On this episode: Yada-yada-yada, death vs thrash metal, lucha libra, and some pretty epic adventures. We sit down with Kristen and Ville Jokinen to talk about how they met scuba diving in Vietnam, went on to crew on a sailboat, thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail, and ultimately biked from Alaska to Argentina — all with very little prior experience.

They are currently on a book tour, and you can find where and when they will be in town on their website.

• We Lost the Map – Kristen & Ville’s website.
• Their trail names on the PCT: La Fonda and Eurotrash.
• Border crossing tip: go early and know about the local futbol teams.

• You can keep up with Kristen and Ville at their website, We Lost the Map.
• Get their book: Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina.

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Our Co-hosts

• Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
• Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen  web: AdventurUsWomen.com
• Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker  web: SoCalHiker.net

Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music. 

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.

On this episode: California, Texas BBQ, fame, road trips, and negative YouTube comments. We’re talking with Josh McNair of California Through My Lens.

Josh started out mainly blogging and sharing his photography, and while he still does all of that, today his focus is on his two YouTube channels. This is a great episode for anyone who loves a good road trip and finding hidden gems.

• Climbing Mount Shasta – Josh and Jeff climbed together
• The Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge – How Josh first learned about Jeff
• California Through My Lens – YouTube –
• Through My Lens
• Mile, Mile & a Half – A film about the John Muir Trail
• Huell Howser and California Gold
• Episode 50 – Scott Jones and the Unexpected Joys of Travel Quests

• You can learn more about Josh on his website: California Through My Lens, where you’ll also find links to his YouTube channels and other social media.

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is and will always be free. If you’d like to help us keep the lights on, we are now on Patreon, where you can support our work with a bus or two (or more) each month. Send us some green and help us keep the pod rolling! 

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Our Co-hosts

• Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
• Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen  web: AdventurUsWomen.com
• Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker  web: SoCalHiker.net

Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music. 

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.

On this episode: post-hike lunch, dividends, and getting off the couch. We’re talking with Greg Sakowicz — Colorado resident, hiker, traveler and creator of FatManLittleTrail.com. 

Greg started hiking after an injury got him thinking about his mental and physical health, and found a love for exploring trails and outdoor spaces well beyond his home in Colorado.

• Summer update from Jeff, Saveria and Jason (or “Why episodes have been slow to go live?”).
  • Coast to Coast Walk – 192 miles across England
  • Adventurus Women events, 3,500 mile roadtrip, Angel’s Landing, The Loneliest Highway and the Kodachrome Basin.
  • And… work!
• The Fat Man Little Trail origin story
• Becoming a hiking newbie during the pandemic
• The good (and bad) of AllTrails
• Knowing your limits and remembering “the mountains will always be there.”
• Post-hike meals, or “How to avoid a caloric deficit.”
• REI dividends
• Pro tip: Take photos (“I’m not resting… I’m taking a photo!”)
• Volunteering with the Indian Peaks Wilderness Alliance
• The 52 Hike Challenge

• You can learn more about Greg on his website: fatmanlittletrail.com
• Find Greg on Instagram @fatmanlittletrail

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is and will always be free. If you’d like to help us keep the lights on, we are now on Patreon, where you can support our work with a bus or two (or more) each month. Send us some green and help us keep the pod rolling! 

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Our Co-hosts

• Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
• Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen  web: AdventurUsWomen.com
• Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker  web: SoCalHiker.net

Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music. 

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.

On this episode: paralysis of analysis, burning your gear, and giving up social media. We’re talking with Nicole Antoinette— author, thru-hiker, former van lifer, and reformed indoor kid.

Nicole is a recent Massachusetts resident, new puppy owner, PCT thru-hiker, and author of a new book How to be Alone – An 800-mile Hike on the Arizona Trail.

• Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart – by Carrot Quinn, our guest on episode 44.
• The Arizona Trail – the hike which became the subject of Nicole’s book.

• You can learn more about Nicole on her website: www.nicoleantoinette.com
• Check out her Wild Letters newsletter on Substack.

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is and will always be free. If you’d like to help us keep the lights on, we are now on Patreon, where you can support our work with a bus or two (or more) each month. Send us some green and help us keep the pod rolling! 

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Our Co-hosts

• Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
• Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen  web: AdventurUsWomen.com
• Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker  web: SoCalHiker.net

Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music. 

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.

On this episode: the Triple Crown, ceramics, corporate finance, and hot chocolate shots. We’re talking with Carol “Cheer” Coyne, thru-hiker and founder of THRU-r.com – a community for thru-hikers, trail angels, and those who would like to be. 

Carol got hooked by the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge in 2017, and has since gone on to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, and is currently finishing her Triple Crown on the Appalachian Trail. 

• Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge – rekindled her love of hiking adventures
• THRU-r.com – the hiker community founded by Carol
• ADZPCTKO – the now-defunct “kick-off” event for the Pacific Crest Trail
• Goat Haunt Ranger Station – where they check your passport before you head south on the CDT

You can find Carol on Instagram @carollcoyne or on YouTube @cheeronthetrail where she currently posting from her AT thru-hike.

