The Trail Less Traveled

This episode was recorded on an extremely remote private nature reserve at the most southern point of Africa where Mandela grew up and spent much of her childhood. In this episode we speak with Mandela's cousin, Amy Mocke, a school teacher and professional poisonous snake expert and handler. Amy sometimes helps people move cobras and other extremely dangerous snakes when they are in gardens, houses, barns and garages. Amy is also an animal rights activist and caretaker for many species of animals who deserve a second chance. In this episode, Amy speaks about the ecology and human history of South Africa with a focus on snakes, sharks, whales and other vital species who live in the land, sea and sky. Follow the adventures and interviews in real time at TrailLessTraveled.net and be sure to check out our visual series on YouTube!!!The radio version of the show includes copyright music and premieres Sunday nights at 6 MST. You can live online at Trail1033.com & locally (Missoula) on the Trail 103.3 FMThis episode was recorded on location in collaboration with Xplorer Maps.

Louise Brady (X'asheech Tláa) is a Tlingit woman who is a member of the Kiks.ádi Clan from Sitka, Alaska. She is active in cultural preservation, tribal government, and drug and alcohol education and treatment programs. She has worked as a culture and education specialist for the National Park Service and the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, has served on the Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tribal Council, and participates in Tlingit history and culture events, including honoring the ancestors at the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the purchase of Alaska, remembering the 1804 battle between the Russians and the Sitka Kiks.ádi, and she's worked to preserve Sitka's herring fishery and Native fishing traditions. As a member of the Sitka Kiks.ádi clan, Louise has strong ties to Sitka and to the site of Sitka National Historical Park.SONG CREDIT -- "All My Relations" Ulali

This episode was recorded in Missoula! It features an interview with Bryony Schwan, co-founder of the Biomimicry Institute and founder of Women's Voices of the Earth. Bryony is a lifetime social change activist who has lived in Montana since 1986.Bryony was born in Zimbabwe and moved to the United States in 1981. She has a BA in Fine Arts from the University of Natal in South Africa and an MS in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana. As an affiliate faculty member at the University of Montana, she taught multiple semester-long courses on topics such as community organizing, women’s leadership, and social change. Bryony has worked for more than 30 years in the environmental movement, including 8 years as the co-founder and Executive Director of the Biomimicry Institute and 12 years as the founder and Executive Director of Women's Voices of the Earth. She has received several awards for her work including Montana’s Jeannette Rankin Peacemaker of the Year Award.Mandela and Bryony met 15+ years ago while guiding whitewater together on the Main Salmon River. 

The interview was recorded on the land of the Gubbi Gubbi tribe in eastern Australia. We are invited into the home of a female elder by the name of Dr. Aunty Hope O'Chin. We will take a cultural, historical and musical look at some of the 250 unique groups of Indigenous Aboriginal Australians. She also explains how to coexist, respect and heal communities and the planet. Aunt Hope was kind enough to share her family's tragic history inside government camps and her peoples fight for human rights. This is a great interview and excellent anthropological documentation. Follow the adventures and interviews in real time at TrailLessTraveled.net and be sure to check out our visual series on YouTube!!!The radio version of the show includes copyright music and premieres Sunday nights at 6 MST. You can live online at Trail1033.com & locally (Missoula) on the Trail 103.3 FMThis episode was recorded on location in collaboration with Xplorer Maps. We want to extend boatloads of gratitude to Xplorer Maps for their generous support of this podcast and international outreach programs paired with conservation projects. Learn more at XplorerMaps.com and be sure to follow the adventures of their story maps on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.#travel #podcast #travelpodcast #adventure #adventurepodcast #adventureradio #thetraillesstraveled #xplore #xplorermaps #connectingpeopleandplace #conservation #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #publiclands #storytelling #inspiration #outreach #stewardship #bethechange #giveback #travelmedia #mandelavaneeden #traillesstraveled #smallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness #australia #indigenousaboriginalaustralian #culture #travelaustralia #downunder #sunshinecoast #indigenous

