In Part 2, Flo's origin story comes into full focus: an Iowa kid who traveled the country in a motor home with her grandparents every summer, got a guiding internship in Big Sky, picked up snowboarding, shattered her leg on a blue run, spent eight weeks bedridden and furious, found Dixie and Darwin on YouTube, and boarded a plane to Arizona three days out of her boot. She came home feeling seen for the first time. This half of the conversation also covers Roadblock's grizzly encounter in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, the 1,000-mile hitchhike from Mount Robson to Montana after the Great Divide Trail, the Your Time Is Limited tattoo and where it came from, five hiking hacks delivered without pausing, and a five-book-and-documentary media list. It closes on a shoutout to the people who make it all possible: Hank, Deep End, Soccer Mom, Pony Up, Matcha, Shot Put, Quadzilla, Pyro, and the grandma who drove trail magic to every town in Montana.

If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, start there — it dropped 10 minutes ago.

Show Notes

About the Guest


Jada "Flo" Lippincott is a 27-year-old thru-hiker, splitboarder, canyoneer, packrafter, and full-time truck dweller based in Big Sky, Montana. Originally from Fairfield, Iowa, she discovered the outdoors through a college exchange semester in Fairbanks, Alaska and found long-distance hiking after a catastrophic snowboarding accident that shattered her leg. Three days out of her walking boot, she boarded a plane to Arizona and started the Arizona Trail. She has since logged over 9,000 miles across the CDT, Arizona Trail, Grand Enchantment Trail, Great Divide Trail (Canada), Hayduke Trail, Colorado Trail, and Sierra High Route (partial), all while living out of a 2009 Toyota Tundra with her 50-pound shelter dog, Indy (trail name: Roadblock). She has a tattoo on her leg that reads: Your time is limited.

What's Covered in Part 2


Origin Story — Iowa, Motor Homes, and Negative 40

Finding Her People on the Arizona Trail


CDT — The Breakup, Deep End, and Deep End Becoming a Triple Crowner


The 'Yes Person' Philosophy


Balancing Every Sport


Roadblock's Grizzly Encounter


The Great Divide Trail and the 1,000-Mile Hitchhike


The Your Time Is Limited Tattoo


The 2026 Season — and What Happened on the Sierra High Route


Five Hiking Hacks


Off the Beaten Path — Five Recommendations


Pay It Forward — Three Causes


The Crew Shoutout


Links & Resources



  • Flo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whereisjadaa

  • Desert Solitaire — Edward Abbey. Flo's top desert book recommendation.

  • The Adventure Son — Roman Dial. Memoir of the godfather of packrafting in Alaska.

  • Tracks — Robyn Davidson. Real-life story of trekking across Australia in 1977.

  • The Dark Wizard — HBO Max documentary about Dean Potter.

  • Valley Uprising — Documentary about rock climbers in Yosemite.

  • Edge of the Unknown — Jimmy Chin documentary series.

  • Real Survival Stories — Podcast. Stories of people nearly dying in the outdoors.

  • Greg MacCannan — YouTube. Currently cycling from Alaska to Argentina, four years in.

  • The Wilderness Society: https://www.wilderness.org

  • Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners: https://www.gsenm.org


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