"Jester" Section Hiker

Julie Gayheart

"Jester" Section Hiker is the Premier Podcast With The Spotlight On Section Hikers! The stories you will hear are about everyday people who, in addition to their everyday lives, make the commitment to hike long-distance trails where every section is a new beginning. From National Scenic Trails to National Parks and all Trails in between, listen with your host, Julie Gayheart (Jester), to hear what it means to be a section hiker and the adventure that awaits them section by section. read less
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Episodes

173: Jason Smith | Section Hiking The MST
Mar 2 2024
173: Jason Smith | Section Hiking The MST
Jason Smith recently completed his Mountains to Sea Trail Section Hike and he's joining me to share all about his journey. Jason and I met in 2021 at NC Trail Days and we have stayed in contact with each other ever since. I am looking forward to hearing Jason share why he wanted to hike, paddle, and bike across the State of North Carolina Connect With Jason Smith: https://www.instagram.com/jbirdnc/ Connect With My Coach James Appleton: Seek To Do More:  https://absoluteaid.com/pages/the-seek-to-do-more-program-absoluteaid   46 Outdoors: https://46outdoors.com/ Allegheny Trail Podcast: Website: https://www.hikethealleghenytrail.org/alt-podcast   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpmZshhnan2T549OYZqQtfUpurVIikcVN   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5rA7h9VQASvwws40wLz13t   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/allegheny-trail-podcast/id1723501614 Beyond The Trail Podcast: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLskxZDq_L8NRjtcVibW2NbwQudAoFFpzd   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/704vFsYvuy3WkWk6FKXCWb   Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-trail/id1716195799 SAFE AND FOUND  Film Website: https://safe-and-found.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLskxZDq_L8NRq7gkMQdNYkYwbfeAPs5LR&si=zcfU0iB_W66HCrW2 I Am The MST  YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLskxZDq_L8NTQgi7Q5qQK0zsBYzlAc5Z7&si=ThiEmeJSkd0vovoT Appalachian Trail Backpacking Series: https://youtube.com/playlist list=PLskxZDq_L8NRow7YaSuLoQilLCkfR_cGF&si=5Ak7rfu7KJPAVOWZ Podcast Host & Producer:  Julie Gayheart (Jester) Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com YouTube Livestream: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpmZshhnan2T06Tb-lbS4GuEiNQe5BrL3&si=hayy5LRuJtIGkVzE   🎵 Music By: Victor Lundberg "Top of The Morning"
172: A New Season For Building Strength & Going HIKING
Feb 10 2024
172: A New Season For Building Strength & Going HIKING
A New Season For Building Strength & Going HIKING! Connect With My Coach James Appleton: Seek To Do More: https://absoluteaid.com/pages/the-seek-to-do-more-program-absoluteaid   46 Outdoors: https://46outdoors.com/ Allegheny Trail Podcast: Website: https://www.hikethealleghenytrail.org/alt-podcast   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpmZshhnan2T549OYZqQtfUpurVIikcVN   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5rA7h9VQASvwws40wLz13t   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/allegheny-trail-podcast/id1723501614 Beyond The Trail Podcast: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLskxZDq_L8NRjtcVibW2NbwQudAoFFpzd   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/704vFsYvuy3WkWk6FKXCWb   Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-trail/id1716195799 SAFE AND FOUND  Film Website: https://safe-and-found.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLskxZDq_L8NRq7gkMQdNYkYwbfeAPs5LR&si=zcfU0iB_W66HCrW2 I Am The MST  YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLskxZDq_L8NTQgi7Q5qQK0zsBYzlAc5Z7&si=ThiEmeJSkd0vovoT Appalachian Trail Backpacking Series: https://youtube.com/playlist list=PLskxZDq_L8NRow7YaSuLoQilLCkfR_cGF&si=5Ak7rfu7KJPAVOWZ Podcast Host & Producer:  Julie Gayheart (Jester) Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com YouTube Livestream: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpmZshhnan2T06Tb-lbS4GuEiNQe5BrL3&si=hayy5LRuJtIGkVzE   🎵 Music By: Victor Lundberg "Top of The Morning"
171: Allegheny Trail Podcast: Pilot Episode
Dec 23 2023
171: Allegheny Trail Podcast: Pilot Episode
Join me as I chat with Allegheny Trail Board Member, Justin Mullins and Outreach Coordinator, Nicolle Sawczyszyn. Justin and Nicolle share about the Allegheny Trail, the Trail 50th Anniversary, Nicolle's quest to complete a section hike of the trail by September 2024,  and Justin's quest to complete a thru hike of the Allegheny Trail in Jan./Feb. 2024. Justin will be raising funds for the trail via a Go Fund Me Fundraiser. We will also share about our launch for the Allegheny Trail Podcast that I will be moderating and producing coming very soon! Exciting Times Ahead! Allegheny Trail Website: https://www.hikethealleghenytrail.org/ West Virginia Scenic Trails Association: https://www.wvscenictrails.org/ Justin's Go Fund Me Fundraiser: https://gofund.me/d8b13eb8   Follow Justin On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Allegheny_Hiker  ➡️ Join Us For The First Episode Of The Allegheny Trail Podcast on December 27th at 5:30PM ET: https://youtube.com/live/f0rCuo1pisw ➡️ Check Out All The Livestream Podcasts Now Available: "Jester" Section Hiker: Livestream https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpmZshhnan2T06Tb-lbS4GuEiNQe5BrL3&si=hayy5LRuJtIGkVzE Beyond The Trail: Livestream https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLskxZDq_L8NRjtcVibW2NbwQudAoFFpzd&si=EB2LH0Jo6LVmP_wQ Allegheny Trail Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpmZshhnan2T549OYZqQtfUpurVIikcVN&si=sz33jqJ8-7eo909F 🎙️Podcast Host & Producer:  Julie Gayheart (Jester)  Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JulieGayheart  Appalachian Trail Backpacking Workshop Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLskxZDq_L8NRow7YaSuLoQilLCkfR_cGF&si=5Ak7rfu7KJPAVOWZ 🎵Music By: Victor Lundberg "Top of The Morning"
