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Show #134 – #nanoclicker – On this month’s Trail Show we are pleased to welcome longtime Trail Show VIP Buddy Sessoms to talk to us about his experience (and advanced backcountry techniques) in the Sierra on a Skurka Trip! POD covers bridge hiking, shelters, three-legged bears, and an elite ultra runner in Trail News, Disco is MIA, D-Low dabbles in ultraswimming and still loathes giant tents, OOO kayaks in tents, new voices are heard on the Hotline, the California lounge chair position is discussed, and we get a Dear Casey letter. The exciting new details on a famed Appalachian Trail project are examined during Ask-A-Hiker.







Beer O’ Da Month: Beers and cheers this month courtesy of Trail Show Nation….D-Low is already drinking Vermont maple beers!







Music on this month’s Trail Show was from Oslo’s own Baja Bug….get all the tunes at Double Crown Records!







 *Disclaimer: The Trail Show is a comedy podcast that sometimes talks about hiking and always talks about beer, and absolutely nothing we say should be taken at face value or misinterpreted as truth. Enjoy!







**Disclaimer 2: POD’s audio quality wasn’t the best on this episode. The management is aware and has hired consultants and contractors to rectify the issue by the next show. Thank you for your understanding.

Show #133 – #gasolinepillow – On this month’s Trail Show we are pleased to have Kansas Express back in studio to talk to us about his hike of the Peaks of the Balkans Trail, exotic food, and being lost again and again, POD covers shirtless men, hiker lounges, and being so extra in Trail News, OOO goes down under and boycotts Foster’s, D-Low enjoys nighttime strolls with his fam, Disco oohs and aahs over big trees, a buffet of calls is heard on the Hotline, and many many things are bleeped. Forced trail names are discussed during Ask-A-Hiker.







Beer O’ Da Month: Beers and cheers this month courtesy of Trail Show Nation!







Music on this month’s Trail Show was from Mexico City’s own Secret Agent….get all the tunes at Double Crown Records!







 *Disclaimer: The Trail Show is a comedy podcast that sometimes talks about hiking and always talks about beer, and absolutely nothing we say should be taken at face value or misinterpreted as truth. Enjoy!

Show #132 – #Suomi – On this month’s Trail Show we record our first ever episode in Europe…. Finland to be specific. Special guest and Trail Show VIP the German Wampire joins us to talk about his hike of Poland’s Main Beskid Trail (MBT), cats in the night, camping with hippies, and delicious Polish cuisine, and Finnish VIP Matti “Speedo” Urlass joins us to tell jokes, run chainsaw, and navigate Finland’s exquisite library system, POD covers bobcat attacks, a National Park on the cutting edge, REI stores unionizing, and blockheads doing blockhead things, D-Low and OOO are on vacation, we don’t give financial advice, Disco feels uncomfortable about drinking near Russia, Danth O’ Mpson writes in, the craziest 48 hours in the woods are quantified, and we discuss the many benefits of the European adder. The Wampire and crew dive into a meandering conversation involving the opposite of voluntary constipation during Ask-A-Hiker.







Beer O’ Da Month: A grand assortment of Finnish beers from Saimaa, Karhu, and Hartwall were provided for the July show thanks to The German Wampire!!







Further Info on the Main Beskid Trail (Główny Szlak Beskidzki) and hiking in Eastern Europe:







-General Info via Waymarked Trails







-Guidebook: Główny Szlak Beskidzki, by Hanula Agata (on Amazon)







-Pictures of the MBT in this blog







-Explore Eastern Europe: Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Romania – Website of a cool “Carpathian Thru Hike” (1400 miles, 236k feet of elevation gain)







-“Transcarpathian tourist path” (Ukraine 244 miles) Guidebook 







-Cesta hrdinov SNP, Slovak National Trail – Identical to the E8 in Slovakia (495 miles, Bratislava to Dukla Pass)







–Eisenach-Budapest – 1677 miles Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary (E3, E8, E4)







-How to go by train in Europe (and the rest of the world) – Seat 61 







 *Disclaimer: The Trail Show is a comedy podcast that sometimes talks about hiking and always talks about beer, and absolutely nothing we say should be taken at face value or misinterpreted as truth. Enjoy!

