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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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01:02:33

Episode 30 - Heather Darley from Team Wilderness

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2022/04/18

Welcome to episode 30 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! Tonight I'm joined by Heather Darley from Team Wilderness. Team Wilderness a non profit organization whose goal is to grow teamwork, leadership, and character within our urban youth through wilderness excursions. Tonight we chat about how and why the organization was formed, what activities they do and why it's so good to have this organization running. We also talk about our future trips to Utah, Heathers hike on the Cranberry 50 trail and

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01:25:41

Episode 29 - Fly Fishing in the Catskills with Todd...

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2022/04/11

Welcome everyone to episode 29 of Inside The Lines: The Catskills! Fly fishing has been a big sport in the Catskills ever since the mid to late 1800's. Todd Spire, from Esopus Creel in Phoenicia, talks with me tonight about fly fishing in the great waters of the Catskill Mountains. Some of the best rivers to fly fish in the world are located here and Todd talks with me about why they are perfect for fly fishing. We also talk about the new state fishing regulations, how the reservoirs have helped out

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01:08:29

Episode 28 - Dave from Friends of the Feathered and...

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2022/04/04

Welcome everyone to episode 28 of Inside the Line: The Catskills! Tonight, I have a great chat with Dave Loverde who runs the Friends of the Feathered and Fury wildlife center.Located outside of Westkill, the FFF is a A 501(c)3 wildlife rehabilitation center dedicated to helping injured and orphaned New York State wildlife, headed by a multiple-license rehabilitators. Run by volunteers, they also travel to many locations where animals are threatened with future injury, physical injury of adult

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01:13:06

Episode 27 - Tipsy Bushwhacking Stories with John B.

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2022/03/28

Welcome to episode 27 of Inside The Lines: The Catskills! Tonight, my good friend John and I tell some of our great stories of the crazy bushwhacks we have done together.Most of these bushwhacks involved John hating his life during the hike, but in the end, it made for a memorable experience. We talk about a hike up Balsam Cap from the south, a skirt around the steep eastern side of Slide Mountain, an adventure on North Dome and a nettelicious hike down Rusk Mountain. We also talk about hiking with

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01:02:48

Episode 26 - Bearpen Mountain Part 2 with Russ L

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2022/03/21

Welcome to episode 26 of Inside The Line: The Catskills!This is part two of the story about Bearpen Mountain. Bearpen Mountain, in the 1950's, once hosted a ski center called the Princeton Ski Bowl. This ski center was on its way to being one of the best ski centers on the east coast. On this episode, Russ L and I discuss the different features of the ski center and also, how it came to it's demise. Unfortunately, the Princeton Ski Bowl had to shut down due to the wrong reasons and possible illegal

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00:53:26

Episode 26 - Bearpen Mountain Part 1 with Russ L.

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2022/03/14

Welcome to episode 26 of Inside The Lines: The Catskills! On this episode, I am joined by Russ L and we talk about a former ski center that was on its way to being the best ski center in the north east: Bearpen Mountain. Bearpen Mountain once held a ski center called the Princeton Ski Bowl, which was built and running in the late 1950's. Bearpen, due to its unique shape, attracted more snow than other Catskill peaks and most other mountains in the north east. It was perfect for skiing. In this

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00:58:36

Episode 25 - A Book About Catskills History with...

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2022/03/07

Welcome to episode 25 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! Tonight, I am joined by journalist and author Stephen M. Silverman, who wrote the book 'The Catskills: It's History And How It Changed America.' His book goes into great detail with showing how much amazing history has happened in the Catskills and how it shaped the American culture throughout the years. We go into depths about certain times in Catskills history and how he came about getting all this amazing information. Thanks for listening

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01:26:12

Episode 24 - 14 Day Solo Trek with Harold Oakhill

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2022/02/28

Welcome to episode 24 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! In 1918, T. Morris Longstreth wrote a book about his solo hike through the Catskills. 103 years later, fellow SAR team member Harold Oakhill, who was inspired by Longstreth's adventure, decided to take a very similar route and spend 14 days in the Catskills. On this episode, he shares highlights of his experiences, what challenges he faced hiking solo and some of the major changes in townships and trails as compared to Longstreth's journey in

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00:55:02

Episode 23 - Vacation Valley with Chris Van Kleeck

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2022/02/21

Welcome to episode 23 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! Most of time when you are driving throughout the Catskills, you can't help but wonder what once existed in some places. On this episode, I am joined with WInnisook historian Chris Van Kleeck and we take a deep dive into a place once called Vacation Valley. Vacation Valley was located in the Big Indian/Oliverea area below Slide and Panther Mountain and was a destination for people to escape the city life for vacation in the early 1900's

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01:02:25

Episode 22 - 3500 Club Stewardship with Lourdes Sonera

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2022/02/14

Welcome to episode 22 of Inside The Lines: The Catskills! Tonight I have a special chat with Lourdes Sonera, who is the Catskill Club 3500 trail maintenance and board member. We discuss stewardship in the Catskills and how big of a role the 3500 club has with the not only the high peaks, but other local places as well. In 2021, the DEC launched it's first ever adopt-a-trailhead program and the 3500 club (with Lourdes expertise) were the first to sign up! We also talk about the aspects of

