Radio Arts & Leisure, June 5th

I took part in Radio Arts & Leisure on HAN Radio for the second time on Friday (the first time was a month ago). Thanks to Sally and Rob for having me on the show again.

Click here to access the podcast. (If HAN Radio is broadcasting, better to pause the broadcast before starting the podcast unless you are good at listening to two soundtracks at once.) I start at minute 29:30.

Topics covered included:

• CT Trails Weekend
• Sam’s Point Preserve in the “Gunks” (photos from a late-summer hike)
• Trails leaving from Woodland Valley in the Catskills
• How to pick the right amount of trail challenge
• The joys (or otherwise) of scrambling
• Meeting snakes and bears

Hope you are enjoying a trail right now!

Spring view from the Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Trail — trailhead in Woodland Valley

Radio Arts & Leisure, May 1st

On Friday, I took part in a radio show for the first time, nattering for a while about hiking. The show was Radio Arts & Leisure, on HAN Radio, a local (southwest Connecticut) online station. It is part of Hersam Acorn Newspapers which, along with The Hour of Norwalk, publishes my Taking a Hike column each month.

Click here if you would like to listen to the podcast of the show (my segment starts at minute 29:00). If HAN Radio is on air, better to pause the broadcast before starting the podcast unless you are good at listening to two soundtracks at once.

I talked a little about hike preparation and trail etiquette, before suggesting three hikes in western Connecticut. If you are interested in the hikes, there are articles for each as follows:

EASY – Aspetuck Valley Trail, September 2014
MODERATE – Devil’s Den Great Ledge, December 2012
TOUGH – Bear Mountain and Lions Head, April 2013

My thanks to Sally and Steve for having me on the show. I’m looking forward to the next time!