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Episode 90: Kevin Neff – Traveling off of a Napkin in Central America and other assorted Alaska Bush Tales

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Brooks Camp Camaraderie

Episode 90

From Guatemala to Katmai

We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we’ll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He’s lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.

Kevin regales about a pedestrian bridge at Brooks Camp and a foray to the Land of Ten Thousand Smokes in Katmai. 

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Episode 89: Kevin Neff – Traveling off of a Napkin in Central America and other assorted Alaska Bush Tales

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The Town that will Be No More

Episode 89

From Guatemala to Katmai

We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we’ll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He’s lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.

Kevin talks of working in the the Alaska bush, and the future of downtown Kivalina. 

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Episode 85: Kevin Neff – Traveling off of a Napkin in Central America and other assorted Alaska Bush Tales

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A Napkin as a Compass

Episode 85

From Guatemala to Katmai

We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we’ll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He’s lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.

Kevin tells of a fishing trip to Iceland turned into an overland backpacking trip through Central America, aided only by the scribblings of a friend on a napkin.  

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Episode 79: Patrick Verity Rides Motorcycles in Peru – A Medieval Kitchen

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A Medieval Kitchen

Episode 79

Riding Through Peru

We take a rambling ride with Patrick Verity, mostly across Peru. Patrick’s enthusiasm for bikes, adventures and general silliness shine through.

We visit the restaurant Super Gordo. “Donde esta el baño?” Through the kitchen, past the rooster kill zone.

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Episode 77: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush – First Solo Flight and a Giggle

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First Solo Flight and a Giggle

Episode 77

Raised in the Alaska Bush

   “Hard work, low pay.” So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes.  

 Bush Alaska and airplanes go hand in hand. Tia recants her first solo flight and how important it is to aviate, navigate and communicate in that order.  

Tia talks about her toolkit and when challenged, pulls out three clean jokes faster than one can jack rounds through a bolt-action rifle. 

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Episode 76: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush – How to Live in Two Worlds

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How to Live in Two Worlds

Episode 76

Raised in the Alaska Bush

   “Hard work, low pay.” So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes.  

 Tia talks for living between two worlds: man made and natural. She talks about the skills you need in order to do both.  

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Episode 75: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush – The Future of Hunting

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The Future of Hunting

Episode 75

Raised in the Alaska Bush

   “Hard work, low pay.” So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes.  

 A conversation about the future of hunting, politics thereof and whether eyeliner belongs in the field. 

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Episode 74: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush – Endeavoring in a Male Dominated Industry

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Endeavoring in a Male Dominated Industry

Episode 74

Raised in the Alaska Bush

   “Hard work, low pay.” So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes.  

Tia talks about hunting stereotypes and the integrity and intention of hunting and guiding in a male dominated industry.

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Episode 73: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush – The Lost Art of Wilderness Skills

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The Lost Art of Wilderness Skills

Episode 73

Raised in the Alaska Bush

   “Hard work, low pay.” So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes.  

Are the skills required to live and move in wild places deteriorating? Tia talks about map reading, reliance on communication devices and mental fortitude.

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Episode 72: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush – Wild Encounters

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Wild Encounters

Episode 72

Raised in the Alaska Bush

   “Hard work, low pay.” So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes.  

Good things come in threes. Tia shares a top three of bear interactions that had a positive outcome. A gentle reminder to always take a long stroke and keep your powder dry. 

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