Recorded on location in a nomad camp in the Sahara Desert on the border between Algeria and Morocco. This interview features an in depth look at nomadic life in the largest desert on earth. Featuring men from Arabic, Bedouin, Berber & Tuareg tribes who were born and raised in a nomadic family utilizing camels and constant movement as a way of life. From the games they would play as children while herding goats to the staple items one must have in order to survive, including camel milk, dates, salted meat, wells, celestial navigation, turbans and family. Learn why being a nomad teaches you patience and hospitality. Learn why stress doesn't exist in a nomad's life. This interview will take you into a carpeted tent under some of the tallest sand-dunes in the world during a full moon while the sand-storms blow to the West. The Sahara Desert, aṣ-ṣaḥrāʼ al-kubrá, 'the Great Desert’. Covers an area of 3,600,000 sq miles, the Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world comparable to the area of China & the US. The name 'Sahara' is derived from a dialectal Arabic word, ṣaḥra, meaning “desert". For hundreds of thousands of years, the Sahara has alternated between desert & savanna grassland in a 41,000 year cycle caused by the precession of the Earth's axis as it rotates around the Sun, which changes the location of the North African Monsoon. The area is next expected to become green in about 15,000 years. Learn more and support their work by visiting https://cnha.org Follow the adventures and interviews in real time at TrailLessTraveled.net and be sure to check out our visual series on YouTube!!!The radio version of the show includes copyright music and premieres Sunday nights at 6 MST. You can live online at Trail1033.com & locally (Missoula) on the Trail 103.3 FMThis episode was recorded on location in collaboration with Xplorer Maps. We want to extend boatloads of gratitude to Xplorer Maps for their generous support of this podcast and international outreach programs paired with conservation projects. Learn more at XplorerMaps.com and be sure to follow the adventures of their story maps on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.#travel #podcast #travelpodcast #adventure #adventurepodcast #adventureradio #thetraillesstraveled #xplore #xplorermaps #connectingpeopleandplace #conservation #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #publiclands #storytelling #inspiration #outreach #stewardship #bethechange #giveback #travelmedia #mandelavaneeden #traillesstraveled #smallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness #Morocco #sahara #saharadesert #africa #northafrica #nomad #nomadic #Arabic #Bedouin #Berber #Tuareg #moroccotravel

This interview was recorded during a salmon and steelhead recovery expedition on the Main Salmon River in the Frank Church Wilderness of No Return. This show features an interview with the critically acclaimed author, David James Duncan, as well as Lindwood Laughy, Bill Chetwood and Diana Yupe.David James Duncan is an American novelist and essayist, best known for his two bestselling novels, The River Why and The Brothers K. Both novels received the Pacific Northwest Booksellers award; The Brothers K was a New York Times Notable Book in 1992 and won a Best Books Award from the American Library Association. David lives with his family in Missoula.Linwood Laughy, known as "Lin" to the thousands of heritage travelers he has guided along the Lewis & Clark Trail in Idaho's Nez Perce Country. Linwood Laughy writes with an intellectual mind and a blue-collar heart. His new novel, The Fifth Generation: A Nez Perce Tale, reflects both his Harvard education and his working class background, along with extensive knowledge of his subject matter and a writing style described by reviewers as exquisite, passionate and poetic. Following a professional career in Alaska, Lin returned to his favorite haunts in north central Idaho where he lives a rural life near the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. He frequently travels, both physically and spiritually, the trails and towns of which he writes.Bill Chetwood of Lewiston, Idaho began fishing for steelhead in the Clearwater, Selway and Lochsa Rivers in 1946. Now in his 90's, Bill continues to support the breaching of the lower Snake River dams in frequent letters-to-the-editor of the Lewiston Morning Tribune and conversations with Lewiston residents.Diana Yupe was a Shonshone-Bannock elder and ranger based at Indian Creek campground and wilderness runway on the Middlefork of the Salmon River. She will be fondly remembered and missed by all those who listened to her stories on the edge of the Middlefork Salmon. Follow the adventures and interviews in real time at TrailLessTraveled.net and be sure to check out our visual series on YouTube!!!The radio version of the show includes copyright music and premieres Sunday nights at 6 MST. You can live online at Trail1033.com & locally (Missoula) on the Trail 103.3 FMThis episode was recorded on location in collaboration with Xplorer Maps. We want to extend boatloads of gratitude to Xplorer Maps for their generous support of this podcast and international outreach programs paired with conservation projects. Learn more at XplorerMaps.com and be sure to follow the adventures of their story maps on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

Canyonlands Natural History Association (CNHA) is a non-profit organization, which exists solely to assist the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management in their education and visitor efforts. Proceeds from sales support these agencies’ educational, interpretive, and scientific programs on the Colorado Plateau.CNHA has supported the parks and public lands of southeastern Utah since 1967. Funding comes from memberships, private donations, and sales from retail outlets and online store, and is used to support our partner agencies’ educational, interpretive, and scientific programs.Since its inception, CNHA has donated more than $20 million to our public land partners’ educational and research efforts.Sam Wainer’s long-standing commitment to Canyonlands Natural History Association (CNHA) and extensive experience in this realm date back before he joined CNHA in 1996 (when he started as a seasonal employee ). By 1997, he was offered a permanent position as the warehouse and operations assistant and soon after became the warehouse manager. In 2000, he was promoted to inventory specialist, and in 2006 to operations manager, a position he served in until his promotion to executive director. Wainer and his wife Heidi have lived in Moab since 1996 and raised two sons, Tobin and Kai. The entire family has been active members of the community; Wainer has been a volunteer DJ at KZMU Moab Community Radio and has coached local baseball, basketball and soccer. He also chaired the Moab Area Travel Council Advisory Board from 2013 to 2015 and served as president of the Peaks Plateaus and Canyons Association.Learn more and support their work by visiting https://cnha.org Follow the adventures and interviews in real time at TrailLessTraveled.net and be sure to check out our visual series on YouTube!!!The radio version of the show includes copyright music and premieres Sunday nights at 6 MST. You can live online at Trail1033.com & locally (Missoula) on the Trail 103.3 FMThis episode was recorded on location in collaboration with Xplorer Maps. We want to extend boatloads of gratitude to Xplorer Maps for their generous support of this podcast and international outreach programs paired with conservation projects. Learn more at XplorerMaps.com and be sure to follow the adventures of their story maps on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.#travel #podcast #travelpodcast #adventure #adventurepodcast #adventureradio #thetraillesstraveled #xplore #xplorermaps #connectingpeopleandplace #conservation #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #publiclands #storytelling #inspiration #outreach #stewardship #bethechange #giveback #travelmedia #mandelavaneeden #traillesstraveled #smallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness #utah #canyonlands #arches #canyonlandsnationalpark #archesnationalpark #canyonlandsnaturalhistoryassociation #nationalpark #nationalparks #southwest #bearsears #samwainer

