Trail Stories - The Trail Name I Didn't Get (Fortunately!) with Bee Corrado

About the Guest Bianca "Bee" Corrado is a high school Spanish teacher, outdoor educator, and content creator from San Diego, California (currently relocating to New York). Under the handle @beeswildlife, she has built a community of over 100,000 followers by teaching beginners how to get into the backcountry safely and confidently: camp kitchen guides, gear reviews, Leave No Trace education, and trail safety for solo women. She documented her PCT thru-hike in real time across Instagram, YouTube, and Substack. Her first backpacking trip was with the Sierra Club at Stony Brook University in 2016; her first thru-hike was the John Muir Trail in 2019 with her younger brother. She took to sleeping on her balcony on a sleeping pad because her bed felt too soft after 140-plus days on trail. Her almost-trail-name was Crack Sniffer. She accepted Bee instead. Episode Highlights Trail Name — Bee (Not Crack Sniffer) The Imposter Who Finished Creating on Trail — The Double Zero System The One Crying Moment The NorCal Blues — and What Oregon Actually Looks Like What the Trail Taught Her Crack Sniffer — The Jeffrey Pine Story Links & Resources Bee on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Substack: https://www.instagram.com/beeswildlife Topo Athletic UltraVenture — Bee's trail shoe of choice for the PCT. Five pairs. Zero Achilles problems. Six Moon Designs Trekker — The trekking-pole tent Bee switched to on day 5 of the PCT and used for the remainder of the hike. Further by Heather Anderson — Bee's Off the Beaten Path recommendation. Heather's Triple Crown FKT story. Highly recommended. National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): https://www.npca.org Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:[email protected] Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. The full interview with Bee drops Wednesday in two parts. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cottage — Episode 4: "From Basement to Warehouse" The makers from Episodes 1 through 3 don't exist in isolation: they're part of an ecosystem held together by a retailer in St. Paul, a connector who knows everyone, and the community events where cottage brands meet the hikers they serve. In this fourth episode of The Cottage, we zoom out to see how the pieces fit together. Lloyd Vogel and his warehouse full of 160 brands. Allgood's decades of relationships across the industry. Double D as the consumer who's becoming the next maker. And a philosophy — "there is no ideal base weight" — that ties the whole movement together. Featured Voices Lloyd Vogel — CEO and Co-Founder, Garage Grown Gear. St. Paul, MN. Whitney LaRuffa (Allgood) — Currently with Gossamer Gear. Former Chief Revenue Officer, FarOut. Former VP, Six Moon Designs. Former President, ALDHA-West. Elliot Dick (Double D) — AT 2023 thru-hiker. Founder, Different Dimension Designs. Somerset, KY. Links & Resources Garage Grown Gear — garagegrowngear.com FarOut — faroutguides.com Different Dimension Designs — @differentdimensiondesigns on Instagram Hilltop Packs — hilltoppacks.com Light Phone — thelightphone.com Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: [email protected] Facebook | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

About the Guest Joe Hardin is a self-taught mechanical design engineer, ultra-endurance runner, race director, woodworker, and podcaster from Lebanon, Indiana. Seven years sober, he discovered running after getting a gym membership for his first sobriety birthday and found a flyer for a local turkey trot on the door. A Billy Yang video introduced him to trail running, and a friend's suggestion — "maybe you're just not cut out for 100 milers, maybe you should sign up for something longer" — led him to the Vol State 500K. He recently completed that race: 314 miles across Tennessee in July, self-supported, with no crew and no aid stations. He is the founder of Odd Duck Running, which hosts inclusive community races in Boone County, Indiana, and RTB Awards, which makes handcrafted wooden finisher and podium awards for trail races across the country. His podcast is Beyond the Finish Line on the Everyday Athlete Podcast Network. His Instagram handle is @TrailTortoise. What's Covered in Part 2 Growing Up and Getting Sober The Recovery and the Turkey Trot From Turkey Trot to Vol State — Very Quickly What the Vol State Taught Him About His Limit Run Commuting — 27 Miles a Week Just Getting To and From Work What Tennessee Taught Him About People Odd Duck Running — A Starting Line for Everyone RTB Awards — Handcrafted Race Awards Hiking Hack — Bring a Toothbrush Off the Beaten Path — Ultramarathon Man and Dirty Jar Pay It Forward — Race to the Finish To Anyone Listening Joe's direct message from the transcript: 'I know there's somebody out there that might be going through something like this, and they feel like they're lost and they're alone. You are not, I promise you. I felt the same way, and it is never too late to rewrite your story.' If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, SAMHSA's National Helpline is free, confidential, and available 24/7: 1-800-662-4357. Links & Resources Odd Duck Running — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oddduckrunning RTB Awards — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rtbawards Beyond the Finish Line — Everyday Athlete Podcast Network: https://www.runtrivmag.com Vol State 500K — Sign up at UltraSignup. Registration fills quickly. Ultramarathon Man — Dean Karnazes. Joe's Off the Beaten Path recommendation. Dirty Jar — YouTube. Trail running channel Joe discovered through HTR. Highly recommended. Race to the Finish — Joey Metzger's foundation for immigrant visibility in trail running: https://www.racetothefinish.org Shake the Frost — Tyler Childers. Joe's go-to song when everything is falling apart. Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:[email protected] Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

