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Orange Blaze: A Florida Trail Podcast — 98 episodes
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94. An Ecological and Artistic Perspective of the Florida Trail | Claire ‘Sparrow’ Jarvis
93. Freeing the Ocklawaha River and The Great Florida Riverway | Margaret Spontak
92. Ocean to Lake Trail Thru-Hiking, Adventure Racing, and Exploring Florida by Water | Hattie Spring
91. Thru-Hiking, LASHing, and Making Magic for Other Hikers | Josh ‘301’ Widdowfield
90. Completing Our National Scenic Trails | Jim Kern, Founder of the Florida Trail
89. Ocean to Lake Trail Beginnings | Sandra Friend
88. Closing the Gaps on the Florida Trail | Royce Gibson, FTA Executive Director
87. Day Hiking as an Immersive Experience on the Florida Trail | Darby Calm
86. The Lost AT with The Green Tunnel Podcast
85. Getting to Know the Florida Native Plant Society | Valerie Anderson
84. Education, Conservation, and Exploration with The Florida Madcaps
83. Life and Death on the Loxahatchee: The Story of Trapper Nelson | Orange Blaze Book Club 1
82. Untangling the Folklore of the Legend of the Loxahatchee, Trapper Nelson | James D. Snyder
81. Finding Adventure and Solace Beyond the Florida Trail | Eleni ‘Honeybun’ McDaniel
80. The Joys of Day Hiking the Florida Trail | David ‘Sea Level’ Magness
79. Podcast Book Club Announcement No. 1
78. How to Thru-Hike the Florida Trail
77. The Hidden Appalachian Trail – The Green Tunnel Podcast | Mills Kelly
76. Florida to the Carolinas and Beyond – A Year of Adventure | Jason ‘Out and About’ Tompkins
75. From Pandemic Hiker to Thru-Hiker: New Adventures on the Florida Trail | Maria ‘Sawgrass’ Llorens
74. Welcome Back To A New Season!
73. Explore – Wander – Live – The HIKE Podcast | Lori Prima
72. A Big Cypress Bear Encounter | Chris Little
71. In Pursuit of the First Women’s Supported FKT on the Florida Trail | Amy Ansbaugh
70. Saving Split Oak Forest – REPLAY | Valerie Anderson
69. The Serendipitous Life of a Section Hiker | Julie ‘Jester’ Gayheart
68. Exploring the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail | Lu Dodson, Park Manager
67. Thru-Skating the Florida Trail | David ‘Moondog’ Roop
66. A Life Crafted for the Outdoors | Johnny Molloy
65. Best of The Orange Blaze Podcast – Highlights from 2018 to 2021
64. Charon’s Garden Wilderness Trail: Mid-Break Bonus Episode
63. Florida Trail Gateway Communities | Jane ‘Thistle’ Pollack, FTA Gateway Communities Coordinator
62. Sauntering the Eastern Seaboard: The MST, FT, and ECT | Sam ‘Sammertime’ Holcombe
61. The Florida Trail through a Biologist’s Eye | Amy Jensen
60. The Cultural History of Fort Pickens and Gulf Islands National Seashore | Casimer Rosiecki, Gulf Islands National Seashore
59. Behind the Scenes on the Florida Trail | Shawn Thomas, FNST Program Administrator, USFS
58. For the Love of the Florida Trail | Eric ‘Orange Blazer’ Emery
57: The Thousand Miler | Melanie ‘Snowshoe’ Radzicki McManus
56. Conservation Compatible Forestry at Wetland Preserve | Ben Williams
55. Getting Uncomfortable on the Florida Trail | Rob & Kelley Wimp
54. Optimizing Your On Trail Nutrition | Aaron Owens Mayhew, Backcountry Foodie
53. Tenacity & Freedom on the Florida Trail | Kyle ‘Mayor’ Rohrig
52. An Introduction to Big Cypress National Preserve | Lisa Andrews, BCNP Outreach/Education Coordinator
51. Saving Split Oak Forest | Valerie Anderson
50. Between Each Step on the Te Araroa | Patrice La Vigne
49. Season 3 Hits the Trail
48. Season 2 Finale
47. Sand Scrub, Dry Prairies, and Cypress Swamps: A Convergence of South Florida Ecosystems | Stephanie Dunn
46. Botanical Biodiversity in Florida’s Big Bend | Lilly Anderson-Messec
45. Slow Nature, Tiny Explorations, and Ecology as Art in Central Florida | Kate Dolamore
44. Li’l Buddha Returns: The Always Autumn Hike
43. Florida Hikes! Returns: Florida Trail Hikes, 50 Hikes in Central Florida, and Outdoor Spaces in the Time of COVID-19.
