Episode 34: Nate Bender - Montana 12ers

The Colorado and California 14ers have long been top objectives, and the Idaho and Utah summits over 12,000' have been done, but NOBODY had done the highest summits in Montana - until Nate.

"I did eight scouting trips, logging over 180 miles, 340 miles, and 126k of vert."

Listen to Nate's great description of what's cool in Montana, and how not to get attacked by a Grizzly Bear.

"I'm not a great ultra runner ... I just wanted to spend big days in the mountains rambling around."

Black Forest Regional Park Loop (CO)

Submitted by pbakwin on Wed, 05/15/2019 - 04:48pm
Description

This is an easy 7 mile lollipop route, which has about 700 feet of elevation gain. The route starts at about 7200' of elevation.

The Black Forest Regional Park is located in the Black Forest area of El Paso County, Colorado, northeast of the intersection of Shoup Road and Milam Road, continuing north east to the intersection of Vessey Road and Holmes Road. Access to the Regional Park is off of Milam Road and Vessey Road.

D-Day Landings (France)

Submitted by pbakwin on Wed, 05/15/2019 - 04:30pm
Description

This historical tour was submitted by Dick Jones:

Start at Pegasus Bridge, run all D Day beaches, Sword, Gold, Juno, Omaha finish at Utah beach where approx 45,000 British and Allied troops sacrificed their lives so that we can live our lives the way we choose today, respect to them!

Pinch-In Hiking Trail (NC)

Submitted by pbakwin on Wed, 05/15/2019 - 01:13pm
Description

The Pinch-In is a trail that leads from the Pinch-In parking area off of Memorial Highway (State Road 1238) to the Linville Gorge Trail, which is part of the Linville Gorge Wilderness Loop. Trailhead parking is available off of the highway. The Pinch-In trail is perhaps the most popular trail to access the Linville Gorge Wilderness Loop from the western side. 

PATH NY/NJ - all stations (NY, NJ)

Submitted by pbakwin on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 02:28pm
Description

Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) is a rapid transit system connecting the cities of Newark, Harrison, Hoboken, and Jersey City, in metropolitan northern New Jersey, with the lower and midtown sections of Manhattan in New York City. The system contains 13 stations and has a total route length of 13.8 miles (22.2 km), not double-counting route overlaps.  This urban commute/adventure tags all of the station stops in the PATH system in both NJ and NY.