About the Guest Joe Hardin is a self-taught mechanical design engineer, ultra-endurance runner, race director, woodworker, and podcaster from Lebanon, Indiana. Seven years sober, he discovered running after getting a gym membership for his first sobriety birthday and found a flyer for a local turkey trot on the door. A Billy Yang video introduced him to trail running, and a friend's suggestion — "maybe you're just not cut out for 100 milers, maybe you should sign up for something longer" — led him to the Vol State 500K. He recently completed that race: 314 miles across Tennessee in July, self-supported, with no crew and no aid stations. He is the founder of Odd Duck Running, which hosts inclusive community races in Boone County, Indiana, and RTB Awards, which makes handcrafted wooden finisher and podium awards for trail races across the country. His podcast is Beyond the Finish Line on the Everyday Athlete Podcast Network. His Instagram handle is @TrailTortoise. What's Covered in Part 1 Trail Name — Trail Tortoise (Self-Appointed) Trailblazer's Toolkit — Zip Run Commute Pack The Hiking Poll — Score: 47 (Later Adjusted to 53) The Vol State — Race Mechanics Going Nocturnal The Bench of Despair The Rock — Cheese Grater Road and Three One More Mile Signs How Joe Got Here — Maybe Not Cut Out for 100 Milers Links & Resources Odd Duck Running — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oddduckrunning RTB Awards — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rtbawards Beyond the Finish Line — Everyday Athlete Podcast Network: https://www.runtrivmag.com Vol State 500K — Sign up at UltraSignup. Registration fills quickly. Ultramarathon Man — Dean Karnazes. Joe's Off the Beaten Path recommendation. Dirty Jar — YouTube. Trail running channel Joe discovered through HTR. Highly recommended. Race to the Finish — Joey Metzger's foundation for immigrant visibility in trail running: https://www.racetothefinish.org Shake the Frost — Tyler Childers. Joe's go-to song when everything is falling apart. Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:[email protected] Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. Part 2 drops in 10 minutes. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

About the Guest Donovan "Iceman" Rice is a Colorado hiker and route maker who designed the Great Colorado Route, a roughly 2,000-mile loop that links all 11 of Colorado's national forests, 29 wilderness areas, 13 fourteeners, 47 thirteeners, and three national parks. He began at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison on May 13 and finished 140 days later as the first person to thru-hike the route, posting a video about it every single day. He previously appeared on Hiker Trash Radio in April, days before his start, and Doc booked this follow-up on the spot at the end of that conversation. He is on Instagram at The Iceman Hiketh. Episode Highlights How Wildly Off Was He? The Audit: Promise Kept or Promise Broken? Marmots, Mount Garfield, and the Daily Vlog Five Stories From the Loop The Red Pen A Letter to the Next Hiker Two Close Calls and the Weight of the Route Links & Resources Great Colorado Route — route information, Leave No Trace and permit resources, and photos. Instagram and Facebook: search Great Colorado Route for the route, and The Iceman Hiketh on Instagram for everything else. CalTopo — the mapping tool Iceman switched to after his tracker smoothed his elevation and track. Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: [email protected] Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

About the Guest Joe Hardin is a self-taught mechanical design engineer, ultra-endurance runner, race director, woodworker, and podcaster from Lebanon, Indiana. Seven years sober, he discovered running after getting a gym membership for his first sobriety birthday and found a flyer for a local turkey trot on the door. A Billy Yang video introduced him to trail running, and a friend's suggestion — "maybe you're just not cut out for 100 milers, maybe you should sign up for something longer" — led him to the Vol State 500K. He recently completed that race: 314 miles across Tennessee in July, self-supported, with no crew and no aid stations. He is the founder of Odd Duck Running, which hosts inclusive community races in Boone County, Indiana, and RTB Awards, which makes handcrafted wooden finisher and podium awards for trail races across the country. His podcast is Beyond the Finish Line on the Everyday Athlete Podcast Network. His Instagram handle is @TrailTortoise. Episode Highlights The Vol State 500K — What It Is Going Nocturnal — Church Porches and VFW Walls The Bench of Despair The One More Mile Signs The Rock — You Just Ran Across All That The Origin Story — From Oxygen Tank to Vol State It Is Never Too Late to Rewrite Your Story Links & Resources Odd Duck Running — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oddduckrunning RTB Awards — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rtbawards Beyond the Finish Line — Everyday Athlete Podcast Network: https://www.runtrivmag.com Vol State 500K — Sign up at UltraSignup. Registration fills quickly. Ultramarathon Man — Dean Karnazes. Joe's Off the Beaten Path recommendation. Dirty Jar — YouTube. Trail running channel Joe discovered through HTR. Highly recommended. Race to the Finish — Joey Metzger's foundation for immigrant visibility in trail running: https://www.racetothefinish.org Shake the Frost — Tyler Childers. Joe's go-to song when everything is falling apart. Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:[email protected] Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. The full interview with Joe drops Wednesday in two parts. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cottage — Episode 3: "The Whiteboard and the Sewing Machine" Behind every piece of cottage gear is a design process that looks nothing like what happens at a major outdoor brand. In this third episode of The Cottage, we go inside the process: Dan Durston thinking about tent geometry for hours on the PCT, Chef and his grandmother launching a fleece company from his living room, Gadget naming products after alpenglow puns while hiking solo, Mellow mailing pack prototypes back and forth to Vietnam, and Brice filling a whiteboard with ventilation frame sketches inspired by bridge engineering. None of them had formal design training. All of them had thousands of miles of discomfort to work from. Featured Voices Dan Durston (Lorax) — Founder, Durston Gear. Designer of the X-Mid tent. Cameron Abila (Chef) — Founder, Leave Outdoor Co. Placerville, CA. Tom Liggett (Gadget) — Founder, Alpenglow Gear. Sarah Berkeley (Mellow) — Owner and Founder, Symbiosis Gear. Leadville, CO. Brice Sokolowski — President, Vaucluse Backpack Ventilation Gear. Links & Resources Durston Gear — durstongear.com Leave Outdoor Co — leveoutdoorco.com Alpin Glow Gear — alpenglowgear.com Symbiosis Gear — symbiosisgear.com Voclu's Backpack Ventilation Gear — vauclusegear.com Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: [email protected] Facebook | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

About the Guest Cam "Swami" Honan is an Australian long-distance hiker, writer, and founder of The Hiking Life (thehikinglife.com). Backpacker Magazine has called him the most traveled hiker on earth — 75,000+ miles across 68 countries. He completed the legendary 12 Long Walks: 12 consecutive thru-hikes, 14,000+ miles, 29 states, 4 Canadian provinces, 18 months, 2011–2012. Along the way he completed one of the fastest Triple Crowns on record (~236 days — PCT northbound, CDT southbound from Montana, AT southbound from Katahdin) — as a byproduct, not a goal. He is the author of the Wanderlust book series (6 volumes and counting) and Hiking and Backpacking for Dummies. His trail name, Swami, was given to him on his first PCT hike in 2007 by a woman from Glasgow who found his trail yoga amusing. Hiking Poll score: 7 out of 100. What's Covered in Part 2 Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing The Hiking Life — What's On It The Wanderlust Series Hiking and Backpacking for Dummies Ultralight Philosophy — Your Own Best Teacher How Long-Distance Hiking Has Changed The Poodle Dog Bush — Ridgecrest Mark — Seeing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary Off the Beaten Path — The Living Mountain Pay It Forward — The Three Trail Organizations Links & Resources The Hiking Life: https://www.thehikinglife.com Cam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehikinglife Wanderlust book series — Available wherever books are sold. Six volumes: USA, Himalaya, Nordics, Mediterranean, The Hidden Tracks, and more. A seventh — world's best day hikes — is due early next year. Hiking and Backpacking for Dummies — Available wherever books are sold. The Living Mountain — Nan Shepherd. Cam's Off the Beaten Path recommendation. An ode to the Cairngorms of Scotland; about 100 pages. Written during WWII, published in the mid-1970s. Nan Shepherd appears on the Scottish £5 note. Continental Divide Trail Coalition: https://www.continentaldividetrail.org Appalachian Trail Conservancy: https://www.appalachiantrail.org Pacific Crest Trail Association: https://www.pcta.org Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:[email protected] Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

