#09 | Hiking with Kids ft. Gayheart Family, Percy Family & Heather Balogh Rochfort
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Today we are joined by Jason Gayheart, Heather Balogh Rochfort, and Kayla and Fynleigh Percy. Jason Gayheart will be hiking the CDT this summer with his wife Jackie and their three children, ages 16, 12 and 8. Heather Balogh Rochfort recently co-founded WildKind Closet, a non-profit that offers low cost outdoor gear rental to families. Kayla Percy and her 7 year old daughter Fynleigh are currently NOBOs hiking the AT. Each shares their unique perspectives on hiking with kids.
In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Tamra Neblett-Hemmila, a 28-year-old long distance backpacker from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Tamra also happens to be black, Latina and Muslim; she was quite visible on the CDT...
Published 12/07/21
In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Tom Smith, a professor of wildlife sciences at Brigham Young University in Utah. Initially Smith’s research specialities included bighorn sheep and caribou, but when he began...
Published 11/23/21