Be sure to check out her hiker community at THRU-r.com and her hike-inspired ceramics at Dirtbag Ceramics. And if you’re interested, you can give her Hike Turnt playlist on Spotify a spin.

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is and will always be free. If you’d like to help us keep the lights on, we are now on Patreon, where you can support our work with a bus or two (or more) each month. Send us some green and help us keep the pod rolling! 

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Our Co-hosts

• Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
• Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen  web: AdventurUsWomen.com
• Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker  web: SoCalHiker.net

Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music. 

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.

On this episode: the Smokies 900-Miler, being a documentary star, and picking up litter and being a good steward. We’re talking with avid backpacker and public lands advocate Benny Braden.

Benny is the founder and CEO of Responsible Stewardship, Inc., a 501(c)3 all volunteer, action based nonprofit organization that is dedicated to restoring public lands, outdoor spaces and communities that’s been affected by illegal dump site and litter irresponsibly left behind by others.

In 2017 Benny set the fastest known time (FKT) for the Smokies 900-Miler. He actually did this twice in the same year. His fastest mileage and time set was 924 miles in 43 days. He still holds the record for the most efficient miles for the Smokies 900-Miler. 

Benny has around 9,000 miles under his belt with expeditions all over the world. From hiking coast to coast across Scotland to hiking 90 miles along the coast of the Black Sea in Turkey. He’s also thru-hiked the Benton McKaye Trail, John Muir Trail, High Sierra Trail, Uinta Highline Trail, Long Trail, Resurrection Pass Trail, Ocean To Lake Trail, and many more. 

He also was featured in the documentary HIGHLINE. A 2020 documentary featuring five friends who hike the Uinta Highline Trail and share their personal story as to why they hike. Benny shares his story as a retired EMT/Firefighter/Rescue Dive who struggles with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS).

• Smokies 900-Miler – where Benny set an FKT
• MILE, MILE & A HALF – inspired Benny to hike the John Muir Trail
• HIGHLINE – a documentary with Benny and others
• The Great Outdoor Challenge – an annual “choose-your-own-adventure” hiking challenge across Scotland
• Highlander Adventure – Benny participated in their Big Bear event in 2022
• Save Our Smokies
• Kudzu – an invasive non-native vine found in the south

You can find Benny on Instagram @therealbennybraden

You can learn more about Responsible Stewardship, Inc and the amazing work they do at: https://www.responsiblestewardship.org/ and on IG @responsiblestewardship.

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is and will always be free. If you’d like to help us keep the lights on, we are now on Patreon, where you can support our work with a bus or two (or more) each month. Send us some green and help us keep the pod rolling! 

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Our Co-hosts

• Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
• Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen  web: AdventurUsWomen.com
• Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker  web: SoCalHiker.net

Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music. 

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.

On this episode: Earth Month, wishcycling, ocean pollution, and sustainable packaging. We’re talking with Brook Hopper from A New Earth Project about something any of us who have purchased outdoor gear is familiar with: packaging… and how we can do so much better.

• A New Earth Project – Sustainable packaging solutions. You can also follow them on Instagram @anewearthproject and check out their YouTube series.
• Wishcycling – “hoping” that item you put in the recycling bin is recyclable, and actually does get recycled. Many items marked recyclable are not curb-side recyclable.

You can find Brook at brookhopper.com and learn more about sustainable packaging at A New Earth Project.

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is and will always be free. If you’d like to help us keep the lights on, we are now on Patreon, where you can support our work with a bus or two (or more) each month. Send us some green and help us keep the pod rolling! 

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Our Co-hosts

• Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
• Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen  web: AdventurUsWomen.com
• Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker  web: SoCalHiker.net

Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music. 

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.

On this episode: favorite overcrowded hikes, booties, and hiking with dogs. We’re talking with Alicia Baker, hiker, trail runner, outdoor blogger and guidebook author currently based in Utah. She’s often seen on the trail with her golden lab therapy dog Charlie, and she’s currently training for her first 50k trail run.

• 52 Hike Challenge – which led to Alicia writing Salt Lake City’s Best 52 Hikes
• Bryce Canyon Ultra

You can find Alicia on her website: girlonahike.com, on Instagram @girlonahike, and on YouTube at (you guessed it) YouTube.com/girlonahike.

You can find her books on Amazon:

• Hiking Utah’s County High Points
• Salt Lake City’s Best 52 Hikes

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is and will always be free. If you’d like to help us keep the lights on, we are now on Patreon, where you can support our work with a bus or two (or more) each month. Send us some green and help us keep the pod rolling! 

Like Almost There on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almostthereadventurepodcast/

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Our Co-hosts

• Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
• Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen  web: AdventurUsWomen.com
• Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker  web: SoCalHiker.net

Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music. 

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.