Women & the Wilderness

Bradee and Hannah are joined by Melissa, you might know her as @missrover on Instagram.  Melissa is based in Portland, OR, USA and is the creator of a travel and adventure blog, Miss Rover. She is fueled by her love of photography, road trips and connecting people to the outdoors. Melissa spends her time fixing her 1999 Chevy van, taking film photos or planning her next adventure!   In this episode we chat all about entrepreneurship and content creation and how there really is more than meets the eye. From the highest of highs to the lowest of burnouts we share our true feelings about what it's like working in the world of social media.    Where to find Melissa @missrover YouTube Website Where to find Women & the Wilderness @womenandthewildernesspodcast Connect with Hannah; @hannahrheaume  Connect with Bradee; @ponytail_onatrail womenandthewilderness.com Facebook Group

We are excited to welcome Juliet back to the podcast. When we last chatted with her, in April 2022, she was preparing to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. Well, that journey has since happened! In this episode she joins Bradee to chat about her experience hiking from Mexico to Canada in under 160 days. Where to find Juliet @julietpisner backhackerbabe.com Where to find Women & the Wilderness @womenandthewildernesspodcast Connect with Hannah; @hannahrheaume  Connect with Bradee; @ponytail_onatrail womenandthewilderness.com Facebook Group    

In this episode, we're joined by Lundy and Kristin best friends and co-owners of Legit Trips. They have seen first hand the incredible impact travel can have on one's life. They believe that learning about the world and the people in it can only lead to good things. As long-time travel partners and friends, they started Legit Trips to spread more good and create a travel tribe of like-minded adventurers. We talk about the business of travel, how to start a tour operator company, the nuances of travel insurance, what it's like to run a company with your best friend and so much more. Where to find Legit Trips @legittrips Facebook Legit Trips Website Where to find Women & the Wilderness @womenandthewildernesspodcast Connect with Hannah; @hannahrheaume  Connect with Bradee; @ponytail_onatrail womenandthewilderness.com Facebook Group

On this weeks episode, Bradee and Hannah chat through what it's really like living in the mountains, particularly in Colorado. But for every con there is a pro that usually outweighs it. If you're curious about mountain living or moving to the mountains - this one is for you. Where to find Women & the Wilderness @womenandthewildernesspodcast Connect with Hannah; @hannahrheaume  Connect with Bradee; @ponytail_onatrail womenandthewilderness.com Facebook Group

In this episode Hannah is joined by Dylan Grace Essertier. She is a seasoned editor, coach, and speaker based in Brooklyn, New York. Dylan's writing has appeared in Vogue, WSJ Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, InStyle, Coveteur, Domino Magazine, Harper's Bazaar Art, Architectural Digest, Tasting Table, Bustle, Fathom, Barron's, and Global Citizen, among other top publications. Previously, Dylan worked as the Features Editor for Savoir Flair, the Middle East's largest English online fashion and lifestyle publication, where she oversaw Savoir Flair's culture category, traveling the world to report on the latest hospitality trends as well as conducting interviews with key designers and fashion personalities, including Carolina Herrera, Mario Testino, Diane Von Fürstenberg, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and more. This episode is all about her journey to creating her company: Dylan Grace Co, travel journalism, what lights her up and pivoting your career. Where to find Dylan @dylangraceco @dylangracetravels Website and Coaching Offerings Where to find Women & the Wilderness @womenandthewildernesspodcast Connect with Hannah; @hannahrheaume  Connect with Bradee; @ponytail_onatrail womenandthewilderness.com Facebook Group

Shelby grew up in the midwest and has always been an avid outdoorswoman. Which led to her ultimate passion in life: teaching women how to be safe outdoors and showing them that they can push their bodies up mountains and through forests. In this conversation we chat about life in Colorado, what made her want to offer a hands on approach to teaching women how to hike, wilderness safety, her scariest time in the backcountry and so much more. Where to find Shelby  @groundupadventures Guided Trips with Shelby Where to find Women & the Wilderness @womenandthewildernesspodcast Connect with Hannah; @hannahrheaume  Connect with Bradee; @ponytail_onatrail womenandthewilderness.com Facebook Group

Payton Hoops is a long time adventurer based in Boulder, Colorado. Her love of the outdoors began at a young age when she would spend time hiking and camping with her family in the summers. Payton attended an expeditionary based high school where she discovered her love of backpacking, spending over 50 days in the Indian Peaks Wilderness and Mount Zirkel Wilderness between the ages of 13 and 17. When she graduated high school, Payton set out to complete the Colorado Trail thru hike, a 500-mile hike from Denver to Durango, Colorado. For the past decade, Payton has committed to sharing her love of the outdoors with youth, guiding multi-day trips in Colorado's vast backcountry. Now working a full-time job in the social impact sector, Payton is deeply grateful for any time she gets on the trails — hiking, biking, fly fishing backpacking, and skiing.  In this episode we talk about her experience hiking the Colorado Trail and the spectrum of emotions she went through, what expeditionary schooling is like, wilderness medicine resources and safety first and so much more.  Links we chatted about NOLS Wilderness Medicine  Where to find Women & the Wilderness @womenandthewildernesspodcast Connect with Hannah; @hannahrheaume  Connect with Bradee; @ponytail_onatrail womenandthewilderness.com Facebook Group

WELCOME BACK! Long awaited, welcome back to season 3 of Women & the Wilderness. We're so excited to share this next season with you. In this episode, we'll get you up to speed on what we've been up to and what you can expect from this next season. Thanks for being here :) Where to find Women & the Wilderness @womenandthewildernesspodcast Connect with Hannah; @hannahrheaume  Connect with Bradee; @ponytail_onatrail womenandthewilderness.com Facebook Group

Aaron Owens Mayhew is a registered dietitian and ultralight long-distance backpacker with nearly 20 years of experience as a hiker and nutrition expert.  In 2017, she quit her job and began preparing for her first thru-hike. During this process, Aaron realized how uniquely qualified she was to plan and prepare meals for outdoor athletes and decided to put her skills to the test. She founded Backcountry Foodie, an online ultralight recipes and meal planning platform, that same year. Since then, Aaron has dedicated her career to helping thousands of hikers enjoy delicious food and improve their performance in the backcountry. She focuses on ultralight, low-volume recipes and meal plans specially formulated for endurance athletes. Aaron and her husband, Chis, now run Backcountry Foodie from their Sprinter van while living in the wilderness full-time. Aaron truly loves creating delicious, functional backpacking recipes and sharing her knowledge with like-minded hikers! In this episode we dive into all of that plus section hiking the Condor Trail, how nutrition plays a role in her backcountry experience, how she runs her business and more. Where to find Aaron + Backcountry Foodie backcountryfoodie.com @backcountry_foodie Facebook YouTube Where to find Women & the Wilderness @womenandthewildernesspodcast @hannahrheaume womenandthewilderness.com Facebook Group

Today we're chatting with Anna of @annaroundtheworld_! Although working remotely as a Mechanical Engineer, Anna is a full-time adventurist having traveled to over 100 countries. She's currently on a mission to showcase beautiful & unusual destinations and to help others travel the world affordably and off-the-beaten-path. In this episode we chat about solo female travel, her favorite experiences, how she makes working full time while still traveling work and so much more! Where to find Anna @annaroundtheworld_ annaaroundtheworld.com Where to find Women & the Wilderness @womenandthewildernesspodcast @hannahrheaume womenandthewilderness.com Facebook Group