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Inside The Line: The Catskill Mountains Podcast

Inside The Line: The Catskill Mountains Podcast

A podcast dedicated to the The Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. Discussions involve hiking, history and more along with interviews of local hiking legends, local businesses, volunteers and local authorities. Discussions sometimes go out of the Catskills. Join us by subscribing!

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01:38:47

Episode 61 - Bald Eagle Restoration Project with Pete...

Inside The Line: The Catskill Mountains Podcast ·

2023/01/16

Welcome to episode 61 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by retired DEC fish and wildlife technician Pete Nye and tonight, we are chatting about the HUGE role he had in the bald eagle restoration project in the 1970s to the early 2000s. In 1976, bald eagles were on the verge of extinction, especially in New York. There was only ONE nest located in NY. Pete’s hard work and dedication brought that bald eagle population in New York State back to life. We also chat about the

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01:30:57

Episode 60 - Native American Landscape Sculptures...

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2023/01/02

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to episode 60 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Glenn Kreisberg of the Overlook Mountain Center and tonight, we are chatting about ceremonial stone landscapes built by the Native Americans in and around the Catskills. CSL’s symbolize many things including star patterns, alignment with the solstices, navigational purposes and much more. Glenn is the author of several books that discuss CSL's and also has done a great amount of

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01:13:15

Episode 59 - Goose Rescue on Westkill

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2022/12/26

Merry Christmas everyone and welcome to episode 59 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Yana and Jake of the 3500 club who did a heroic rescue of a brant goose on Westkill Mountain in 2018. We chat about how they knew about the situation, how they captured it and what happened after they saved its life! Tonight's history is about the towns that were flooded by the making of the reservoirs. Subscribe on any platform! Share! Donate! Do whatever you want! I'm just glad

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00:46:14

Episode 58 - Best Winter Starter Hikes

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2022/12/19

Welcome to episode 58 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by me and myself and I'm going to chat about the best winter starter hikes that you can do in the Catskills to get you on the right foot for winter. I had an interview planned, but unfortunately they had to cancel. I really don't like doing an episode by myself, but I wanted to keep the weekly episodes going. I am very sorry that you have to listen to almost an hour of me. Tonight's history is about the bald eagle

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02:05:17

Episode 57 - Triple Crown Finisher Henri de la Vega

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2022/12/14

Welcome to episode 57 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Henri de la Vega of West Mountain Guiding Company. Henri is one of the 575 registered finishers of the amazing triple crown! The triple crown is when you complete three major long distance trails: the Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. These three trails combined equal to a total of over 8,000 miles of hiking! (Henri added the 1,100 mile Florida trail, but that's no big

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01:52:46

Episode 56 - Winter Hiking & Winter Hiking Gear with...

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2022/11/28

Welcome to episode 56 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Sean Iannucci of Blue Line Outdoor Adventures and we go over winter hiking tips and discuss some of our favorite winter hiking gear. Sean is a New York State licensed guide, has hiked all over the North East in the winter and also climbed Mount Rainier. If you have any questions about the gear we mention in this episode, let us know and we can try to share info/links! Tonight's short history is about when the

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01:57:24

Episode 55 - Catskill Mountainkeeper with Ramsay Adams

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2022/11/21

Welcome to episode 55 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Ramsay Adams of the Catskill Mountainkeeper. The Catskill Mountainkeeper is a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect and advocate for the Catskills. Ramsay chats about the history of the mountainkeeper, what big projects they’ve been involved with in the past and what they have in store for the future. We also chat about Ramsay’s brewery called the Catskill Brewery. Tonight's history is about the

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01:56:19

Episode 54 - Beaverkill Valley, Willowemoc Valley and...

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2022/11/14

Welcome to episode 54 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Will Soter of Upstate Adventure Guides. Will has been a licensed guide in the Catskills for over 15 years now and he is also knowledgeable about the secluded yet stunning Beaverkill and Willowemoc Valley. We chat about the valley and also about the presence of Native Americans in that specific area . Will also shares his experiences that he’s had with bears. Subscribe on any platform! Share! Donate! Do whatever

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01:28:40

Episode 53 - Martin from Papa Bear Hikes Podcast

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2022/11/07

Welcome to episode 53 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Martin of Papa Bear Hikes Podcast. Martin had me on his podcast and I found out that the Catskills were his stomping ground! Martin’s podcast is all about hiking and he has guests from all over the place. Martin and I chat about his experiences in the Catskills, his book about hiking the Vermont Long Trail and of course, his podcast! Tonight's history isn’t really history….it's about a spooky witch story in the

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01:46:16

Episode 52 - 'Informal Trails' and Catskills Trail...

