Trail EAffect

Josh Blum
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Trail EAffect is a show that dives into the stories behind trails, the communities that embrace trails, and the people who rely on trails as a way of life by interviewing the personalities involved with the world of Trails and Mountain Biking.

  1. Leave No Trace with Mark Eller | 206

    1D AGO

    Leave No Trace with Mark Eller | 206

    For episode 206, I’m joined by Mark Eller from Leave No Trace. This might sound like a straightforward conversation. It isn’t. Mark is a veteran of the outdoor industry, with more than a decade at IMBA during a period of major program expansion, and he continues his work today at Leave No Trace. His background includes climbing, mountain biking, and decades of time spent outdoors. This episode sits at the intersection of marketing, mountain biking, trails, and how we show up outdoors in ways that are practical and low impact. Topics Include: How Mark landed in the Outdoor Marketing space more than 2 decades ago Landing at IMBA doing Communications and Marketing Mark working at IMBA during the time of the Trail Solutions Book, The Ride Center, Regional Directors, and more The Impact of the Trail Solutions Book on Land Managers and Modern Trail Design and Construction taking a real science backed approach What are some things that trails / mountain biking has gotten right and wrong from a marketing perspective The Leave No Trace Backstory The Seven Principals of Leave No Trace Common Misconceptions about Leave No Trace Best method for learning Mark has found during his career Surprises for Mark while at IMBA and Leave No Trace What bad habit would Mark get trail users to change What Mark Looks for in Trail Communities Outdoor Marketing Boot Camp Closing Comments Trail EAffect Show Links: Leave No Trace: https://lnt.org/ Show Support By: Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp: https://www.outdoormarketingbootcamp.com/ KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/josh Smith’s Bike Shop – 130 Years of Excellence: www.smithsbikes.com Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com   Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

    59 min
  2. Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club | 205

    DEC 16

    Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club | 205

    For episode 205 we have Charlie Riou and Cullen McMorrow – the President and Vice President of the Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club. While Austin may not be on everyone’s radar as a ride destination Austin certainly has a very deep history around mountain biking, mountain bike advocacy and trails. Both Cullen and Charlie provide some excellent stories about the history of mountain biking in the Austin Area along with what they are doing for the future of mountain biking in this region. Topics Include: The Austin Ridge Riders Backstory as a Mountain Bike Club Barton Creek Greenbelt How Cullen got involved with the Austin Ridge Riders How Charlie got involved with the Austin Ridge Riders Trail Work by the Austin Ridge Riders Walnut Creek Metro Park work day Benefits of cleaning up parks and trails American Trails Webinar – Using Natural Surface Trails as Transportation Alternatives. Working with other user groups to create Win – Win scenarios Reimers Ranch Park  The Quality-of-Life aspect of trails in Austin and how that’s a tougher sell in large metro areas like Austin (where lots of people are moving there regardless of outdoor recreation) Where Charlie likes to ride in the Austin Area What Cullen looks for in a Riding Community What Charlie looks for in a Riding Community Closing Comments Trail EAffect Show Links: Austin Ridge Riders: https://www.austinridgeriders.com/ Show Support By: Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp: https://www.outdoormarketingbootcamp.com/ KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/josh Smith’s Bike Shop – 130 Years of Excellence: www.smithsbikes.com Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com   Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

    59 min
  3. Nick Ryan | Copper Harbor Trails Club Trails Coordinator | 204

    NOV 25

    Nick Ryan | Copper Harbor Trails Club Trails Coordinator | 204

    Nick Ryan | Copper Harbor Trails Club Trails Coordinator | 204 Topics Include: Giving Tuesday for Copper Harbor Trails Club Looking back at the 2025 achievements by the Copper Harbor Trails Club Looking forward at the 2026 goals Wrapping up the Keweenaw Point Trail in 2026 Winter Trails around Copper Harbor that the far east end of the Keweenaw Peninsula More than double your donation through the Giving Tuesday Campaign when you donate through the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation to the Copper Harbor Trails Club The Nick Ryan backstory on how he got into mountain biking Why Nick chose Copper Harbor as a place to work Enrolling into the Northwest Arkansas Trail Technician Program Going deeper on the importance of Planning and Design for trails Building Experiences The International Trail Rating System and traveling to Europe to attend the certification course International Trail Rating System Details Copper Harbor Trails Club adopting the International Trail Rating System Going deeper on wayfinding Things that Nick learned generally speaking while in Europe What Nick Looks for in a Trail Community Trail Maintenance and the value / and importance of Trail Maintenance Closing Comments Trail EAffect Show Links: Copper Shores Community Health Foundation | Giving Tuesday: https://www.coppershores.org/giving-tuesday Copper Harbor Trails Club: https://www.copperharbortrails.org/ Northwest Arkansas Community College Trail Technician Program: https://www.nwacc.edu/academicdivisions/trailstrades/trailtechnician/ International Trail Rating System: https://itrs.bike/ Show Support By: Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp: https://www.outdoormarketingbootcamp.com/ KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/josh Smith’s Bike Shop – 130 Years of Excellence: www.smithsbikes.com Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com   Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

