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In this episode I walk you through our first time hiking Half Dome! Gear, timing, fear of falling, and HOLY CROWDS BATMAN! I hope you enjoy this talk-through on our Half Dome experience, and find it helpful if you are planning your Half Dome experience! Best Time to hike: April through OctoberType of hike: Rigorous day-hike, or adventurous overnight with backcountry permit; out and back from Happy Isles trailheadDistance / Elevation Gain: 14-17 miles (depending on route) / ~5,200 ft (1,585 me...

Have you ever hiked in the pitch black night with nothing to guide you but your headlamp and a somewhat reliable GPS? We've done more than our fair share of night hiking, but Whitney wins for being the most impressive, oppressive, and exhilarating! We scored a single-day permit for Mt. Whitney for July 31st of 2022! Now, what this means is that we were blessed with a 24-hour period in which to hike the tallest peak in the contiguous U.S.A., 14,505 ft of forests, creeks, and granite...

Part 2 of our chat with Lance - his time in Cali on his Jeep journey, musings on healing in nature and how it ties to faith, and what's happening next with his backyard biking ventures. Don't forget to subscribe wherever you get you podcasts, and to check out Lance's Instagram @lance_rk

We were super excited to sit down and chat with our friend Lance Kriesch, a fellow outdoor enthusiast who is passionate about encouraging people to experience the outdoors and adventure. He recently went on a Kerouac-inspired jalopy road trip with his brother in his Jeep Cherokee dubbed "Black Betty," and has some fantastic reels you can view on his Instagram @lance_rk while you listen to his stories here!

We are hoping to get permits to hike Mount Whitney this year, revisiting a place where Dan had a fantastic experience back in 2008! We will likely have a few episodes this season as we prep for this trip, and we wanted to start out with a revisit of Dan's '08 trek. We are working with a new setup in our recently renovated basement, and are finally on dual mikes, so please bear with us as we work to reconfigure our audio (a new mixer program and I'm learning the tech!), but the con...

This is part 2 of our coverage of Glacier National Park! Bears, Whistle Pigs, and more epic hikes! We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed our trip to Big Sky Country!