

Papa Bear Hikes
Papa Bear Hikes
Papa Bear Hikes is a Podcast for Nature Lovers & Outdoor Enthusiasts. Network/Artist: Martin Armitage is the author of Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail, and recipient of the WHITNEY YOUNG, JR. AWARD. *Presented By: Buzzsprout* Producer: Wendy A. Lawrence *Host: Martin Armitage *Edited By: Big Bear Studios *Show Notes: Wendy A. Lawrence *For Media Inquiries email: wendy@avalonbusiness.org *The Papa Bear Hikes podcast is a GLOBAL iTunes fan favorite in multiple categories and has a Global Ranking in the top 1%!
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Aug 11, 2021 • 36min
The Surprise Guest Host
Check out this special episode with Papa Bear on the other end of the microphone. Like and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikes Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Aug 9, 2021 • 55min
Can Thru-hiking Harm Your Health?
Tom Heinbockel:After graduating high school in 2013, Tom thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail. Weeks after finishing, he started college at Salisbury University and studied Exercise Science, ran cross country and track and field, and spent time in an exercise physiology research lab. In 2017, Tom moved out to Colorado to start a Master's program in the Physiology of Aging at The University of Colorado Boulder. He completed a research assistantship in a cardiovascular aging clinical research laboratory and a teaching assistantship in exercise physiology. He thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in the summer of 2019 and completed pre- and post-hike physiological measurements in his laboratory, the data of which have been published in the journal Physiological Reports. Tom is now living in Whitefish, Montana, romping around Glacier National Park, and is in nursing school.Tom Heinbockel "Tarzan" (@tom_heinbockel) • Instagram photos and videosCould Thru-Hiking Be Bad For Your Health? A New Study Makes a Troubling Find. | BackpackerJunk food and big miles may not add up how ‘thru-hikers’ hope | Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine | University of Colorado BoulderLike and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle Store Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Aug 6, 2021 • 43min
Enjoying the Great Outdoors with Gary the Cat
Professional cat” according to TikTok. Adventuring in the Canadian Rockies with his siblings Carl, Doug, Duke and Marge🐱🐶 🐶 🐶Gary The Cat (@greatgramsofgary) • Instagram photos and videosLike and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikesMartin Armitage - Fundraising For American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org) Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Aug 4, 2021 • 13min
Essential Hydration
Like and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease Check Out: Papa Bear HikesAvalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Aug 2, 2021 • 1h 8min
Bike, Hike, & Botany in Paradise
Lyndsay and Richard are two plant and outdoor enthusiasts living in Costa Rica who began their YouTube channel, Bike Hike Botany, earlier this year. This adventurous couple loves being in nature and exploring their surroundings via hiking and biking. They created their channel in the hopes to share their passion and knowledge of plants with others and inspire everyone who can, to get out, explore and learn. Bike Hike Botany takes you on a journey through one of the world's most biodiverse regions, exploring different terrains and climates of their tropical paradise! They post new videos of their adventures every week. They also have an active presence on their Instagram account @bikehikebotanyLyndsay and Richard have lived in Costa Rica for over 15 years. They currently live in the surf town of Jaco with their 3 dogs and 1000 plants! Their Youtube Channel can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJfKJJJ4j24VYGbAZKckeGABike Hike Botany (@bikehikebotany) • Instagram photos and videos(262) BOTANY HIKE IN JACO: A LOOK AT INTELLIGENT PLANT LIFE - YouTubeLike and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikes Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 30, 2021 • 59min
Canoeing
A returning guest, and friend, Colin Nally discusses his most recent canoe trip in Northern Maine. Colin shares his planning and execution strategies, as well as some dos and don'ts, for multi-day canoe trips. Please pardon the sound quality issues. There was a technical glitch that was not picked up on until we were in the editing process. However, Colin's information is important and inspiring. colin nally (@c_nally1) • Instagram photos and videosLike and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikes Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 28, 2021 • 59min
What You Need to Know about Ticks and Lyme Disease
Kendelle Abts was bitten by a tick when she was 11 years old and received a proper diagnosis of Lyme disease 13 years later. She created Ticked as a platform to find emotional and mental healing, which evolved into raising awareness for Lyme Disease - it's treatment, and prevention. Her goal is to empower individuals to be their own best advocate, to inform people on the dangers of ticks and expose the reality of Lyme Disease. Ticked (@ticked_by_ticks) • Instagram photos and videosLyme Disease: Northern Nevadan "Ticked" and Raising Awareness - KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe Sparks News, Weather, VideoLike and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikesMartin Armitage - Fundraising For American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org) Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 26, 2021 • 40min
Award-winning and best-selling author of over 30 titles, K.S. Brookes
K. S. Brooks is an award-winning and best-selling author of over 30 titles, a professional photographer, and a photojournalist. She is the executive director of IndiesUnlimited.com – named in Publishers Weekly as one of the top six sites for authors. Ms. Brooks teaches self-publishing to help prevent authors from being scammed by predatory publishers. She is an adjunct faculty member of the Community Colleges of Spokane where she teaches classes on publishing, writing, and photography.Amazon Author Pagehttp://ksbrooks.comIndiesUnlimited.comKS Brooks | FacebookBrooke (@brookescustoms) • Instagram photos and videosMr. Pish | The Traveling Terrier (mrpish.com)Like and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikesMartin Armitage - Fundraising For American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org) Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 23, 2021 • 1h 9min
Enjoying the Outdoors with Rob Koch
Rob Koch splits his time living in Asheville, North Carolina and Kansas City, Missouri. He works as a real estate attorney for a title insurance company based outside of Washington, DC.Rob graduated from the University of Maryland’s Exercise Science program with an emphasis in Sports Psychology. Since then, and prior to his current job, Rob served in the U.S. Army, deployed in various combat zones around the world. Upon leaving the Army, he obtained his Juris Doctor from Marquette University while working on the coaching staff and sports management team for a professional soccer club.Presently, Rob loves to spend a lot of time out on the trails, running, hiking, climbing mountains, and training for and racing ultramarathons. He also enjoys mountaineering, bouldering, and mountain biking.Rob is also currently studying for my Master's degree in Applied Sport Psychology at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado, with a goal of integrating nature, endurance activity, and mental strength training practices in order to one day develop a program to assist veterans and professionals work through stress and anxiety-related issues, as well as improve performance.Rob Koch (@vegan_vet_runner) • Instagram photos and videosLike and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikesMartin Armitage - Fundraising For American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org) Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 21, 2021 • 1h 6min
What You Need to Know about Survival in the Wilderness with Dr. Robert Scanlon
Dr. Robert Scanlon shares his Wilderness/Survival Medicine expertise in this episode. To learn more, please check out his Instagram page: Dr Robert Scanlon (@dr_robscanlon) • Instagram photos and videos #doctor #criticalcare #survival #wildernessmedicine #hiking #teamcovidLike and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikesMartin Armitage - Fundraising For American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org) Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/


