Hiking to Fire Lookouts with Luke Channer
09/26/19 • 43 min
Luke Channer is on his way to exploring all the fire lookout towers and cabins in Montana and Idaho. Listen to him talk about his goal of hiking in (and sometimes being flown in!) to 300+ lookouts in the western wilderness.
Hear more about how fire lookout enthusiasts join forces and share knowledge in order to reach sometimes very challenging - but rewarding - historic places.
Learn more about the Forest Fire Lookout Association and Forest Fire Lookouts in the PNW
Facebook: Forest Fire Lookout Enthusiasts
Web: Forest Fire Lookout Association, Rex's Forest Fire Lookout Page
Connect with Lori:
Instagram: @thehikepodcast, @lori_the_explorer
Twitter: @thehikepodcast
Blog: thehikepodcast.wordpress.com
Facebook: @thehikepodcast
Email Lori at [email protected]
Special thank you to Isabella for being a show patron!
Music track "Two Mountains at a Time" from Live at the Fillmore by Pachyderm, used under the Creative Commons license.
Connect with Hike:
Instagram: @thehikepodcast @shenandoahexplorer
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Email: [email protected]
Luke Channer is on his way to exploring all the fire lookout towers and cabins in Montana and Idaho. Listen to him talk about his goal of hiking in (and sometimes being flown in!) to 300+ lookouts in the western wilderness.
Hear more about how fire lookout enthusiasts join forces and share knowledge in order to reach sometimes very challenging - but rewarding - historic places.
Learn more about the Forest Fire Lookout Association and Forest Fire Lookouts in the PNW
Facebook: Forest Fire Lookout Enthusiasts
Web: Forest Fire Lookout Association, Rex's Forest Fire Lookout Page
Connect with Lori:
Instagram: @thehikepodcast, @lori_the_explorer
Twitter: @thehikepodcast
Blog: thehikepodcast.wordpress.com
Facebook: @thehikepodcast
Email Lori at [email protected]
Special thank you to Isabella for being a show patron!
Music track "Two Mountains at a Time" from Live at the Fillmore by Pachyderm, used under the Creative Commons license.
Connect with Hike:
Instagram: @thehikepodcast @shenandoahexplorer
Facebook: @thehikepodcast
Email: [email protected]
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Exploring the Flint River
Rebecca Fedewa, Executive Director, of the Flint River Watershed Coalition shares how the organization educates, promotes recreation, sustainability and conservation of the Flint River.
"The Flint River Watershed Coalition is a membership organization that promotes citizen stewardship of our natural resources by providing our members with the sources, knowledge, and capacity necessary to protect local water quality and watershed habitat.
The Flint River Watershed is more than 1,358 square miles and encompasses portions of 7 counties, 20 cities & villages, and 58 townships. The Watershed drains this large land area through the Flint River and all the tributaries of the Flint. It includes most of Genesee and Lapeer Counties, and parts of Shiawassee, Oakland, Tuscola, Sanilac and Saginaw Counties. The Native American name for this river was Pewonigowink, meaning “river of fire stone”. The Flint River is 78.3-mile-long and is formed in Lapeer County near Columbiaville where the river’s South Branch and North Branch come together." (source: flintriver.org)
Rebecca talks about kayaking programs that are introducing people to recreating on the Flint River, continued clean up efforts, and water quality. We also touch on the Flint Water Crisis and the campaign #itsnottheriver which educated the world that the Flint River was not the cause of having lead in Flint's drinking water.
Connect with Rebecca and The Flint River Watershed Coalition:
Facebook: Flint River Watershed Coalition
Twitter: @Flint_River
Web: Flint River
Connect with Lori:
Instagram: @thehikepodcast, @lori_the_explorer
Twitter: @thehikepodcast
Blog: thehikepodcast.wordpress.com
Facebook: @thehikepodcast
Email Lori at [email protected]
Special thank you to Isabella for being a show patron!
Music track "Two Mountains at a Time" from Live at the Fillmore by Pachyderm, used under the Creative Commons license.
Connect with Hike:
Instagram: @thehikepodcast @shenandoahexplorer
Facebook: @thehikepodcast
Email: [email protected]
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Wilderness Guiding in the Adirondacks with Mike Bartolotti
Mike Bartolotti discusses what it's like to be a wilderness guide in the Adirondacks, living and recreating in Adirondack Park and how he co-founded a challenge to get people exploring the local mountains during every season. We chat hike peaks challenges, the Fulton Chain Trifecta, 90 mile canoe races, and the many ways to recreate in the Adirondacks.
Mike also shares his advice for becoming a wilderness guide and the steps he took to get there, including being a Search and Rescue volunteer.
Connect with Mike:
Instagram: @fultonchaintrifecta
Web: Fulton Chain Trifecta
Email: mike.b (at) mountainmanoutdoors.com
Connect with Lori:
Instagram: @thehikepodcast, @lori_the_explorer
Twitter: @thehikepodcast
Blog: thehikepodcast.wordpress.com
Facebook: @thehikepodcast
Email Lori at [email protected]
Special thank you to Isabella for being a show patron!
Music track "Two Mountains at a Time" from Live at the Fillmore by Pachyderm, used under the Creative Commons license.
Connect with Hike:
Instagram: @thehikepodcast @shenandoahexplorer
Facebook: @thehikepodcast
Email: [email protected]
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