Welcome to episode 153! First off, happy new year! Tonight, Tad and I do a recap of 2024. We chat about our favorite hikes, big events that happened in NY (and the hiking world) and also what we have planned for 2025. If you need a sticker, email me or go

Welcome to episode 152! Tonight, Tad and I chat with Ava from the Tristate Hikers group! Tristate Hikers is a non-profit organization that leads people from the tristate city area out to explore the outdoors. Ava made this program 10 years ago! If you nee

Welcome to episode 151! Tonight, Tad and I chat with geologist Charles Ver Straeten. Charles, aka Chuck, is a geologist from the New York State Museum and we do a deep dive into the Devonian period in the Catskills. If you need a sticker, email me or go t

Welcome to episode 150! Tonight, Tad and I chat with Jamie Kennard. Jamie is the first person to ski all of the high peaks of the Catskills and the second of the Adirondacks! We chat about his experience skiing in the backcountry and also about his new fi

Welcome to episode 149! Tonight, Tad and I welcome back Matt Smith from Catskills Trail Crew! Matt chats with us about sawyering in the Catskills. We also chat about the recent snow storm, an unfortunate plane crash on Windham and a poop study in Colorado

Welcome to episode 148! Tonight, Tad and I chat with Mark from Rip Van Winkle fly fishing! He chats about his business and his passion for fly fishing in the Catskills. We also chat about the forest fires, the crazy drought, an alligator catch in NY and a

Welcome to episode 147! Tonight, Tad and I chat with president Andrew Jacobs of the Borscht Belt Museum. We also chat about the forest fires in the Catskills, the sale of the ski resort in Tupper Lake and the reroute on Blackhead Mountain. If you need a s

Welcome to episode 146! Tonight, Tad and I do a revisit on winter hiking and winter hiking gear. These are our suggestions so we will not be held responsible for injuries! We also chat about a hiker death in the Hudson Valley, more plans for Windham ski c

Welcome to episode 145! Tonight, Tad and I do a listener spotlight with Tom Hoos aka hoodoosoutdoors on Instagram. Tom has hiked throughout the Catskills and Delaware Water Gap not only by himself but with his beautiful hound/beagle Sadie. We also talk ab

Welcome to episode 144! Tonight, Tad and I chat with Betsy Anderson and her recent experience on the Escarpment Trail. Betsy had an injury and needed to bail on day 2, but that didnt stop her. We also chat about comet Tsuchinshan, recent rescues and the