42. Kevin ‘Larry Boy’ DeVries | Trading Western Landscapes for Winter on the Florida Trail
41. Jupiter & Lotus | Southbound Adventures on the Florida Trail
40. The Sunshine State Seekers Return
39. Nimblewill Nomad
38. Sean ‘Run Bum’ Blanton | Wild Florida 120 Recap & FKT/ONT Hike
37. Erik Schlimmer – Creating the Trans ADK and Hiking the FT in the Early 2000s
36. Terry ‘Chief Shoeless’ Riley – Barefoot Hiking on the Florida Trail
35. Rose ‘Scarecrow’ Shirley – The Florida Trail & Other Adventures
34. James ‘Steps’ Parker & Sean ‘Flattop’ Spence – An Early Update on their 2020 FT Thru-Hike
33. Turtle and Pup – Florida Trail Challenges, Hiking with a Dog, and Long Term Trail Goals
32. Melton ‘Grits’ Cockrell – Multi-Time Florida Trail Thru-Hiker and Life on the Trail
31. Billy Goat Day Recap
30. Tammie ‘Pearl’ and Mark ‘Hawkeye’ Chapman – Trials, Tribulations, and Joys | Hiking the Florida Trail as a Couple
29. A Podcast and FT Hiking Q&A
28. Ocala to Osceola (O2O) Corridor | Susan Carr, North Florida Land Trust
27. FT ThruHike | Randy ‘Chuck Norris’ & LuAnne ‘Tigger’ Anderson & Chris Bell
26. Gators, Guts, & Glory | Lauralee ‘Blissful’ Bliss
25. Jeff Glenn | North Florida Trail Program Manager FTA
24. Van ‘Nemo’ Tran | Community Outreach Manager FTA
23. Bryan Galvin & Heather Bolint | PlasTrek 2019
22. Sean ‘Run Bum’ Blanton | Wild Florida 120
21. Keith Curry-Pochy – Nature, Wild Florida, and Taking it Slow on the Florida Trail
20. Heather ‘BOT’ Housekeeper & Scott ‘Wise Man’ Weis – The Botanical Hikers
19. One Year Podcast-aversary!
18. Dale ‘Greybeard’ Sanders – Hiking, Paddling, and Epic Adventures at 80
17. Melony ‘Stretch’ & Travis ‘RamboJuice’ LaCoss – Thru-Hiking and Florida Trail Life Together
16. Josh ‘Pacecar’ Johnson – Charity Hiking, the FT Ocean to Lake Trail, and Being a 2019 Groundskeeper
15. LP ‘Lil’ Buddha’ Kiatoukaysy – Viewpoints from the Eastern Continental Trail
14. Eleni ‘Moss’ McDaniel – Florida Trail Hiking Alliance & Taking it Slow on the Florida Trail
13. Chelsey ‘Honeybee’ & Chris ‘Waterbear’ Stevens | Sunshine State Seekers
12: Dan ‘Chopsticks’ Munsell – Florida Trail Fastest Known Time Record Holder
11: Out on the Trail | Stories from the Florida Trail
10: Panhandle Trail Closure Updates | Adam Fryska, Panhandle Trail Program Manager (FTA)
9: Angie ‘Shutterbug’ Vasquez | Girls Who Hike FL
8: Kelly ‘Frosty’ Fairbanks and Sean ‘Flattop’ Spence – Florida Trail Angels in Crestview, FL
7A: Misti ‘Ridley’ and Chris ‘Panther’ Little – 2011 Florida Trail Thru-Hike Recap
7B: Misti ‘Ridley’ and Chris ‘Panther’ Little – 2011 Florida Trail Thru-Hike Recap
6: Amanda ‘Coldilawks’ Kincaid – Long Ass Section Hiking on the Florida Trail
5: Abraham ‘Beast’ Christian | Rice Creek Section Leader of the Black Bear Chapter of the FTA
4: Madeleine ‘Suwannee Princess’ Pinaire – Running, Backpacking, and Art along the Suwanee River
3: Sandra ‘Navigator’ Friend & John ‘JK’ Keatley | Florida Hikes
2: Jupiter Hikes – Setting a Florida Trail FKT Record & Hiking the Ocean to Lake Trail
1: Jim Kern | Founder of the Florida Trail
0: Why The Florida Trail?
Introducing Orange Blaze: A Florida Trail Podcast