Welcome to episode 39 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! In this episode, I have a great chat with Laurie and Tom Rankin who are, to me, Catskill legends because of the amount of time and effort that they put into our mountains. We chat about their peak e

Welcome to episode 38 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! In this episode I have a great chat with local author and long-time hiker Alan Via. We talk about his roles in volunteering, past experiences with hiking in the Catskills and Adirondacks (including

Welcome to episode 37 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! In this episode John and I go over some hiking gems of the Catskills to get you away from those 3500 club hikes that might be overcrowded. We talk about the stunning North South Lake region, Harding

Welcome to episode 36 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! In this episode, I have a great chat with Martin, the owner of Abandoned Hard Cider located in Woodstock, Red Hook and Kingston. Martin's business has a unique way that they make their delicious cid

Welcome to episode 35 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, Yana, a good friend of mine from the 3500 club and I chat about her completion of the NE 111 (it's actually the 115 really). She talks about her experience which involves hiking 48

Welcome to episode 34 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode I go solo and talk about what, to me, are the hardest and most dangerous hiking sections in the Catskills. Most of these hikes that I talk about are located on trails and are not bus

Welcome to episode 33 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! In this episode, John and I go over one of the greatest hiking activities you can do in the Catskills: bushwhacking. Some of my most memorable hikes have been from bushwhacking and we go over basic

Welcome to episode 32 of Inside The Line the Catskills! On this episode, John and I go over my recent adventure in southern Utah. This was such a fascinating, beautiful place that I cannot explain, but I will definitely try on this episode. I go over what

Welcome to episode 31 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! Tonight, my friend from high school, Vicki Ryan, joins me on the show and talks about her experience hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. This long trail, also known as the PCT, is a 2,653 mile trail tha

Welcome to episode 30 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! Tonight I'm joined by Heather Darley from Team Wilderness. Team Wilderness a non profit organization whose goal is to grow teamwork, leadership, and character within our urban youth through wilderne