    1h 25m
  4. IMBA Trail Towns and Ride Centers™ with Joe V. and Marty Ciavano | 203

    NOV 20

    IMBA Trail Towns and Ride Centers™ with Joe V. and Marty Ciavano | 203

    IMBA Trail Towns and Ride Centers™ with Joe V. and Marty Caivano | 203 For episode 203 we have Joe V. and Marty Caivano back on to discuss the recently launched IMBA Trail Towns Designation and the recently relaunched IMBA Ride Center™ Designation. We covered everything from the importance of these designations for your community, how to get these awarded these designations, and even provided some example communities for these designations. If you are looking to level up the status of your community – Look no further as this conversation is for you! Topics Include: Trail Towns and the why behind the Trail Town Designation Becoming a Trail Town Community Assessment Tool Trail Town Application Window Why become an IMBA Trail Town Re Launch of the Ride Center™ Designation The evolution of IMBA and the mission of More Trails Close to Home The consolidation of Bronze, Silver and Gold Ride Centers™ to Ride Center™ and Premier Ride Center™ How riders think about where they want to ride today Defining “Bike Park” within the Ride Center™ Designation Defining Gravity Riding within the Ride Center™ Designation Using CAMBA / Mt Telemark Village (Hayward / Cable, WI) and how this region fits into the new Ride Center™ designation as an example Reapplying to become a Ride Center™, even if your community is a current Ride Center™. Example of Copper Harbor and how that community would fit into the new Ride Center™ designation. Joe’s new Ride Center™ radius now that he’s based in Colorado Marketing component of Ride Centers™ TrailForks & IMBA Rating and Reviewing Ride Centers™ What Joe V looks for in a Trail Community Closing Comments Trail EAffect Show Links: IMBA: https://www.imba.com/ Trail Towns and Ride Centers™ Press Release: https://www.imba.com/press-release/imba-expands-community-designation-program-new-imba-trail-town-recognition-and-imba Show Support By: Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp: https://www.outdoormarketingbootcamp.com/ KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/josh Smith’s Bike Shop – 130 Years of Excellence: www.smithsbikes.com Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com   Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

    58 min
  5. Miles Ramsey of the Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp | 52Eighty Creative | 202

    OCT 28

    Miles Ramsey of the Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp | 52Eighty Creative | 202

    For episode 202 we have Miles Ramsey the creative director for 52Eighty Creative. Miles has been working with the PTBA, American Trails, along with others in the Trail Space to improve the marketing game on the outdoor infrastructure we all love to build and use. Miles also the person behind the Outdoor Marketing Boot Camp which was created as a way to help bring new and creative ideas to the outdoor recreation and trail world. The Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp will be hosted in a virtual format so traveling to and attending this conference will not be an issue. Miles has brought together more than 25 professionals who work in Outdoor Space as speakers at the Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp. This conversation also kicks off a partnership that Miles and myself have formed to help co-promote both the Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp and the Trail EAffect Podcast. Topics Include: How Miles got involved with the Trail World (PTBA / American Trails) Common themes Miles has seen in terms of room for improvement from a marketing and branding perspective Small Business ownership Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp Backstory Year One Successes Miles – on “Is it good for the client?” Speakers and the lineup for the 2026 Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp What should an attendee expect from participating in the Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp Various levels of experience Dates: February 17th & 18th 2026 What Miles looks for in a Trail Community The Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp Podcast Closing Comments Trail EAffect Show Links: 52Eighty Creative: https://www.52eightycreative.com/ Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp: https://www.outdoormarketingbootcamp.com/ Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp Podcast: https://www.outdoormarketingbootcamp.com/podcast   Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/josh Smith’s Bike Shop – 130 Years of Excellence: www.smithsbikes.com   Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

    44 min
  6. Best Day Ever | Building a More Inclusive Trail Community with Berne Broudy and Greg Durso | 201

    OCT 14

    Best Day Ever | Building a More Inclusive Trail Community with Berne Broudy and Greg Durso | 201

