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Bill Bartee and Wes Lawson talk local events, facts and life in the great outdoors!

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Bill Bartee and Wes Lawson talk local events, facts and life in the great outdoors!

    The Most Travelled to City for International Travelers

    The Most Travelled to City for International Travelers

    Segment 2, April 27th, 2024



    It is travel season.  A center point of international travel in the Carolinas is Charlotte Douglas International Airport.  According to Airports Council International (ACI) 2021 final ranking had the Charlotte airport as the fifth busiest airport worldwide for arrivals and departures.  It was sixth for passenger traffic in released.

    Trivia Dream.com recently put forward this multiple choice trivia question.  Which city was the most visited by international travelers in 2023?

    a. Istanbul, Turkey

    b. Rome, Italy

    c. Paris, France

    d. Athens, Greece..



    The answer:  Istanbul was the most-visited city in the world with over 20 million international travelers in 2023. Euromonitor International ranked the most visited cities in the world.



    Highlights:

    The TOP Ten:

    1.Istanbul, Turkey

    2.London, U.K.

    3.Dubai, UAE

    4. Antalya, Turkey

    5.Paris, France

    6.Hong Kong

    7.Bangkok,Thailand

    8.New York, U.S.

    9.Cancún,Mexico

    10. Mecca, Saudi Arabia



    The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte hiking store, Jesse Brown's.  Lace up your comfortable shoes, grab a water bottle, and travel internationally.

    • 14 min
    Kilimanjaro with Macon Dunnagan

    Kilimanjaro with Macon Dunnagan

    Segment 3, April 27th, 2024



    Who’s been to the top of Africa the most?  In the Charlotte-area it is Macon Dunnagan.  He started climbing the mountain twenty-two years ago & has done it fifty times.  Through his climbs he's been recognized by a North Carolina governor & is currently an ambassador of travel for Tanzania.Show Highlights:



    June 24th is his last open climb of 2024.  He's booked through 2025.

    He's taken ages twelve to eighty to the top & continues travelling to talks about Africa

    People travel to Kilimanjaro for the culture, the exercise, & for conquering the goal of the summit.

    Porters carry most of the items to the top as you hike & have a Porter's Society

    Going slowly is part of a successful acclimation



    Things You’ll Learn by Listening:



    Dunnagan is speaking to interested Kilimanjaro climbers at Jesse Brown's on Sunday, April 28th, 2024, 3 p.m. at the local outdoor outfitter, Jesse Brown's.  T



    The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte hiking store, Jesse Brown's.  Lace up your comfortable shoes, grab a water bottle, and train for Kilimanjaro.

    • 19 min
    Urban Hike Movement of 2024 with Drew Thrasher

    Urban Hike Movement of 2024 with Drew Thrasher

    Segment 2, April 20th, 2024



    POSTPONED HIKE UNTIL 4/28/2024 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.



    Taking a walk or a hike where you live is what the Urban Hike is all about.  Urban Hike co-founder, Drew Thrasher, joins the Carolina Outdoors for a conversation about seeing where you live from a different perspective The perspective of a hike.Show Highlights:



    Thrasher, along with Jonathan Hemingway & David Herron, began the Urban Hike, six years ago in their neighborhood

    The intent was to get children outdoors, off their technology, & exercise

    Each year a different part of town is hiked

    2024's Hike goes from Freedom Park (near Princeton) & heads to NODA

    The length of the hike this year is 5 miles

    If it is Raining the Urban Hike happens the next week, April 28th, 2024



    Things You’ll Learn by Listening:



    A copy of the route and significant places:



    There was a Soap Box Derby track near downtown Charlotte in the '50s & '60s



    The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte hiking store, Jesse Brown's.  Lace up your comfortable shoes, grab a water bottle, and join us for this 4 hour adventure!

    • 18 min
    The Articulate Fly with Marvin Cash

    The Articulate Fly with Marvin Cash

    Segment 3, April 20th, 2024



    Marvin Cash grew up fishing with his grand dad Lynchburg, VA. The location east of the Blue Ridge mountains, alongside the James River, was a fantastic place to begin an introduction to the outdoors.  From there he went to Duke University & UVA Law & was introduced properly to the sport by former Carolina Outdoors-host, Don Yager.  The sport help maintains Cash's sanity but it wasn't until a automobile crash occurred that he invested in doing the things in life that he wanted to do.Cash sat down with the current host of the Carolina Outdoors, Bill Bartee, & spoke about his entry into podcasting with The Articulate Fly, his view of the importance of fly shops in the industry, & his relationship with Blane Chocklett, the famed fly tyer, author, & designer, that's coming to Charlotte on Saturday, May 4th, 2024, to teach private fly tying courses.



    Show Highlights:



    Education & "Digging Deeper" has been one of the missions of The Articulate Fly to improve the quality of an enthusiasts

    Consulting angling professionals to lengthen their career & allow them business successes.

