Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers. Guest Links- The Ordinary Adventurer- <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&keywords=jan+leitschuh&qid=1644972714&sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1"> https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&keywords=jan+leitschuh&qid=1644972714&sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1</a> Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at <a href= "mailto:info@traildames.com">info@traildames.com</a> You can find the Trail Dames at: Our website: <a href="https://www.traildames.com/">https://www.traildames.com</a> The Summit: <a href= "https://www.traildamessummit.com/">https://www.traildamessummit.com</a> The Trail Dames Foundation: <a href= "https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org/">https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org</a> Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/traildames/">https://www.instagram.com/traildames/</a> Facebook: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/</a> Hiking Radio Network: <a href= "https://hikingradionetwork.com/">https://hikingradionetwork.com/</a> Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/">https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/</a> Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters "Dance Upon This Earth" <a href="https://www.theburnssisters.com/">https://www.theburnssisters.com</a>

<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/118440/tj1076_062903_000000_24198.jpeg" alt="" width="500" height="346" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Guest Links-&lt;br /&gt; The Ordinary Adventurer- &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&amp;keywords=jan+leitschuh&amp;qid=1644972714&amp;sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-1"&gt; &lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&amp;keywords=jan+leitschuh&amp;qid=1644972714&amp;sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at &lt;a href= "mailto:info@traildames.com"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;info@traildames.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; You can find the Trail Dames at:&lt;br /&gt; Our website: &lt;a href="https://www.traildames.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.traildames.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Summit: &lt;a href= "https://www.traildamessummit.com/"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;https://www.traildamessummit.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Trail Dames Foundation: &lt;a href= "https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/traildames/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/traildames/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Facebook: &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Hiking Radio Network: &lt;a href= "https://hikingradionetwork.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://hikingradionetwork.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters&lt;br /&gt; "Dance Upon This Earth"&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theburnssisters.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.theburnssisters.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of...

Episode #257 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 11-12)

<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/118440/tj1076_062903_000000_24196.jpeg" alt="" width="500" height="317" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Guest Links-&lt;br /&gt; The Ordinary Adventurer- &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&amp;keywords=jan+leitschuh&amp;qid=1644972714&amp;sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-1"&gt; &lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&amp;keywords=jan+leitschuh&amp;qid=1644972714&amp;sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at &lt;a href= "mailto:info@traildames.com"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;info@traildames.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; You can find the Trail Dames at:&lt;br /&gt; Our website: &lt;a href="https://www.traildames.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.traildames.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Summit: &lt;a href= "https://www.traildamessummit.com/"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;https://www.traildamessummit.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Trail Dames Foundation: &lt;a href= "https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/traildames/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/traildames/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Facebook: &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Hiking Radio Network: &lt;a href= "https://hikingradionetwork.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://hikingradionetwork.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters&lt;br /&gt; "Dance Upon This Earth"&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theburnssisters.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.theburnssisters.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Episode #256 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 9-10)

<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/118440/tj1076_062903_000000_24194.jpeg" alt="" width="314" height="500" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Guest Links-&lt;br /&gt; The Ordinary Adventurer- &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&amp;keywords=jan+leitschuh&amp;qid=1644972714&amp;sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-1"&gt; &lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&amp;keywords=jan+leitschuh&amp;qid=1644972714&amp;sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at &lt;a href= "mailto:info@traildames.com"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;info@traildames.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; You can find the Trail Dames at:&lt;br /&gt; Our website: &lt;a href="https://www.traildames.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.traildames.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Summit: &lt;a href= "https://www.traildamessummit.com/"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;https://www.traildamessummit.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Trail Dames Foundation: &lt;a href= "https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/traildames/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/traildames/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Facebook: &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Hiking Radio Network: &lt;a href= "https://hikingradionetwork.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://hikingradionetwork.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters&lt;br /&gt; "Dance Upon This Earth"&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theburnssisters.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.theburnssisters.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Episode #255 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 7-8)

<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/118440/tj1076_062903_000000_24192.jpeg" alt="" width="500" height="251" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Guest Links-&lt;br /&gt; The Ordinary Adventurer- &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&amp;keywords=jan+leitschuh&amp;qid=1644972714&amp;sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-1"&gt; &lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&amp;keywords=jan+leitschuh&amp;qid=1644972714&amp;sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at &lt;a href= "mailto:info@traildames.com"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;info@traildames.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; You can find the Trail Dames at:&lt;br /&gt; Our website: &lt;a href="https://www.traildames.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.traildames.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Summit: &lt;a href= "https://www.traildamessummit.com/"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;https://www.traildamessummit.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Trail Dames Foundation: &lt;a href= "https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/traildames/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/traildames/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Facebook: &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Hiking Radio Network: &lt;a href= "https://hikingradionetwork.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://hikingradionetwork.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters&lt;br /&gt; "Dance Upon This Earth"&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theburnssisters.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.theburnssisters.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Episode #254 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 5-6)

<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they started, March 1, 2003. This community, built on meetings at the ALDHA Gathering and a thousand online hours, still remain friends to this day and Liteshoe, along with many of those original Pack 31 folks can often be found at the Gathering, sharing their stories and knowledge with a new class of hikers.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/118440/tj1076_062203_000000_23683.jpeg" alt="" width="500" height="332" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Guest Links-&lt;br /&gt; The Ordinary Adventurer- &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&amp;keywords=jan+leitschuh&amp;qid=1644972714&amp;sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-1"&gt; &lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Adventurer-Vermonts-Adventurers-Musings/dp/0979708109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFP8PYVQADLE&amp;keywords=jan+leitschuh&amp;qid=1644972714&amp;sprefix=jan+leitschuh%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Connect with Anna, aka Mud Butt, at &lt;a href= "mailto:info@traildames.com"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;info@traildames.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; You can find the Trail Dames at:&lt;br /&gt; Our website: &lt;a href="https://www.traildames.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.traildames.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Summit: &lt;a href= "https://www.traildamessummit.com/"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;https://www.traildamessummit.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Trail Dames Foundation: &lt;a href= "https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.tdcharitablefoundation.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/traildames/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/traildames/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Facebook: &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/groups/traildames/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Hiking Radio Network: &lt;a href= "https://hikingradionetwork.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://hikingradionetwork.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Hiking Radio Network on Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Music provided for this Podcast by The Burns Sisters&lt;br /&gt; "Dance Upon This Earth"&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theburnssisters.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.theburnssisters.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Episode #253 - Lite Shoes Tales of the AT (June 3-4)

In the Trail Dames Podcast we speak with "women who like to dance upon this earth."  We are a supportive group of women hikers. Some will make you laugh, some may make you cry, but all will inspire you to join us and dance upon this earth.

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