Pine Thicket Philosophy

Jared Aaron and Matthew Whisenant stopped by Pine Slab Studios a while back to discuss some of the things that an Ag teacher encounters on the daily. As usually happens here at PTP, the conversation veered right, then left, went over a hill or two and may have gotten airborne once! Come along and hear what the guys have to say and if you enjoy it, share it with a friend!

Jared Aaron and Matthew Whisenant joined me recently in Pine Slab Studios to record a podcast about teaching Ag. As happens a lot, the stories veered and Part Two is all about hunting. Come along as we share some funny stories and memorable hunts from the field.

Jared Aaron and Matthew Whisenant drop by Pine Slab Studios to share a few stories from the Ag Shop. Come along as we tell stories from our combined 48 years of molding young minds in Ag Shop all across the State of Alabama.

Shannon & I took a little trip to the North Carolina Outer Banks, specifically Cape Lookout, where we camped for a couple of nights and really enjoyed some relaxing times. We discuss our trip from the beach, as it is happening. Such a great trip!

Dan, The Southern Paddler joins me for this episode as we record LIVE at NATR Fest 2024.

This is the hilarious (now) story of an ill-fated canoe camping trip from some 14+ years ago, when three co-workers decided to take a "relaxing" canoe trip to celebrate the ending of another school year.

Josh & Misty join me & Shan as we tell the story behind the stories that make us the Jumpin' Armadillos.

Join us as we sit around, enjoying our most relaxing trip ever. We reflect on the trying week that our community had endured as more tornadoes tore through our area, as well as just hold our usual around table banter.

In Episode 19, we spoke with Crow about the events of a previous adventure. In this episode, Episode 20, we give Larry his chance to tell his version. Come along and bare with us as I continue to struggle with this audio recorder. I guess that I am going to have to break down and read the danged instructions!

We catch up with Crow, from As The Crow Flies Hiking YouTube channel on episode 19! Just talking about life and a little hiking as we discuss past trips and some future plans!

Episode 18, the last of the Okefenokee Swamp 2024 trip footage. The guys share more stories about past trips and how we improvise, adapt, and overcome.

With a title like that, what else can we say? Oh..it was recorded live from Trader's Hill, right outside of the Okefenokee Swamp.

Sometimes we just have to turn the mic over to Poe for a little "Story Time with Poe."

When I thought about doing a podcast, this was what I envisioned...me & the guys sitting around in the woods telling stories! Join the Bite Me Expeditions Crew as we sit on top of an abandoned railroad bed on Mixon's Hammock, in the 700 square mile Okefenokee Swamp!

While Shannon & I differ in what we call "camping", we still manage to pull together a few tips that we have picked up through the years. Maybe a couple of these will help you and maybe you can drop us a few to mull over!

Shannon & I love to travel. We married young, and always shared the "love to loafer." Now, we are working on 34 years together and the kids are grown, we get to travel a bit more. Here are some tips that we have picked up and some stories to go along with them.

After their first ride at Cades Cove, we talk to Josh and Brady about things that they wished that they had known before the ride.

We look back at our Cades Cove Bike Ride while we record a "Truck Session" on our way home from The Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Josh, Brady & Matthew join me for this short episode recorded while on a bike ride in Cades Cove of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. From May through September, each Wednesday the Cades Cove Loop is closed to vehicles, so it is hike or bike only. During one of these Wednesdays, me & boys saw seven bears, several deer and not many more people.

Dan Truitt Zooms in and joins Josh & I to discuss some past trips, as well as his recent 220 mile, 9 day paddle down the Suwannee River. Dan and his crew paddled from Fargo, Georgia all the to the Gulf of Mexico.

Come along as Glendon joins Josh, J.R. and myself, for his PTP debut, while we discuss the highs and lows of canoe camping trip, while on the riverbank.

J.R., Josh and myself sit around my kitchen table on a cold winter night in Alabama to discuss the evolution of the Camp Sammich, and a few snore fests that we have held throughout the years. Come along and see what mischief we dredge up in this episode.

While hiking on Cumberland Island National Seashore, Josh picked several ticks off of himself. Within a week, he started suffering from a strange illness. We discuss the symptoms, the doctors diagnosis and what Josh has been forced to do as a result in this episode.

The BME gang made the long trek south to Cumberland Island National Seashore a couple of years ago. Myself, J.R., & Josh share the stories while sitting around my kitchen table on a cold January night.

J.R., Josh & Brad gather around the farm table to continue our talk, all about the good old days!

J.R., Josh, and myself discuss the times that we attempted "The Epic Trip" and what went wrong on each attempt. It is a trip that plaques us to this day.

Join us as JR, Larry, Josh & myself reminisce on a few of our Bite Me Expedition misadventures and share some funny stories!

While Pine Thicket Philosophy will encompass many of varied adventures, through the years, the Bite Me Expedition Crew will make up many of our crazy adventures and hilarious stories. In Episode One, we meet most of the BME crew and discuss a little bit about how we all came to be The Bite Me Crew.