about trying out a bushwhack. Tumbles goes over the hike as well as has a mini TED talk on the importance of strength training.  Enjoy!

Hey R&R friends, we decided to head north this time and do a small section of Vermont!  Were there rocks?  Yes. Roots?  Yes. MUD?!  Oh hell yes.  We also caught the thru hiker bubble and chatted with some awesome humans. Enjoy!

Hello intrepid listeners!  A full report on the beauty of southern Virginia on the AT!   We saw ponies, longhorns, highlands, untrained dogs, and much more on this episode!

Hi friends!  We’re happy to be back and talking to you about the small but mighty Bull Hill Loop in Cold Spring, NY! A great after work uphill and downhill trail that has fun for everyone.  Have you been here?  Let us know!

Hey friends and a happy belated New Year. We missed you and hope you missed us.  We have been working hard training for our redemption ultramarathon taking place in less than 2 weeks!  Check out our adventure running Manhattan. Mucho mucho love.

Heyo!  The duo discusses one of Tumbles’ favorite sections of the AT and its historic impact on the Appalachian Trail.  Crank goes into an unknown trail near the Zoo and Tumbles tries to not get sick.  Enjoy and thanks for listening!

Hey y’all!  We got our booties out and traveled down to Virginia for some AT/Mau-Har Trail action!  It’s the height of foliage in western Virginia and we were blessed with great weather and even a rainbow!  Come check out the 3 Ridges Trail on this episode, known as one of the most difficult in Virginia!

Barefoot Ken joins us once again for a fantastic chat on his Ultra/Half Marathon run, the Shawangunk Ridge Trail Run!  We get into the logistics of this trail and what made him decide to co-race direct this awesome race!  We also go into some of Ken’s recent and upcoming races as well as New York/New Jersey Trail Conference updates. Thanks, Ken, it was fun to catch up!   We’re signing up. Are you? runwild.org/srtrun or look for the Shawangunk Trail Run on UltraSignup.com Check Ken out at thelongbrownpath.com

The lovely Tina Merritt joins us once again to talk all about her journey to the Grand Canyon. Not only that but Tina went to hike one of the most difficult trails out there, the R3 or Rim to Rim to Rim. That’s going from the south rim of the Canyon to the North Rim and back to the South Rim. Just shy of 50 miles, Tina talks about her experience with Project Athena, heat induced hallucinations, and a SNAFU at the North Rim which resulted in a 10pm dinner with a 12am wake up time.  Tina’s hard work and resilience training over the years has paid off since she was able to conquer this beast of a trail.  Congratulations, Tina!  We 3 u! Check out Tina on Insta! @tinatreksne Project Athena: www.projectathena.org