The Trail Less Traveled

Join us deep within the forests of Northern Vermont for an interview with the host of the Outdoor Biz podcast to talk about every aspect of the outdoor gear industry. Featuring an interview with outdoor industry expert and podcast host, Rick Saez. Rick has 20+ years of boundless focus in the Outdoor industry as an award-winning product innovator, brand marketer, consultant, content creator, eco-educator, guide and podcaster. He is the former Director of Product, Marketing, and Sales for Outdoor industry trailblazers Eagle Creek, JanSport, Umpqua, Dana Design, and Lowepro. Learn more by visiting https://ricksaez.com/This 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.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 FM

Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu is provocative look at the vital connection between human beings, the natural world and meaningful knowledge.While tracking a lion with a Samburu headman and then, later, eluding human assailants who may be tracking him, Jon Turk experiences people at their best and worst. As the tracker and the tracked, Jon reveals how the stories we tell each other, and the stories spinning in our heads, can be moulded into innovation, love and co-operation — or harnessed to launch armies. Seeking escape from the confusion we create for ourselves and our neighbours with our think-too-much-know-it-all brains, Jon finds liberation within a natural world that spins no fiction.Set in a high-adventure narrative on the unforgiving savannah, Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu explores the aboriginal wisdoms that endowed our Stone Age ancestors with the power to survive – and how, since then, myth, art, music, dance, and ceremony have often been hijacked and distorted within our urban, scientific, oil-soaked world.Dr. Jon Turk is a scientist, author, and National Geographic award-winning explorer whose worldview was altered by extended visits with Moolynaut, a Siberian shaman.He earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1971 and was nominated by National Geographic as one of the Top Ten Adventurers of the Year in 2012. Between these bookends, Jon co-authored the first college-level environmental science textbook in North America, followed by 35 additional texts, and five books about my adventures. At the same time, he kayaked around Cape Horn, across the North Pacific from Japan to Alaska, and around Ellesmere Island. Jon has also made numerous first ski descents and first rock climbing ascents around the globe. Jon's current work focuses on honoring the power of Nature as a means of achieving Presence within the modern opulent, scientific, corporate, and uber-political 21st century. He relies heavily on the teachings of indigenous peoples who lived sustainably on this planet for millennia. 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.

\Casey was raised in Pittsburgh, PA and started her education at a nursing school on the east coast. The beach was calling her name and she moved to Daytona Beach, Florida just after college graduation. Her hospital experience includes ICU and ED and she started her flight nursing career in 2003. She has worked at several transport programs across the country to include Orlando, Salt Lake City and now in Missoula, Montana. Currently, she is one of the Clinical Education Managers for Life Flight Network. The best part of her job is she gets to be directly involved with the flight crew’s education and she also works a 24 hour shift each week flying in Montana. Education and kindness are her two professional passions. Teaching crew members some of the hard lessons she has learned and perpetuating kindness make her heart happy.Casey is married to a very patient man, has two little girls and a Golden Doodle. Her house is in a constant state of chaos however, this is just the way she likes it. She loves to travel, which has not worked out well since COVID. Casey is hopeful that 2024 brings health, more hugs and new travel destinations. 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.

This was Recorded in Catoosa Wildlife Management Area in Tennessee. We sit in the Catoosa Savanna Project with Wildlife Biologist and Game Warden, Don Chance. Don talks about what the landscape looked like 200 years ago and the work he is doing in order to bring back the savanna of Tennessee while restoring habitat for wildlife. We learn about Tennessee and why it is the most biodiverse state in the USA. We discuss the connection between hunting, fishing and conservation. We talk about the path to becoming a Game Warden and how fulfilling it can be to work in wildlife conservation. 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.

Paul Belanger is the founder and lead guide for Bitterroot Alpine Guides. His passion in life has been centered around connecting people with the the natural world through outdoor pursuits of all kinds. He is a skilled naturalist and birder and believes deeply that getting outdoors is good for the mind, body and soul. Paul has dedicated his career to helping young and old develop their “sense of place” and connecting to the land, water and wildlife.Paul's professional background working outdoors began with a couple of summers working for the United States Forest in Montana. Paul began his graduate studies in science educations with a year-long residency at the Teton Science School and then to the University of Montana. These experiences forged Paul's abilities as a naturalist and educator and led him into a career over the next two decades in conservation and education with the Nature Conservancy of Montana and the Montana Audubon Society. These transformative years introduced Paul to some of the most spectacular landscapes and people in Montana and, deepened his understanding of working landscapes that support both people and wildlife. Always looking to expand his audience and his horizons, Paul moved into the world of education and adventure travel working as a travel program specialist, education leader and professional guide to the National Parks of the west, Belize and Costa Rica. Paul’s greatest pride and joy is his beautiful family including his wife Dulcie who is a beautiful ceramic artist and teacher and his two boys Finn and Tucker. Rounding out the family homestead are Zephyr the Lab, Whinnie the Cat and Phoenix the chicken. Paul enjoys fly-fishing, wilderness camping, skiing, subsistence hunting, traveling, mountain biking and tending to his ever expanding garden. 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.

This interview features two young Moroccan men, Moustapha and Saber. Each speaking multiple languages fluently while sharing traditional "Moroccan Whiskey" (Green tea with mint), they explain a thousand year history of Morocco, their culture, Islam, traditional spices, food, tips about traveling in the Kingdom of Morocco and why sugar is the most important ingredient in their tea. This interview will also surprise you in terms of the diverse array of musical selections from these two Moroccans. This interview was recorded in the heart of Marrakesh, Morocco, in Jemaa el-Fnaa, a busy square and market place in Marrakesh's medina quarter (old city). Jemaa el-Fnaa, literally means the place of punishment as it used to be where criminals underwent judgement and potential penalty in the public eye. 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.#thetraillesstraveled #traillesstraveled #travelshow #travelpodcast #podcast #conservationpodcast #adventurepodcast #wildlifepodcast #storytelling #storytellingpodcast #missoulapodcast #missoula #mandelavaneeden #xplorermaps #connectingpeopleandplace

Recorded on the land of the Gubbi Gubbi in eastern Australia. We learn about the numerous similarities between Indigenous Aboriginal Australians and the First Nations Peoples of the Americas. Aboriginal Australians lived in harmony with the land and animals for hundreds of thousands of years prior to the arrival of Captain Cook. Alex Bond is a descendant of one of the last chiefs in this area of Australia, he is an activist, musician and storyteller. 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. #thetraillesstraveled #traillesstraveled #travelshow #travelpodcast #podcast #conservationpodcast #adventurepodcast #wildlifepodcast #storytelling #storytellingpodcast #missoulapodcast #missoula #mandelavaneeden #xplorermaps #connectingpeopleandplace

Conroy McQuaid is twelve years old. His parents owned a diving outfitter off the coast of Mozambique and he grew up on a boat, fishing, diving and learning to love and protect the ocean. Conroy's father recently passed away and he shares some of his memories of his father and what they shared together on South African land and water. Conroy is passionate about wildlife conservation and saving the rhino. Conroy is now growing up on a private nature reserve at the most southern tip of Africa. Conroy's great grandfather was good friends with Mandela's grandmother who created this nature reserve. This episode was recorded in a thatch hut in the bush near the most southern tip of Africa. 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.

This is an interview that was recorded in the African bush. We sat down with Roshina Ratnam, a South African actress, puppeteer, producer, writer and refugee. Roshina was born in Sri Lanka, her family moved to Zambia at a young age and eventually landed in South Africa during the years of apartheid. This is her journey as a refugee, performer and activist. 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.