The Hike Podcast

05/27/2026

04/25/2026

New episode is out! I wanted to talk about using your senses on a hike and immersing yourself in the trail experience. I hope it inspires you to find one way to incorporate one of the 5 senses into your next time on trail.

Let me know one of your favorite ways to explore through your senses ⬇️

Link to listen in my bio.

04/17/2026

I may have found a can (almost) older than me!

Doing some clean up post hike near the Stull Run boundary trailhead. This stretch of road gets a lot of trash and litter. I figured it was time to stop complaining about it in my head and do something.

I am thinking of doing a post hike pick up once a week this summer as a way to give back.

Volunteering is a great way to find some grounding, positivity and gratitude in life. Especially when life give you some uncertain times!

04/08/2026

I needed some time where it all began to get inspired.

It is really happening! I am getting my little studio set up and diving back into recording. It’s been a long road the past 6 months, but I am excited to share more stories about the trails we all love. ❤️

01/01/2026

Happy New Year and I am ready to welcome in a new season of Hike 💚

12/20/2025

Nothing better than welcoming the Christmas season here in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Happy Holidays!

12/03/2025

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11/30/2025

I really need to record that episode 250, y’all. It’s time to get behind the mic 🎙️

Where have you been hiking these days?

09/15/2025

Never give up on your dreams 🥾

Betty Kellenberger Just Became the Oldest Woman To Thru-Hike the AT at Age 80!

On September 12, Kellenberger made history by becoming the oldest woman to complete a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail.

The women’s age record previously belonged to Linda “Nana” Vanderloop, who finished the trail last year at age 74. Much like Vanderloop, Kellenberger didn’t set out on the AT with the goal of becoming the oldest woman thru-hiker. “The age record was incidental. In fact, I was nearly done before people started asking my age and suggesting I could be breaking the record,” she says.

She had been dreaming of thru-hiking since childhood.

To read the full story, head to the link in the comments 👇

09/14/2025

Hiking off the Blue Ridge parkway today, what a wonderful start to my day.