Episode 39 - Fire Towers with Laurie and Tom Rankin

Welcome to episode 39 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! In this episode, I have a great chat with Laurie and Tom Rankin who are, to me, Catskill legends because of the amount of time and effort that they put into our mountains. We chat about their peak experiences in several places like the Catskills, Adirondacks and White mountains as well as the extraordinary effort that they put into the fire towers of not just the Catskills but also New York state. Tom gives some info about his patch that he has put together called Views and Brews. Catskill history is about stone walls and farming in the Catskills. Thanks for listening! Subscribe on any platform! Share! Donate! Do whatever you want! I'm just glad you're listening! And remember... VOLUNTEER!!! Links for the Podcast: https://linktr.ee/ISLCatskillsPodcast Like to be a sponsor? Send me an email: [email protected] If you would like to help with the cost of production for the show, buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ITLCatskills Trailhead stewards for 3500 Club: http://catskill-3500-club.org/adopt-a-trailhead.php Catskills Trail Crew: https://www.nynjtc.org/trailcrew/catskills-trail-crew Views and Brews Patch: http://viewsandbrews.com/ny/ NY Forest Fire Lookout Association: https://nysffla.org/ NYNJTC Volunteering: https://www.nynjtc.org/catskills Catskill Center: https://catskillcenter.org/blog/2016/7/13/volunteer-at-the-catskill-center#:~:text=Greet%20and%20educate%20visitors%20at,give%20back%20to%20the%20Catskills. Catskill Mountain Club: https://catskillmountainclub.org/about-us/ Catskill Mountainkeeper: https://www.catskillmountainkeeper.org/volunteer #catskillshiking #catskillmountains #catskillspodcast #catskills #catskillpark #3500 #3500club #sar #podcast #catskillshiker #volunteers #hikeny #hikenewyork  #ilovenewyork #outdooradventures #neverstopexploring #hikingadventures #catskillmountainsnewyork #visitcatskills #explorethecatskills #catskillslove #ilovenewyork #neverstopexploring #catskillmountainsnewyork #catskillspodcast #catskillshiker #catskillshiking  #catskillslove #hiking #hikeny #hike #hiker #hikelife #hikemore #insidethelinecatskillspodcast #FFLA #firetowers #catskillfiretowers #Rankins #volunteer #volunteering