Show #131 – #thegiftoftime – On this month’s Trail Show, extra special guest and Trail Show OG the late Paul “Mags” Magnanti joins us to talk about his latest creation….the SouthEast Utah Group Circuit aka the SEUG (or perhaps The SLUG), shards vs sherds, and the reverse maildrop, D-Low flexes his Vermont beer muscles and relays very bad LNT advice, Disco flexes Kirkland brand sparkling water and sleeping in cars, POD covers Canadian wildfires, Boulder trail runners being trampled, and yet another human powered snafu in yet another National Park, OOO is too soon with a bison joke and hikes his house, a landscaping discussion is had, El Hikador and the cousin of Bear Sweatz call in. D-Low and crew dive into a meandering conversation involving voluntary constipation during Ask-A-Hiker.







Beer O’ Da Month: Heady Toppers, Axe DIPAs, Old Faithful Ales, and Norwegian Session Style IPAs were provided for the June show thanks to Trail Show Nation!!







Music on this month’s Trail Show was once again from Seattle’s own The Desolate Coast….get all the tunes at Double Crown Records!







 *Disclaimer: The Trail Show is a comedy podcast that sometimes talks about hiking and always talks about beer, and absolutely nothing we say should be taken at face value or misinterpreted as truth. Enjoy!

Show #130 – #thetriple – On this month’s Trail Show, special guest Charlie “Kansas Express” Janssen runs us through the logistics and chaos of hiking the Triple Crown in a calendar year, POD speaks on Italian grizzlies, mushroom rescues, a van on the AT, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, D-Low and Disco go karaoke, POD finds the Dulce Vida again, OOO finds a water trail, we hear from Lemuel, El Hikador, the Proctologist, Papa Squat, Tuff Broad, Bear Swetz, and Boo’s crew. D-Low and crew discuss on-trail coffee (or its absence) during Ask-A-Hiker.







Beer O’ Da Month: D-Low hoists the Open Snow collab from Odell Brewing!







Music on this month’s Trail Show was from Seattle’s own The Desolate Coast….get all the tunes at Double Crown Records!







 *Disclaimer: The Trail Show is a comedy podcast that sometimes talks about hiking and always talks about beer, and absolutely nothing we say should be taken at face value or misinterpreted as truth. Enjoy!

Show #129 – #flexibility – On this month’s Trail Show, returning guest Cam “Swami” Honan is back to talk about avoiding Norwegian jails, swimming the maelstrom, and hiking The Long Crossing of Norway’s Lofoten Islands. The crew enjoys some brews from Ohio, Trail Show merch is dropped (t-shirts and tank tops!), POD discusses the recent purchase of the Monarch Crest store and hot tubber’s being attacked, we all discuss the 5 Alarm Fire that is the current snowpack in California’s Sierra, Wampire, El Hikador, and I Love You Man call in, OOO brings us up to speed on the latest Trinity Thomas news, Slackjaw makes a 6 person tent out of denim, we announce our “Adventure Ready” book giveaway contest winter, and we shout out the new Boots McFarland book. D-Low and crew discuss alternates to hiking the PCT this year during Ask-A-Hiker.







Beer O’ Da Month: Big thanks to “Twig” and “Stellar” for this episode’s Ohio beers and cheers!







Dig deeper on The Long Crossing of the Lofoten Islands with info from Rando-Lofoten, 68 North, and Swami’s post on The Hiking Life. And be sure to check out Swami’s latest book “Wanderlust Nordics” coming soon….







Please support the GoFundMe for Donna Saufley if you are able to.







Music on this month’s Trail Show was from Washington DC’s own The Surf Junkies….get all the tunes at Double Crown Records!







 *Disclaimer: The Trail Show is a comedy podcast that sometimes talks about hiking and always talks about beer, and absolutely nothing we say should be taken at face value or misinterpreted as truth. Enjoy!