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01:23:10

Episode 21 - Bushwhacking Stories with James Hopson

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2022/02/07

Welcome to Episode 21 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! Sometimes, you go on a great hike and you can't help but want to share that adventure with others. Well, on this episode, my crazy bushwhacking friend James Hopson and I share our stories of the many times we have bushwhacked together in some of the most unexplored spots in the Catskills. We also talk about how James prepares for his adventurous bushwhacks, what precautions he takes and some of his experiences he has had while exploring

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01:18:19

Episode 20 - Carl, Phil and Bill from RevSpirits

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2022/01/31

Welcome to episode 20 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I have a great chat with Carl, Bill and Phil from RevSpirits. Located in the northern Catskills in a small town named Jefferson, these friends got together one day and decided to put their bees and their honey to good use. While much of the honey in retail stores is processed, RevSpirits honey is harvested locally and left raw, so all of its natural goodness stays in tact. After that, it is distilled and is made into a alcohol

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01:02:52

Episode 19 - Winter fastest known time with Philip...

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2022/01/24

Welcome to episode 19 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On December 24th 2021, Philip Vondra set the fastest known time for someone to earn their winter 3500 club patch. Philip climbed the required 33 peaks in a combined total of 3 days, 10 hours and 53 minutes. THREE DAYS! Tonight, we talk about the difficulties he faced, how it was planned and what exciting moments he had on this record setting adventure. We also talk about his participation as being a co-host on a podcast called 'The Pain Cave.'

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01:00:46

Episode 18 - Panther Mountain Meteorite with Chuck...

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2022/01/17

Welcome to episode 18 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode we talk about Panther Mountain. Panther Mountain is well known for having the very popular Giant Ledge right next to it and it's a good first climb to introduce someone to the Catskills and pursue their 3500 club patch. What most don't know is that Panther Mountain is (in theory so far) the site of a former meteorite crash! I am joined by crater explorer Chuck O'Dale, who has explored and examined numerous areas of impact

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00:55:35

Episode 17 - Catskill Trail Conditions and Hike Intel...

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2022/01/10

Welcome to episode 17 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! Social media has played a big role in the increase of hikers visited to the Catskills and to basically anywhere in the world. Tonight, I have a great chat with my friend Tim Luby who is the admin of the Catskills Trail Conditions page on Facebook. We talk about the impact that covid and social media has had on hiking, how tough it is to admin a popular and continuously growing page and what we can do to help the impact that is going out on the

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00:52:10

Episode 16 - Summit Stewards featuring Myra Romano

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2022/01/03

Welcome to episode 16 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I chat with Myra Romano who is a summit steward crew leader for the Catskills area. Her team, which were positioned at four different locations, counted almost 15,000 people and engaged in conversations with over 8,500 of them! They were a big help with the hiking community for the past couple years when the Catskills saw a massive rise in hikers due to Covid-19. We chat about her experiences being a summit steward, how they

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01:11:25

Episode 15 - Dealing With Danger on Blackhead with...

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2021/12/27

Welcome to episode 15 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! Back in 2010, two men got stranded on Blackhead Mountain during a big Nor'easter snowstorm. The storm dumped over three feet of snow and conditions during the storm were described as horrific. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts and survival attempts, one of the hikers did not make it. Tonight, I have New York State Forest Rangers Captain Nelson and Lt Breigal here to talk about that incident. We discuss what challenges they faced, how

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01:36:06

Episode 14 - Thru Hiking with Moe Lemire

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2021/12/20

Welcome to episode 14 of Inside The Line: The Catskills! On this episode, I have a great chat with Moe Lemire from HikeOnGuides and his experience of thru hiking trails in the northeast. Moe has thru hiked the 2,180 mile Appalachian Trail as well as the Long Path in New York, the Northville-Placid Trail and the Cohos Trail in New Hampshire. We talk about the different difficulties you face on thru hikes and great Leave No Trace ethics that you can use while on the trail. Thank you Moe! Thank you to

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01:00:11

Episode 13 - Mike from the ADKfunpolice

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2021/12/06

Welcome to Episode 13 of Inside The Lines: The Catskills! Tonight, I am joined by Mike who runs the popular Instagram page called the ADKfunpolice. We have a great energetic and fun talk about memes, how the pubic can be educated from social media and and their involvement with the current situations that we have going on in our parks. Mike also goes into depth about their involvement in the recent vandalism at John Robb lean-to that took place on Hunter Mountain. I also give a short background

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01:00:25

Epsiode 12 - Dr Titus and Glaciers in the Catskills

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2021/11/29

Welcome to Episode 12 of Inside the Line: The Catskills! Tonight, I am joined with author and geologist Dr. Robert Titus and we discuss the impact of glaciers in the Catskills. We also chat about glacial striations and glacial erratics and how to spot them while you're out on the trail. This is a fantastic episode that I had a lot of fun doing! Dr. Titus's amazing descriptions and imagination of the glacial activity in the Catskills will give you a whole new perspective of what you are looking at

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