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Stealth Gear
This skills program explains the gear you can carry to tread lightly on your favorite wild places. This is the second in a series of presentations by the Leave No Trace traveling trainers.
J.D. Tanner and Emily Ressler talk about the
…Bear Cans Revisited, part 2
This wild places program is part two of an exploration of the situation in the Sierra Nevada wilderness areas that lead to the development of the bear-resistant food canister. (Part one is here.) Who makes these things, and how do we know they
…Bear Cans Revisited, part 1
This wild places program is part one of an exploration of the situation in the Sierra Nevada wilderness areas that lead to the development of the bear-resistant food canister. Why were they invented, who invented them, and how did that
…Modern Rain gear
This gear program presents reviews of two rain jackets and a poncho. An important part of keeping warm is keeping dry, and the first part you want to protect is your torso.
Steve Nelson reviews the Antigravitygear Poncho Villa. Gail
…First Skills
This skills program introduces our series on primitive technologies. You always see cavemen portrayed as stupid and comical. But what do you suppose they knew that you don't?
We hear from Norm Kidder. He's the vice president of the
…A Trace of Training
This skills program introduces the Leave No Trace traveling trainers. This couple spreads the word of Leave No Trace, but then they seem to leave a lasting impression.
The Leave no trace Center for Outdoor Ethics teaches skills to help
…Bad Fire, Good Fire, part 2
This wild places program is part two of a look at the effects of wild fires. Smoky the Bear says, only you can prevent wild fires. But sometimes you can't, and in some ways, that's not all bad. (Part 1 is here.)
Wild fires burned
…Bad Fire, Good Fire, part 1
This wild places program is part one of a look at the effects of wild fires. Smoky the Bear says, only you can prevent wild fires. But sometimes you can't, and in some ways, that's not all bad.
We play a part of a TV news report about
…A Family Hike
This outings program tells the story of a 10 year old girl and her parents who went on a hike. With all the emphasis on getting more kids outdoors, it might be helpful to give them a role model. Listen to hear about a great one.
Mary
…Grizzlies in the Mist
This skills program takes a look at the latest in safety advice in grizzly bear country. What if the safest way to protect yourself from a grizzly bear was also safer for the bear?
Steve talks to Chris Servheen, the Grizzly Bear
…Enchiladas del Sol
This skills program is a wrap. Well, really it's about baking fresh enchiladas, in a backcountry camp, without a fire or a stove.
Steve returns to visit the kitchen of backcountry cooking author Linda Frederick Yaffe. Ms. Yaffe is the
…Flying Backpacks
This skills program presents looks at packing your gear for air travel to a distant trailhead. Air travel can be a hassle if you don't plan ahead and prepare.
We hear a phoned-in comment from listener Jeremy Sullivan. He relates a
…California Snowshoe Trails
This wild places program presents a guidebook author's favorite places to snowshoe in California. Yeah, it's spring, but there's still a lot of nice snow up there.
Mike White, author of Best Snowshoe Trails of California, tells us what
…Skiing for Skiers
This outings program takes us on a patrol day with the Lake Alpine Nordic Ski Patrol. You can have a great time while helping others by joining a ski patrol.
Steve joins the patrol skiing in the backcountry near Bear Valley, California.
…A Snowshoe Primer
This skills program presents an introduction to winter hiking on snowshoes. If you can hike, you can snowshoe.
Steve takes a hike with author Mike White, who wrote the books, Best Snowshoe Trails of California, Snowshoe Trails of
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