Friday, October 23, 2026The Cottage - Episode 4: From Basement to Warehouse
The cottage gear industry doesn't just need makers. It needs a place where makers can be found and a community that connects them to the hikers they s...
Wednesday, October 21, 2026It Is Never Too Late to Rewrite Your Story - Joe Hardin (Part II)
In Part 2, the origin story. Joe Hardin was once in the pulmonary wing of a hospital, unable to walk 100 yards without supplemental oxygen, dealing wi...
Monday, October 19, 2026Donovan "Iceman" Rice: First Great Colorado Route Thru-Hike
Donovan "Iceman" Rice drew a 2,000-mile loop around Colorado, told us in April he might be "wildly off" on every number, and then walked it: the first...
Saturday, October 17, 2026Trail Stories - It Is Never Too Late to Rewrite Your Story with Joe Hardin
Joe Hardin once couldn't walk 100 yards without supplemental oxygen. He was in the pulmonary wing of a hospital, dealing with pancreatitis, a collapse...
Friday, October 16, 2026The Cottage - Episode 3: The Whiteboard and the Sewing Machine
Dan Durston spent hours on the Pacific Crest Trail thinking about tent geometry: why did trekking pole shelters have to be so complicated? Three years...
Wednesday, October 14, 2026Long Walks and Rabid Dogs - Cam "Swami" Honan (Part II)
In Part 2, Cam and Doc get into what he's built and what he believes. The Hiking Life: a free resource started in 2010 while he was building the websi...
Wednesday, October 14, 2026Long Walks and Rabid Dogs - Cam "Swami" Honan (Part I)
Backpacker Magazine has called Cam "Swami" Honan the most traveled hiker on earth. He has walked more than 75,000 miles across 68 countries. His Hikin...
Saturday, October 10, 2026Trail Stories - There's a Fine Line Between Sad and Impressive with Cam "Swami" Honan
Backpacker Magazine has called Cam Honan the most traveled hiker on earth. He has walked more than 75,000 miles across 68 countries. He completed the ...
Friday, October 9, 2026The Cottage - Episode 2: Quit Your Day Job
Every cottage gear founder had a moment when they walked away from a conventional career. In "Quit Your Day Job," we hear four of those stories. Whitn...
Wednesday, October 7, 2026"I Had A Big Old Blank Canvas." - Watergirl (Part II)
In Part 2, the real story of why Andrea was primed for that stranger's suggestion in Vermont comes into full focus: years of political reporting that ...
Wednesday, October 7, 2026"I Had A Big Old Blank Canvas." - Watergirl (Part I)
Andrea Zelinski had been covering the Texas State Legislature for the Houston Chronicle for years and was newly divorced when a stranger on the Appala...
Monday, October 5, 2026Dark Miles - Larry and the Long Way Back (with Shawn Mahoney)
In October 2019, Shawn Mahoney's cousin came into his room to turn off an alarm that had been ringing too long. Shawn was unresponsive. His cousin sta...