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2022/10/24

Welcome to episode 52 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Matt Smith from the Catskills Trail Crew. The Catskills Trail Crew is a volunteer organization that does amazing, fast and dedicated trail maintenance on the places that really need it in the park. Matt shares how it all started, certain projects that they have done and what they have planned for the future. Matt also shares his crazy experience of him rescuing a friend off of Slide Mountain in the 90’s! We also

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01:18:00

Episode 51 - Close call on "The Six" with Darin White

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2022/10/17

Welcome to episode 51 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Darin White who is going to share his story of his close call on a hike of “the six”. “The six” is a thru-hike where you summit six 3500 peaks: Friday, Balsam Cap, Lone, Rocky, Table and Peekamoose. Darin and his son took a wrong turn which forced them to do an emergency overnight camp in the middle of the most remote place in the Catskills. We chat about what the plan was, what went wrong and what they did to

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01:37:31

Episode 50 - Greg's Cross Country Adventure

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2022/10/11

Welcome to episode 50 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Greg Calabrese from Rip Van Winkle Adventure guides in Catskill. Greg is a returning guest and we chat about his cross country adventure that he took a couple years ago. We discuss how he planned it, where he stayed and some of the places he visited while out on the road. Greg also explains how dropping everything and going on this trip has changed his life. Tonight's history is about the great Kaaterskill hotel

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01:30:33

Episode 49 - 3500 member #122 Ralph Ferrusi

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2022/10/03

Welcome to episode 49 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Ralph Ferrusi. Ralph is Catskill 3500 club finisher #122! Being that low of a number on the club means that you have fantastic stories of hiking in the Catskills. We chat about his insane solo adventures, his experience on the Appalachian trail (he’s #311 on that as well) and the crazy gear they hiked in during those years! Subscribe on any platform! Share! Donate! Do whatever you want! I'm just glad you're

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01:22:20

Episode 48 - Paul Schiavo from Catskill Outfitters

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2022/09/26

Welcome to episode 48 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Paul Schiavo who owns Catskill Outfitters in Phoenicia. Paul is a long time resident, explorer and fisherman of the Catskills. We talk about what things were like in the Catskills back in the 80’s and 90’s, his storefront and also his experience as a licensed fly fishing guide. We also talk about what the drought has done to the fishing community in the past year. Tonight's history is about the early forest in

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01:38:35

Episode 47 - Retired Forest Ranger David Meade

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2022/09/19

Welcome to episode 47 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by retired Catskill forest ranger David Meade. Ranger Meade was a forest ranger for 28 years in the Catskill region and he has seen and been through it all. Everything from SAR callouts, wildfires, helicopter rescues and so much more. We chat about his crazy experiences in the Catskills, along with his other job as a part-time paramedic and a traveling paramedic. This was a fun episode and I plan on having him back

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00:50:07

Episode 46 - Fenwick Lumber Company with Dr Kudish

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2022/09/12

Welcome to episode 46 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode I am joined by Catskill legend Dr Michael Kudish and we chat about the great Fenwick Lumber Company located on SW Hunter Mountain. Dr Kudish has dedicated his life to the Catskills, studying the history of the forests, beginning with Vegetation History of the Catskill High Peaks and expanded to include an examination of Catskills soils, climate, ecological personalities of tree species, human disturbance and history and the

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01:24:11

Episode 45 - Authors Randi Minetor and Stacey Freed

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2022/09/05

Welcome to episode 45 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode I am joined by authors and writers Randi Minetor and Stacey Freed. Randi and Stacey just released the book ‘Hiking The Catskills.’ I have read this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it and believe me, it’s tough to convince me to like certain books. They cover hikes all over the Catskills and also break down the hikes with descriptions, distance and difficulty. We also talk about local news, Stacey’s experience when she hiked here

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01:41:58

Episode 44 - Trailbound Project with Joe and Scott...

Inside The Line: The Catskill Mountains Podcast ·

2022/08/22

Welcome to episode 44 of Inside the Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I have a great chat with New Jersey SAR team members Joe Galvan and Scott Fitterman and we talk about their new adventure called the Trailbound Project. The Trailbound Project is a hiking and backpacking school located in NJ and with their wide variety of knowledge and experience in backpacking, Joe and Scott are definitely perfect for being teachers of the trails. We also talk about what we would travel if we won the lottery,

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01:32:22

Episode 43 - Hiking stories with Travis Hartwell

Inside The Line: The Catskill Mountains Podcast ·

2022/08/16

Welcome to episode 43 of Inside the Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I bring my best friend Travis in on the show and we chat about some of our crazy adventures of when we hiked in the Catskills. Stuff like a close encounter with coyotes, a fall down one of the steepest spots in the Catskills and getting caught in a snowstorm on Panther. Be sure to thank Travis, because he is salary management now and doesn’t hike anymore Subscribe on any platform! Share! Donate! Do whatever you want! I'm just

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01:10:06

Episode 42 - Marc Wolf from the Mountain Top Arboretum

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2022/08/08

Welcome to episode 42 of Inside the Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I have an awesome chat with Marc Wolf who is executive director of the Mountain Top Arboretum in Tannersville. The arboretum is 178 acres that focuses on native plant communities of the Catskill Mountains and also maintains its native and exotic tree collection.”. Me and Marc talk about how the arboretum got started, what it’s all about and why you should visit any season you can! We also chat about birding and birding apps,

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