    Fly Shops are irreplaceable because of the relationships that they develop in the community.

    The Articulate Fly is a digital gardener in fly fishing while the fly shops are the retail gardeners of fly fishing.

    One of his friends is Blane Chocklett.  This famed fly tier & designer was a recent guest & is appearing on May 4th in Charlotte.

    Chocklett is teaching private lessons at Jesse Brown's, along with signing his books.

    Jesse Brown's & Blane Chocklett are both working with the rod company, TFO.

    The Chocklett Factory is were Blane's flies are produced



    Things You’ll Learn by Listening:



    The Articulate Fly is celebrating the release of its 800th episode.



    The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte fly shop, Jesse Brown's.

    • 19 min
    Catawba Riverkeeper, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden & Shared Leadership with Executive Director John Searby

    Catawba Riverkeeper, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden & Shared Leadership with Executive Director John Searby

    Segment 2, April 13th, 2024



    Last year two iconic, regional organizations in the Charlotte-area decided to utilize a Shared Leadership structure to reduce administrative costs & the align the similar pursuits of both organizations.  The CEO & Executive Director of the Catawba Riverkeeper & Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, John Searby, joined Bill Bartee on the Carolina Outdoors to discuss how & why the decision happened.



    Show Highlights:



    The organizations were more alike that many thought. Both had scientists, infrastructure to aid, & were working in adjacent spaces.

    Shared CEO, CFO, HR, & education duties help create more efficiencies with Shared Leadership services.

    We learn the Catawba Riverkeeper advocates, manage, & educate regarding the 8,900 miles of waters of the Catawba/Wateree basin

    The Catawba River has been the life water in this area for thousands of years: from indigenous people to modern Carolinas' drinking water, transportation, food & power generation

    It flows through 26 counties in North and South Carolina & has been called the “Hardest working river in America.”

    Catawba Riverkeeper is headquartered in McAdenville, NC

    Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens is located on the banks of Lake Wylie in Belmont, NC

    Made up of 380 acre campus features manicured gardens, trails, & an Orchid Conservatory



    Things You’ll Learn by Listening:



    Summer Camps are upcoming at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens & Kayak Rentals & Monthly Eco-Tours are happening with Catawba Riverkeeper



    Collaboration of organizations that have some similarity is a goal in order to reach each organizations goals.



    The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte fly shop, Jesse Brown's.

    • 21 min
    Blane Chocklett talks Predator Fly Fishing

    Blane Chocklett talks Predator Fly Fishing

    Segment 3, April 13th, 2024



    One of the innovations within fly fishing has been the improvement of design & innovation regarding the flies, lines, & equipment.



    Blane Chocklett has been called the "fisherman’s fly designer." by Bob Popovics, author of Pop Fleyes and Fleye Design. He spoke with Bill Bartee, host of the Carolina Outdoors to talk about his start in the industry, influences, & the evolution of Predator fishing with a fly rod.Show Highlights:



    Chocklett started as a fishing guide in Blue Ridge, VA as a youth

    In 2020, fly fishing enjoyed a single-year growth rate of more than 11 percent according to a recent Angling Trade survey

    His Dad & Granddad purchased his first equipment & fly tying equipment

    He was influenced by Flip Pallot & Larry Dahlberg whose television programs helped introduced new species to him.

    Learning by mistakes & not catching fish helped motivate improvements

    Chocklett's affect on Temple Fork Outfitter rods & Scientific Angler fly lines

    His latest book Game Changer: Tying Flies that Look & Swim Like the Real Thing will be on-hand for purchase during his May 4th visit to Charlotte at Charlotte's fly shop, Jesse Brown's



    Things You’ll Learn by Listening:

    Blane travels for fishing, fly industry shows, & occasional speaking/teaching engagements.  He's coming to Charlotte, NC for a rare visit into the Carolinas on May 4th.



    His itinerary for May 4th:

    Blane Chocklett Comes to Jesse Brown’s

    Schedule of Events





    9-11 a.m. Limit 12 Tyers, $100 teaches the Jerk Changer

    11 a.m.-Noon, Enjoy Lunch & Drinks from the balcony of Jesse Brown’s.

    Noon-2 p.m. Predator & Prey Rod Talk & Cast

    Blane talks about predator, prey, & presentation & shares his favorite outfits for each species. Gift with Rod Purchase

    2-4 p.m. Limit 12 Tyers, $100-Chocklett teaches the popular GC Hellgrammite & how to target apex predators with it. Materials included.  Students need to bring a vise and tying tools.

    4 p.m. Chocklett Book Signing- Meet Blane and have him personalize a copy of Game Changer: Tying Flies that Look & Swim Like the Real Thing





     More Information & Tickets Available 



    The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte fly shop, Jesse Brown's.

    • 21 min

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Always something new here

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