    For episode 201 we have Berne Broudy and Greg Durso. Berne is an outdoor journalist, storyteller, and happens to be the president of Richmond Mountain Trails a Non-Profit Trail Organization. Greg is an adaptive athlete and senior program director for the Kelly Brush Foundation. Together Berne and Greg helped to create the new film titled “Best Day Ever” a film about adaptive mountain biking, trail building and what it looks like when inclusion is part of the trail building process from the beginning. Topics Include: The purpose and backstory behind the Best Day Ever movie Breaking ground on the Driving Range Trail System – Vermont’s first fully adaptive trail system. Challenges with building the Driving Range Trail System Some of the characteristics of an Adaptive Trail The intentionality of making the Driving Range sessionable, progressive and diverse in terms of trail experiences for all riders (and this system is mostly Blue, Black and Double Black). Greg participating in and getting other adaptive riders into the Fox U.S. Open downhill race at Killington, VT How DH Tracks lend themselves to being great for adaptive riders. Different types of Adaptive Mountain Bikes The Kelly Brush Foundation – Kingdom Trails – and Adaptive Mountain Bike Camps Expanding on what the Kelly Brush Foundation does What Berne learned through creating this movie “Best Day Ever” What Greg learned through filming the movie “Best Day Ever” Screenings of the movie “Best Day Ever” which you can do now! American Trails: Advancing Trails Webinar: A Guide to Adaptive Mountain Bike Trail Building What Berne looks for in a Mountain Bike Community What Greg looks for in a Mountain Bike Community What Greg thinks the future of adaptive trails looks like Closing Comments Trail EAffect Show Links: Best Day Ever Movie: https://www.bestdayever.mov/ The Driving Range Trail System: https://www.richmondmountaintrails.org/the-driving-range Richmond Mountain Trails: https://www.richmondmountaintrails.org/ How to donate to the film (w/ a $25k Matching Grant): https://www.bestdayever.mov/impact Heartland Film Festival: https://www.heartlandfilm.org/festival The Kelly Brush Foundation: https://kellybrushfoundation.org/ American Trails Webinar: A Guide to Adaptive Mountain Bike Trail Building (10/30/2025): https://www.americantrails.org/training/a-guide-to-adaptive-mountain-bike-trailbuilding   Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/josh Smith’s Bike Shop – 130 Years of Excellence: www.smithsbikes.com   Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

    1h 3m
  7. Pete Taylor Steals the Mic and takes over the conversation with Josh Blum | 200

    SEP 30

    Pete Taylor Steals the Mic and takes over the conversation with Josh Blum | 200

    For Episode 200 we flip the script, and Pete Taylor takes over as the host, putting your regular host myself, Josh into the hot seat. We dive into the backstory how the Trail EAffect Podcast came to be, a mistake or two that I’ve made along the way along with a whole bunch of other topics that Pete had. Topics Include: The Driftless Dirt / Trail EAffect Podcasts Backstory Why Start Trail EAffect Where has Trail EAffect taken me Biggest Surprises and Mistakes Highlights from the show Difficulties that have come with the podcast Monetization of the show Scheduling of the shows, and time invested into the show Becoming proficient at podcasting, audio and editing Give advice, things I’ve learned through this journey The value of Trail Planning and Design Advice to Trail Organizations who may be lacking funding Favorite places / Little Gems for trail communities What does the future of dirt look like Thoughts on “expired” golf courses The future of dirt What’s next What Josh looks for in a Trail Community Closing Comments Trail EAffect Show Links: Vernon Trails: https://vernontrails.com/ Bluedog Cycles: https://www.bluedogcycles.com/ Pertnear 20 Mountain Bike Race: https://www.bluedogcycles.com/pertnear-20-2022   Episode Sponsor - Coulee Creative: www.dudejustsendit.com https://www.couleecreative.com/ Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/josh Smith’s Bike Shop – 130 Years of Excellence: www.smithsbikes.com   Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

    2 hr
  8. Pete Taylor | Vernon Trails, Viroqua, WI | Bluedog Cycles | Camp Bluedog | 199

    SEP 9

    Pete Taylor | Vernon Trails, Viroqua, WI | Bluedog Cycles | Camp Bluedog | 199

    For Episode 199 we have Pete Taylor of Vernon Trails, Bluedog Cycles and Camp Bluedog – the largest longest running kids’ mountain bike camp in the Galaxy. There are so many words that could be said about Pete but I’ll leave all of that up to him! Topics Include: Moving to Viroqua, WI to open a bike shop, a place with zero access for mountain bike trails Starting with Single Track - Vernon Trails – The local trail organization Opening Bluedog Cycles in Viroqua, WI Pete’s take on NICA and how that’s impacted Pete’s Mountain Bike Community Camp Bluedog – Why start a kids mountain bike camp The backstory behind why Pete and Alycann started Camp Bluedog 19 years of Camp Bluedog just wrapped up Trail Building as Part of Camp Bluedog Partnering with Sugar Creek Bible Camp for the facilities and trails Events at Sugar Creek Bible Camp… (Past and Future) Volunteers of Camp Bluedog Pertnear 20 XC Race at Sidie Hollow every fall Connecting you to what Matters: T-Mobile Grant for Trail Mapping and Signage What Pete looks for in a Trail Community Closing Comments Trail EAffect Show Links: Vernon Trails: https://vernontrails.com/ Bluedog Cycles: https://www.bluedogcycles.com/ Camp Bluedog: https://www.bluedogcycles.com/camp-bluedog   Episode Sponsor - Coulee Creative: www.dudejustsendit.com https://www.couleecreative.com/ Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/josh Smith’s Bike Shop – 130 Years of Excellence: www.smithsbikes.com   Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

    1h 52m
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Trail EAffect is a show that dives into the stories behind trails, the communities that embrace trails, and the people who rely on trails as a way of life by interviewing the personalities involved with the world of Trails and Mountain Biking.

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  • Creator
    Josh Blum
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    218
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Trail EAffect

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