About the Guest Cam "Swami" Honan is an Australian long-distance hiker, writer, and founder of The Hiking Life (thehikinglife.com). Backpacker Magazine has called him the most traveled hiker on earth: 75,000+ miles across 68 countries. He completed the legendary 12 Long Walks: 12 consecutive thru-hikes, 14,000+ miles, 29 states, 4 Canadian provinces, 18 months, 2011–2012. Along the way he completed one of the fastest Triple Crowns on record (~236 days: PCT northbound, CDT southbound from Montana, AT southbound from Katahdin) as a byproduct, not a goal. He is the author of the Wanderlust book series (six volumes and counting) and Hiking and Backpacking for Dummies. His trail name, Swami, was given to him on his first PCT hike in 2007 by a woman from Glasgow who found his trail yoga amusing. Hiking Poll score: 7 out of 100. What's Covered in Part 1 Trail Name — Swami Trailblazer's Toolkit — Head Net (and Katabatic Quilts) The Hiking Poll — Score: 7 The 12 Long Walks — Planning and Execution The Calendar Triple Crown The Eggnog The Rabid Dog — Siwa, Egypt, 1995–96 Trail Characters — Insane Dwayne and Tea Bag Links & Resources The Hiking Life: https://www.thehikinglife.com Cam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehikinglife Wanderlust book series — Available wherever books are sold. Six volumes: USA, Himalaya, Nordics, Mediterranean, The Hidden Tracks, and more. A seventh — world's best day hikes — is due early next year. Hiking and Backpacking for Dummies — Available wherever books are sold. The Living Mountain — Nan Shepherd. Cam's Off the Beaten Path recommendation. An ode to the Cairngorms of Scotland; about 100 pages. Written during WWII, published in the mid-1970s. Nan Shepherd appears on the Scottish £5 note. Continental Divide Trail Coalition: https://www.continentaldividetrail.org Appalachian Trail Conservancy: https://www.appalachiantrail.org Pacific Crest Trail Association: https://www.pcta.org Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:[email protected] Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. Part 2 drops in 10 minutes. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Barkley: A Love Story concludes. This is the episode the series has been building toward. We hear from the finishers: the 26 people in 40 years who have completed five loops in 60 hours. Jared Campbell, four-time finisher, on what the race selects for in a person. John Kelly, who grew up across the road from Frozen Head State Park and calls the Barkley his home course. Ihor Verys, who didn't like running six years before he finished first. John Fegyveresi, who applied from Antarctica and held the slowest known time for over a decade. And then . . . Jasmine Paris. In her own words. The veterinarian and mother of two who wore patched shoes and a borrowed bag, who touched the yellow gate with 99 seconds to spare, and became the first woman in Barkley history to finish. Part three of three. The payoff. Guests Featured Jasmine Paris — first female finisher of the Barkley Marathons Jared Campbell — four-time Barkley finisher John Kelly — four-time Barkley finisher Aurelien Sanchez — 2023 Barkley finisher, first non-American finisher since 1995 Ihor Verys ("Eeyore") — 2024 Barkley first-place finisher John Fegyveresi ("Lakewood") — 2012 Barkley finisher, former slowest known time holder Finn Melanson — Single Track Podcast, eyewitness to Jasmine's 2024 finish Jacob Zocherman — photographer of the iconic Jasmine Paris finish image Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.