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Latest Episodes

Episode 93: Ocean To Lake Trail
April 02, 2022

In Episode 93, John Phillips joins the show to talk about the Ocean To Lake Trail in Central Florida. This 61.4 mile spur of the Florida Trail starts at Lake Okeechobee and heads due east to Hobe Soun

EPISODE 92: FLORIDA TRAIL (SUWANNEE RIVER)
February 04, 2022

In Episode 92, the Camel joins me in the studio to discuss the Suwannee River section of the Florida Trail which we hiked this winter. If you are not familiar with the Suwannee, it is a 246 mile rive

EPISODE 91B: BOYZ IN THE WOOD
December 06, 2021

In Episode 91B, Matt from the "Boyz In The Wood" tells us about his 1994 northbound thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail in a limited N2Backpacking bonus edition. This is the fifth release in a special

EPISODE 90: PARTY FOUL!
October 28, 2021

In Episode 90, we are in the mountains near Hays, North Carolina to discuss "party fouls" or bad hiker etiquette on the trail. In the show, we discuss some of the bad behavior that was frequently men

EPISODE 89: STUFFSACK
August 29, 2021

In Episode 89, we flashback to 1995 for an interview with StuffSack about his thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail the previous year. StuffSack and I stayed in contact after our summer together and wer

EPISODE 88: A LOOK BACK (AND FORWARD)
June 28, 2021

In Episode 88, we break from the typical format to take a look back at 10 years of podcasting. The N2Backpacking podcast launched a decade ago this Spring, so Therm Rider joins me in the studio to ta

EPISODE 87: 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW
April 26, 2021

In Episode 87, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show by speaking with Glenn (Helmet) & Susan (Doughgirl) who were in the inaugural N2Backpacking podcast - recorded just over 10 years ago. We

EPISODE 86: TRUST THE TRAIL
March 31, 2021

In Episode 86, I welcome fellow podcasters Scott and Ariane to the show. They are the hosts of the popular backpacking podcast Trust The Trail, and despite living within 15 minutes of each other the

EPISODE 85: THE ARIZONA TRAIL
February 22, 2021

In Episode 85, "The Man Who Hiked It All" is back on the podcast to tell us about one of his favorite long distance trails - The AZT.  The Arizona Trail is a nearly 800 mile path that runs from Mexico

Episode 84: The Shikoku Pilgrimage
January 16, 2021

In Episode 84, Paul Barach tells us about his 750 mile and 42 day backpacking trip on the Shikoku Pilgrimage in Japan.  In the show, Paul shares the history of this religious Buddhist route, talks abo