169: Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | 10 Year Section Hike Of The PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
Dec 2 2023
169: Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | 10 Year Section Hike Of The PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, adventure conservationist, and outdoor writer who broke the women’s self-supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail. Considered among the most experienced hikers in the US, she’s known for backpacking light, fast, and solo. Liz has hiked more than 20,000 miles on 25+ long trails including completing the Triple Crown of Hiking (the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide Trails) and first-known traverses of the Chinook Trail in the Columbia River Gorge and Wasatch Range in Utah. Liz is the author of Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike, which received the National Outdoor Book Award for Best Instructional book with judges calling it “destined to become the bible of the sport.” She recently published her second guidebook, Hiking Waterfalls in Southern California with Falcon Guides. Connect with Liz "Snorkel" Thomas:  Website: https://www.eathomas.com/about   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizthomashiking   Treeline Review: https://www.treelinereview.com / Long Trails: Mastering The Art Of A Thru Hike https://www.amazon.com/Backpacker-Long-Trails-Mastering-Thru-Hike/dp/1493028723   Appalachian Trail Fastest Know Time (2011): https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/elizabeth-snorkel-thomas Far Out Article: https://faroutguides.com/ive-thru-hiked-and-section-hiked-the-pct-which-is-better/ Appalachian Trail Backpacking Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLskxZDq_L8NRow7YaSuLoQilLCkfR_cGF&si=wtow6QBju-6GdWDg  Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart: Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JulieGayheart Music By: Victor Lundberg "Top of The Morning"
Missing Hikers On The PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
Sep 30 2023
Missing Hikers On The PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
Enjoy this Highlight Clip from Episode #162. Andrea's New Book, TRAIL OF THE LOST released on 8/22/23!  Andrea Lankford is the author of TRAIL OF THE LOST and RANGER CONFIDENTIAL, a National Geographic "Top Ten Book About U.S. Parks,” and three trail guides. During her twelve-year career as a law enforcement ranger with the National Park Service, Andrea won several awards for her criminal investigations. After leaving the ranger ranks, the accomplished outdoorswoman thru-hiked the entire Appalachian Trail, kayaked from Miami to Key West, and was the first, with Beth Overton, to mountain bike the 800-mile Arizona Trail. Andrea is now a registered nurse living in Northern California.  Full Episode With Andrea: https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/162-trail-of-the-lost-author-andrea-lankford/  Connect With Andrea Lankford:  Website: https://www.andrealankford.com/ Missing From The PCT: https://www.pctmissing.org/ Episode #66 - Cathy Tarr, Founder & Executive Director - Fowler-O'Sullivan Foundation: https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/episode-66-cathy-tarr-fowler-osullivan-foundation/ Episode #82 - Sally Guyton Fowler & Terri Kidder: https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/episode-82-sally-guyton/ Fowler-O'Sullivan Foundation: https://fofound.org/ Bring Kris Fowler/Sherpa Home: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1841283189418601 San Jacinto Trail Report: https://sanjacjon.com/ Appalachian Trail Section Hiker Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpmZshhnan2SCN-8gqQOXaADlaU_tEaYj  Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart: Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com Website: http://juliegayheart.com Music By: Victor Lundberg "Top of The Morning"
CRAPPALACHIAN TRAIL - The Green Tunnel Podcast
Aug 19 2023
CRAPPALACHIAN TRAIL - The Green Tunnel Podcast
The Host of The Green Tunnel Podcast, Mills Kelly reached out to me recently and asked if I wanted to "episode swap?". Without hesitation I said "YES". What does this mean? It means I am sharing one of my favorite episodes from The Green Tunnel Podcast and they will be sharing one of their favorite episodes of "Jester" Section Hiker Podcast on their show.   My next steps were to let Mills know which episode of The Green Tunnel Podcast I wanted to share and again without hesitation it was going to be their episode titled, CRAPPALACHIAN TRAIL. When I first heard this episode on their show I thought the title was SO CLEVER and their branding was on point! I've never heard the discussion about POOP on the trail delivered so eliquently and with historical relevance than from Mills. Not only will you hear about pooping on trail but you will also hear best practices on how to do so and the history of privies and their importance to the Appalachian Trail.  What a great idea! Thanks so much Mills! I truly appreciate it. Please go over and check out the show notes and sources for this specific episode here: Crappalachian Trail - The Green Tunnel Podcast And don't forget to go over and check out what episode of "Jester" Section Hiker is shared on The Green Tunnel Podcast! That episode will release on their podcast network on 8/22/23. You will find that show along with all the episodes of The Green Tunnel here: The Green Tunnel Podcast Previous Episodes with Mills Kelly:  Episode #161: Virginia's Lost Appalachian Trail Episode #107: Mills Kelly (Grandaddy Spartan)  Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart: Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com Website: Julie Gayheart YouTube: Follow Jester On YouTube Music By: Victor Lundberg "Top of The Morning"