180 How Does a Huge Outdoor Facebook Group Handle Staying Home?

03/28/20 • 24 min

Cascade Hiker Podcast - Backpacking and Hiking

Lee Jacobson is on the podcast again. I wanted to get the listeners a look behind the scenes of handling a group which is dedicated to hiking, without wanting to promote people to hike the main trails. Covid-19 has currently changed getting outdoors.

The first thing Washington Hikers and Climbers did is turn on post approval. This way, all posts can be vetted before approved. Also, they have stopped allowing posts asking for current conditions, as this could encourage people to overrun the trails.

Listen to see the ideas Lee’s team has come up with to keep the masses entertained while stuck at home.

Lee started the Facebook Group Washington Hikers and Climbers which has over 132,000 members

Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/washingtonhikersandclimbers/

Listen to see the ideas Lee’s team has come up with to keep the masses entertained while stuck at home.

Lee started the Facebook Group Washington Hikers and Climbers which has over 132,000 members

Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/washingtonhikersandclimbers/

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179 Live Show with Washington Hikers and Climbers

Lee Jacobson and Ken Poore joined me on stage to talk about the positives and negatives to social media and the outdoors. This Was in early February, live at the Marysville Opera House.

Lee started the Facebook Group Washington Hikers and Climbers which has over 132,000 members

Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/washingtonhikersandclimbers/

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181 Journeys North - Barney "Scout" Mann

Barney “Scout” Mann is on the podcast to talk about a lifetime of being in the outdoors. His new book, Journeys North, is the tale of his hike from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail.

It’s more than that though... The story includes many of the hikers who crossed his path and of course his wife. Backstories help the reader understand current situations and Scout does a wonderful job at interweaving these into his story.

I have since read the book. Honestly, it reads like a book of fiction even knowing the truth behind it. In the past, I have read plenty of PCT books, but this one stands out as completely capturing the culture of the trail and those who hike it.

Order Journeys North on Amazon, REI or order a copy signed by the author.

For more about Scout: visit his website and follow him on Instagram.

If you would like more information about the National Trails System that Scout mentions in our discussion, go to http://pnts.org/new/