015 PCTA Voices




Cascade Hiker Podcast - Backpacking and Hiking show

Summary: The first recording is Liz Donavon who will be interviewed in episode 16 about her solo hike of the entire Pacific Crest Trail last summer. The next few recordings were recorded at a PCTA Trail Skills College event in Darrington Washington on April 30th, 2016. The first two gentleman are Lewis Trout who is the Pacific Northwest Trail's Director of Trail Maintenance and Bill Hawley the PCTA's North Cascade Regional Representative. The next two were Alexandria Elsebeth, who hiked a large portion of the PCT in California last year and Eric Lee, a section hiker and trail maintenance lead with the North 350 Blades. Alan tells a story about old maps! Tells his story about being a trail angel for hikers near Snoqualmie Pass A couple of stories at the end were from a PCTA trail crew I did in Stehekin. The first interview is Jay Crafton and the second is Amber Catron, who tells the long story of Bad Luck Benjamin. Do you want to join a work party with the North 350 Blades? Send an email to: bhawley@pcta.org Don't forget to shop our Cascade Hiker Hats and Bumper Stickers! @N_CascadeHiking Like our Facebook Page CLICK HERE Check out Whiskey Fever: https://www.reverbnation.com/whiskeyfever The song used in the intro is 'Tall Grass' from their albumn Wake Up This Whole Town.