Papabearhikes Outdoor Education

01/03/2024

Summit Stories: A Family's Catskill Quest with Jason and his Trailblazing Trio

🐻 Welcome to the Papa Bear Hikes Podcast with your host, Martin! 🎙️

Join Martin on the Papa Bear Hikes Podcast as he warmly welcomes Jason, a proud father of three adventurous girls - Gaia, Enya, and Luna - to share their remarkable journey of conquering the Catskill 35 Challenge! In this exclusive episode, you'll be enthralled by the anecdotes of this daring family's expedition through the awe-inspiring Catskill Mountains.
Listen closely as Martin skillfully guides the dialogue, allowing Jason to recount their exhilarating adventure alongside his spirited daughters. From navigating challenging trails to summiting towering peaks, their collective experiences showcase the resilience of familial bonds and the excitement of outdoor exploration.
Immerse yourself in the splendor of nature through the perspective of this dynamic father-daughter team, as they craft enduring memories amidst breathtaking vistas and serene forests. Whether surmounting obstacles or sharing jovial moments around the campfire, their odyssey epitomizes the joy and gratification derived from embracing the wonders of the wilderness.
Don't miss out on the Papa Bear Hikes Podcast with host Martin and esteemed guest Jason, as they reminisce about their family's triumphant expedition through the Catskill Mountains, affirming that with perseverance and solidarity, any challenge can be vanquished! 🌲🌄

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29/02/2024

The sunflower is not a flower! 🌻 Its petals are actually ray flowers and are made up of multiple petals fused together. Ray petals are usually yellow but can sometimes be red or orange.
The number of petals of a sunflower plant is determined on its size. A sunflower has between 34 and 89 petals. Now, look inside the "flower" more closely. Look into what you once thought was the flower and is actually a lot of tiny "flowers". Many... Many... Beautiful and delicate in an alignment beyond harmonic (the geometry of nature). What you thought was a flower, is actually an outline that holds hundreds and hundreds of flowers... The ray florets of sunflower are known as neuters because it consists neither male or female parts in the flower. If the flower contains any of the small strap-shaped flowers in the head of certain composite plants, such as the daisy is called Ray floret.
And if we look at it with the eyes of gardeners, we will realize that each little flower holds within itself, in this golden dust, countless fields of sunflowers.
In biology, this is called an infloration. 🌻

03/11/2023

Adam, the founder of Alpine Adventure Coaching, will be giving a Colorado Trail presentation on 11/4 at 4PM PST! You can sign up with the Linktree in their bio, completely free of charge after signing up for the Alpine Adventure Coaching newsletter.
Alpine Adventure Coaching
Here is the direct link to sign up:
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Looking forward to seeing you all there!

29/03/2023

ZOBY: Small Dog, Big Adventures: On The Appalachian Trail

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In this episode of the Papa Bear Hikes podcast, Martin welcomes back Tonya Monarch Lonsbury. Tonya was part of our 2022 AT Tramily. In this interview, Tonya discusses her new book based on her adventures with “Zoby – a real-life 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Dog.”

29/03/2023

Are You Ever Too Old To Get Fit?

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Martin welcomes longtime friend, and fitness expert, Lanae Price to the show. Listen to hear fitness tips and whether starting a fitness routine later in life is practical.

29/03/2023

We took a short detour off the Finger Lakes Trail to visit Sugar Hill Fire Tower. Beautiful views great hike.

19/03/2023

Enjoying a post hike brew and food at the Rough Cut Brewing Company

05/02/2023

Celebrating our completion of the New York Views & Brews challenge

26/01/2023

Mexplore32: The Ultimate México Road Trip

In this special episode, Martin welcomes digital nomad Todd Nevins and hotelier Tom Williams to the podcast. Todd and Tom are about to embark on the ultimate Mexico road trip: 32 States, 37 Days, 6,000+ miles.

The Papa Bear Hikes podcast plans to follow Todd & Tom’s adventure and will be speaking with them at the conclusion of their trip across Mexico. Check out this episode Stay tuned for more.....

24/12/2022

Merry Christmas to all of you out there. I hope you will have the most amazing and memorable Christmas this year. # 🍃

26/10/2022

Effective November 1, 2022:

Papa Bear Hikes Holiday Podcast Schedule:

*New Guest Interview Every Monday

*Patron Only Episode Every Thursday

19/10/2022

The mission of Papa Bear Hikes is to explore outdoor experiences. We share personal outdoor adventures and provide tips and pointers as to how anyone can enhance their outdoor endeavors. We passionately believe that anyone can enjoy what the great outdoors has to offer no matter age, physical condition, or skill level.

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07/10/2022

We would like to congratulate the 2022 tramily for successfully completing their respective AT Thru-hikes.

12/09/2022

Martin, host of the Papa Bear Hikes podcast, welcomes Self-Defense Expert, Advocate, and Adventurer Nicole Snell. Nicole is the owner and CEO of Girls Fight Back.

To learn more about Girls Fight Back and Nicole Snell, please check out:
Websites: http://www.nicolesnell.com/

http://www.girlsfightback.com/

11/09/2022

Out supporting 46Climbs with my good friends Dar & John K. Thank you for your continued support of this important cause. Papabearhikes Outdoor Education

27/08/2022

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Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail

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08/08/2022

Meet the Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcast: Martin Armitage

With a lifetime of outdoor experiences and over two decades as a Boy Scout Volunteer, the host of the popular podcast, Papa Bear Hikes, Martin Armitage has combined his love for the outdoors with his background in online education to create an inspirational and informative program with diverse guests sharing a variety of outdoor topics from travel to sports, to outdoor adventures. Martin is also the author of Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail and working on an upcoming novel.

Outside of work, watching baseball, and outdoor adventuring, Martin and his wife enjoy local theatre, wineries, visiting museums & art galleries, and spending time with their sons.

Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail https://a.co/d/0TLOtMI

03/08/2022

In this episode, Martin welcomes Pac-12 Networks college football analyst, filmmaker, and author Yogi Roth to discuss his 2015 film A Life In a Walk and so much more. Listen and get ready to be inspired!

A Life In a Walk
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01/08/2022

In the episode, A Life In a Walk, Martin welcomes Pac-12 Networks college football analyst, filmmaker, and author Yogi Roth to discuss his 2015 film A Life In a Walk and so much more. Listen and get ready to be inspired!

Check out Yogi’s most recent book: 5-STAR QB: It's Not About the Stars, It's About the Journey 5-STAR QB: It's Not About the Stars, It's About the Journey: Roth, Yogi, Roberts, Joey, Bancroft, Bob: 9798842519613: Amazon.com: Books
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31/07/2022

Hiking - "I don't like either the word or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains - not hike! Do you know the origin of that word 'saunter?' It's a beautiful word. Away back in the Middle Ages people used to go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and when people in the villages through which they passed asked where they were going, they would reply, 'A la sainte terre,' 'To the Holy Land.' And so they became known as sainte-terre-ers or saunterers. Now these mountains are our Holy Land, and we ought to saunter through them reverently, not 'hike' through them."
- John Muir

Sources: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division / The Mountain Trail and Its Message by Albert Wentworth Palmer

23/07/2022