Join us on location in Zion National Park for an interview with sit down with Zach Almaguer, the Director of Marketing & Communications for Zion National Park Forever Project. We take a look at the history, culture, biodiversity, conservation, and educational outreach within Utah's first National Park. The Zion Forever Mission at Work:Improving TodayEstablished with the future in mind, National Parks and Monuments have critical needs today. With your grass-root support, we provide the park, and the women and men who operate it, critical resources that matter now.Informing TomorrowPrograms focused on the next generation of land stewards recognize that youth are not just part of the solution tomorrow; they are part of the answer today. Investments in education and inspirational experiences assure their success.Protecting ForeverConserving fragile and unique outdoor experiences is essential. Because of you, the Zion Forever Project remains committed to ensuring that our work lasts forever. That means focusing on sustainable solutions.Follow the adventures and interviews in real time at TrailLessTraveled.net and be sure to check out our visual series on YouTube!!!The radio version of the show premieres Sunday nights at 6 MST, streaming live online at Trail1033.com & locally (Missoula) on the Trail 103.3 FMThis episode was recorded on location in collaboration with Xplorer Maps. We want to extend boatloads of gratitude to Xplorer Maps for their generous support of this podcast and international outreach programs paired with conservation projects. Learn more at XplorerMaps.com and be sure to follow the adventures of their story maps on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.Xplorer Maps is a small family business based in Missoula, Montana with deep roots in Africa. Xplorer Maps has over 60+ hand drawn story maps of destinations from all over the world, including our national parks. Xplorer Maps and The Trail Less Traveled both share the vision of connecting people and place through storytelling, conservation, art, history and culture. We're collaborating to Bring Cartography to Life through story maps, podcasts, live presentations and a multimedia visual series on social media.Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trail-less-traveled/id1180249343#travel #podcast #travelpodcast #adventure #adventurepodcast #adventureradio #thetraillesstraveled #xplore #xplorermaps #connectingpeopleandplace #conservation #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #publiclands #storytelling #inspiration #outreach #stewardship #bethechange #giveback #travelmedia #mandelavaneeden #traillesstraveled #smallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness #ZION #ZIONFOREVERPROJECT #ZIONNATIONALPARK #ZIONNATIONALPARKFOREVERPROJECT #UTAH #NATIONALPARKS #NATIONALPARK #SOUTHWEST #DESERTSOUTHWEST

Grand Canyon Conservancy is the official philanthropic and collaborative partner of Grand Canyon National Park. Our mission is to inspire generations of park champions to cherish and support the natural and cultural wonder of Grand Canyon. Preserve and protect Grand Canyon by joining Grand Canyon Conservancy! Your support will help fund projects including trails and historic building restoration, educational programs for youth and the public, the protection of wildlife and their natural habitat, and the preservation of the canyon's rich Indigenous history and culture.https://www.grandcanyon.org/protect-grand-canyon/ways-to-give/membershipFollow the adventures and interviews in real time at TrailLessTraveled.net and be sure to check out our visual series on YouTube!!!The radio version of the show premieres Sunday nights at 6 MST, streaming live online at Trail1033.com & locally (Missoula) on the Trail 103.3 FMThis episode was recorded on location in collaboration with Xplorer Maps. We want to extend boatloads of gratitude to Xplorer Maps for their generous support of this podcast and international outreach programs paired with conservation projects. Learn more at XplorerMaps.com and be sure to follow the adventures of their story maps on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.Xplorer Maps is a small family business based in Missoula, Montana with deep roots in Africa. Xplorer Maps has over 60+ hand drawn story maps of destinations from all over the world, including our national parks. Xplorer Maps and The Trail Less Traveled both share the vision of connecting people and place through storytelling, conservation, art, history and culture. We're collaborating to Bring Cartography to Life through story maps, podcasts, live presentations and a multimedia visual series on social media.Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trail-less-traveled/id1180249343#travel #podcast #travelpodcast #adventure #adventurepodcast #adventureradio #thetraillesstraveled #xplore #xplorermaps #connectingpeopleandplace #conservation #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #publiclands #storytelling #inspiration #outreach #stewardship #bethechange #giveback #travelmedia #mandelavaneeden #traillesstraveled #smallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness