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Outdoors with Hiking Bob

Bob Falcone shares tips and news about outdoor recreation in the Pikes Peak region. Bob covers trails, clothing, equipment, volunteerism, tourism, politics, photography, destinations and preparedness.

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48:30

466 Do Springs Elected Officials Really Care About...

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2026/02/25

**Apologies for the echo at the beginning of the recording** On this week's podcast, Bob and Kevin discuss the recent announcement from Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department (PRCS) regarding cuts being made to city parks amenities, services and maintenance due to a lack of funding. They lament how elected officials, and not the PRCS staff, are to blame for the cuts and how elected officials talk a lot about how important parks are, until tough decisions have to be made

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465 Marisa Michael Talks About Nutrition for Outdoor...

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2026/02/11

On this week's podcast, Bob talks with Marisa Michael, a registered dietitian, about her recently released book "Nutrition for Outdoor Recreation". Michael, who has a long list of qualifications including being a Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics and holding a diploma in sports nutrition from the International Olympic Committee, talks with Bob about how outdoor recreationists can properly fuel themselves not only to make the most of their adventures, common mistakes recreationists make

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47:05

464 El Paso County Parks 2025 recap, Director Marts...

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2026/01/28

On this week's podcast, Bob talks with Todd Marts, the director of the El Paso County (CO) Parks Department. They discuss the significant accomplishments of the department in 2025 and what's ahead for 2026, including how El Paso County avoided a budget shortfall similar to what affected other governments in the area. They also discuss Marts' upcoming retirement, after 31 years with the parks department. Please consider becoming a patron of this podcast! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/hikingbob for

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58:25

463 Mountain Lion Attack - Should we be concerned?

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2026/01/14

On this week's podcast, Bob and co-host Kevin discuss a Colorado Parks and Wildlife report on a recent fatal mountain lion attack in northern Colorado. Mountain lion attacks are exceedingly rare, and fatal attacks even more rare, which brings into question how concerned should the average hiker be and what precautions should they take? Also the latest step in the Colorado Springs Parks system-wide master plan process and the recent assessment that was done of parks needs and facilities. They wrap up

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48:49

462 Weather Icon Matt Meister launches Peaks2Plains...

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2025/12/31

In this week's podcast, Bob talks with Colorado Springs TV weather icon Matt Meister about his new endeavor, Peaks2Plains Weather. Meister talks about what set him on a path to leave the local TV media business and set out on his own and how he hopes it keeps him involved in the community. Bob and Matt also talk about the changing face of local news media, including print and TV and how that could create more out-sourcing what has traditionally been done in house at local TV stations and newsrooms

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37:11

461 Happy Holidays and more from Bob and Kevin

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2025/12/24

It's a "Happy Holidays" edition of the podcast, but of course it's more than just that. Bob and Kevin talk about their plans for the holidays and in 2026 and Bob talks about a great customer service experience he had recently, and Kevin talks about a neat new service that can help visualize your hikes. Mentoned in this episode: Cinematic flyovers: https://mapdirector.com/ Mountainsmith: https://mountainsmith.com/ Fjallraven: https://www.fjallraven.com/ Please consider becoming a patron of this

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55:27

460 COS Parks 2025 Recap, Director Haley Retirement

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2025/12/18

In this week's podcast, Bob chats with Colorado Springs Park, Recreation and Cultural Service Director Britt Haley. Haley discusses the accomplishments and challenges of the department in 2025 and a look forward for the department in 2026. They also discuss Haley's upcoming retirement, including her journey from the city attorney's office to the parks department and what she plans to do in her retirement. Please consider becoming a patron of this podcast! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/hikingbob for

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459 Hiking new places, 2026 plans, Give Campaign

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2025/12/03

On this week's podcast, Bob and co-host Kevin discuss their recent hikes to Picketwire Canyon and Red Canyon Park, both places new to them. They also discuss where they plan to go for adventure in 2026 and encourage listeners to donate during the on-going 2025 Pikes Peak Give Campaign. Give Pikes Peak Campaign: https://campaign.givepikespeak.org/ Please consider becoming a patron of this podcast! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/hikingbob for more information Hiking Bob website:

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09:31

458 A Thanksgiving message from Bob and Kevin

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2025/11/26

This week's podcast is a short Thanksgiving message from Hiking Bob and Wild Westendorf. They'll be back next week with one of their regular episodes. In the meantime, thanks for listening and have a Happy Thanksgiving! Please consider becoming a patron of this podcast! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/hikingbob for more information Hiking Bob website: https://www.HikingBob.com Wild Westendorf website: https://wildwestendorf.com/ Where to listen, download and subscribe to this podcast:

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24:19

457- 2025 Give Pikes Peak- Friends of Monument Valley...

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2025/11/12

In one of four podcasts with participatiing non-profits in the "Great Outdoors" category of the 2025 Give Pikes Peak campaign, Bob chats with Teri Peisner of the Friends of Monument Valley Park (FMVP). They discuss the history of Monument Valley Park, which runs along Monument Creek on the west side of downtown Colorado Springs, and the organizations work to raise funds to restore much of its old original stone work. They talk about the recently completed reconstruciton of Duck Lake, the previously

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27:41

456 - 2025 Give Pikes Peak- Rocky Mountain Field...

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2025/11/12

In one of four podcasts with participatiing non-profits in the "Great Outdoors" category of the 2025 Give Pikes Peak campaign, Bob chats with Sam Hinkel of the Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI). They discuss the groups work as a boots on the ground organization that does trail construction and trail maintainence in the Pikes Peak Region. They talk about their work in the Garden of the Gods Park, the Devils Playground trail on Pikes Peak and they training the conduct every year, along with their

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455- 2025 Give Pikes Peak- Pikes Peak Outdoor...

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2025/11/12

In one of four podcasts with participatiing non-profits in the "Great Outdoors" category of the 2025 Give Pikes Peak campaign, Bob chats with Kristen Cannon of the Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance (PPORA). They discuss the groups work in bringing together land managers from all levels of government, non-profits, and businesses to help guide recreational land use policy in Pikes Peak Region, including completing the Ring the Peak Trail around Pikes Peak. They also discuss how your donation

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30:24

454- 2025 Give Pikes Peak Women's Mountain Biking...

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2025/11/12

In one of four podcasts with participatiing non-profits in the "Great Outdoors" category of the 2025 Give Pikes Peak campaign, Bob chats with Niki Amidei of the Women's Mountain Biking Association of Colorado Springs (WMBACOS). They discuss the groups mission of "Empowering Women Through Group Mountain Bike Rides", by organizing weekly group bike rides, training and other events, and how your donation during the Give Campaign will help advance their mission. Give Campaign website:

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50:06

453 Author Dr. Rob Scanlon Talks About Surviving The...

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2025/11/05

On this week's podcast, Bob talks with Dr. Rob Scanlon, the author of "Surviving the Trail- Five Essential Skills to Prepare Every Hiker for Adventure's Most Common Perils" from Falcon Guides. They discuss the common things people do, or don't do, or don't know how to do that gets hikers in trouble, and how to have a trouble free hike. It's a fun and lively conversation about how to have a non-newsworthy hike. Bob's review of the book in the Pikes Peak Bulletin: https://tinyurl.com/mtcm6srt Dr. Rob

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37:48

452 On the trail with Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2025/10/29

On this episode, Bob hits the trail with Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates (MWTA) Executive Director Cory Sutela along side a MWTA team as they construct a new trail. Sutela discusses the history and mission of MWTA and also their advocacy work for not just the cycling community, but also hikers, equestrians and motorized trail users. He talks about how they became involved in building the trail featured in this podcast and how they worked with public and private agencies to make it happen. There is

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55:45

451 Wheeler Geologic Area, Parks Budgets, Hiking Safety

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2025/10/15

On this week's episode Wild Westendorf talks about his hike to the very remote Wheeler Geologic area. He and Bob then discuss the pros and cons of various types of emergency signalling devices, and then wrap up with an early overview of what some local parks departments budgets will look like in 2026. Bob's 1st amendment podcast: https://tinyurl.com/2haeknrh Bob's current article in the Pikes Peak Bulletin: https://tinyurl.com/mtcm6srt Please consider becoming a patron of this podcast! Visit:

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10:45

450 Defending Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel & the 1st...

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2025/10/02

In the 450th episode of his podcast, Bob goes off his usual topic matter and speaks about threats to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and why it's important for everyone to speak out to protect the right to free speech and a free press. Please consider becoming a patron of this podcast! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/hikingbob for more information Hiking Bob website: https://www.HikingBob.com Wild Westendorf website: https://wildwestendorf.com/ Where to listen, download and subscribe to

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34:18

449 Is Pikes Peak Summit House the highest? Fall...

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2025/09/17

On the week's podcast, Wild Westendorf returns and talks about his recent hikes in Wyoming's Snowy mountains and the far northern reaches of Colorado. Bob and Kevin talk about cuts that are affecting Colorado Springs Parks and how El Paso County's budget is looking for 2026. Also, an update from the recent Pikes Peak podcast that answers the question about whether the Pikes Peak Summit House is the highest in the world. And finally, the fall colors season is rolling into Colorado. Please consider

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01:00:33

448 Managing Recreation on 14,115ft Pikes Peak

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2025/09/03

On this week's podcast, Bob talks with Skyler Rorabaugh, the manager of Pikes Peak - America's Mountain. While the mountain is owned by the U.S. Forest Service, the Pikes Peak Highway and amenities from the bottom to the 14,115' summit are operated by the City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department as an enterprise, the only one of its kind in the world. They discuss the challenges of keeping the highway open year round, managing a $70 million, state of the art

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01:02:04

447 One Mans Experience on Mt Everest During Earthquake

Outdoors with Hiking Bob ·

2025/08/20

In a first time event, we replay podcast episode #48 from June, 2017, in which local adventurer Jerry Rhodes tells his story of being on Mt Everest during the Nepal earthquake of 2015. This replay coincides with the new Netflix documentary "Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake" which also tells the story of the same event through the eyes of people on Mt. Everest and in Kathmandu In the intro to this re-play, Bob suggests that listeners watch the Netflix documentary along with listening to

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