Yeti Walks Into Basecamp: Talking. Thru. Hiking.

Episode Summary:  Join us for the long awaited interview with our good friend and tramily member: Tumbleweed! We get to rehash stories from our shared time on the PCT, including experiences with the dreaded norovirus. Tumbleweed also shares with us about his experience with the military, we get some solid heart-to-heart conversations, and we wrap up with an environmental corner that focuses on opportunist species that come in after wildfires.   A HUGE thanks to Sawyer & Leve Outdoors for sponsoring this episode!    Promo Links:  ⁠Leve Outdoors Website⁠ [https://leveoutdoorco.com/?sca_ref=5832522.R0KtBr0Awz] | Promo & Giveaway Timestamp 01:57:20  Leve Outdoors 10% Discount Code | YETIWALKSINTOBASECAMP  Sawyer Products | Promo & Giveaway Timestamp 00:50:10    Keywords: PCT, Pacific Crest Trail, Washington, Goat Rocks Wilderness, Seattle, REI, Trail Photographer     ~Created, hosted, and produced by Yeti Legs and Basecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black)  ~Edited by Brynn Meisse   ~Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark.   Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/album/73S9bS4M3Rfvl5rVyenNLu?si=xMwDPi2vTF6r3iSXn7yETg], and their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thefireoncelost/].     Yeti Legs’ and Basecamp’s Socials:  Podcast IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yetiwalksintobasecamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/yetiwalksintobasecamp?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]  Our Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theginger_and_thejoy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/theginger_and_thejoy/]  Our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yeti Walks Into Basecamp Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://patreon.com/user?u=87729722&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link]  Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegingerandthejoy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/thegingerandthejoy]  Trek Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wesley Black⁠ [https://thetrek.co/author/wesley-black/]

Episode Summary:   Join us this week as we near our final stretch on the PCT! We discuss the end of week 22 and the beginning over week 23 where we ventured from the trail to Seattle for a gear pick up, and we met some interesting people along the way. Also, ever wonder what the different types of trail blazing are? Stay tuned for the end and learn somethin' new! A HUGE thanks to Leve Outdoors for sponsoring this episode!    Promo Links:  Leve Outdoors Website [https://leveoutdoorco.com/?sca_ref=5832522.R0KtBr0Awz] | Promo & Giveaway Timestamp 00:36:20 Leve Outdoors 10% Discount Code | YETIWALKSINTOBASECAMP    Keywords: PCT, Pacific Crest Trail, Washington, Goat Rocks Wilderness, Seattle, REI, Trail Photographer     ~Created, hosted, and produced by Yeti Legs and Basecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black)  ~Edited by Charlotte Royal   ~Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark.   Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/album/73S9bS4M3Rfvl5rVyenNLu?si=xMwDPi2vTF6r3iSXn7yETg], and their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thefireoncelost/].     Yeti Legs’ and Basecamp’s Socials:  Podcast IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yetiwalksintobasecamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/yetiwalksintobasecamp?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]  Our Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theginger_and_thejoy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/theginger_and_thejoy/]  Our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yeti Walks Into Basecamp Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://patreon.com/user?u=87729722&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link]  Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegingerandthejoy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/thegingerandthejoy]  Trek Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wesley Black [https://thetrek.co/author/wesley-black/]

Episode Summary:  Bridge of the Gods, asylum hotels, foot tall ice cream cones, tropical Washington, pitching in a ditch, and the bubble. Week 23 of our PCT trek had all of these things and oh so much more. We only cover 6 days this week in anticipation of having a very special guest on the next PCT week’s episode. Tune in, go through our journey with us, and see just haw crazy these last few weeks of the PCT trek really were. Our environmental corner segment covers the massive wildfires in AZ affecting the Arizona Trail and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. As much as we also don’t want to admit it, climate change is affecting our “now” and our future. A HUGE thanks to both Sawyer & Leve Outdoors for sponsoring this episode!  Links: ⁠⁠Sawyer Website⁠⁠ [https://www.sawyer.com/products] | Giveaway & Promo Timestamp 6:47 ⁠Leve Outdoors Website⁠ [https://leveoutdoorco.com/?sca_ref=5832522.R0KtBr0Awz] | Promo Timestamp 40:09 Environmental Corner Links: ⁠ [https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2025/03/31/arizona-wildfire-risk-requires-public-prevention-efforts/]Arizona battles rising wildfire threat in ‘never-ending kind of year’ as state grows hotter, drier | Cronkite News ⁠ [https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2025/03/31/arizona-wildfire-risk-requires-public-prevention-efforts/]⁠Dry Conditions Statewide Could Fuel High Fire Activity Across Arizona | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management⁠ [https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2025/03/31/arizona-wildfire-risk-requires-public-prevention-efforts/%22%EF%B7%9FHYPERLINK%20%22https://dffm.az.gov/dry-conditions-statewide-could-fuel-high-fire-activity-across-arizona]  ⁠Climate change: global temperature | NOAA⁠ [https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperature]  ⁠Hasn't Earth warmed and cooled naturally throughout history? | NOAA⁠ [https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/hasnt-earth-warmed-and-cooled-naturally-throughout-history] Keywords: PCT, Pacific Crest Trail, Washington, asylum, bubble, climate change   // Created, hosted, and produced by Yeti Legs and Basecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black) // Edited by Brooke Barker-Pottle  // Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark. Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/album/73S9bS4M3Rfvl5rVyenNLu?si=xMwDPi2vTF6r3iSXn7yETg], and their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thefireoncelost/].   Yeti Legs’ and Basecamp’s Socials: Podcast IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yetiwalksintobasecamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/yetiwalksintobasecamp?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Our Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theginger_and_thejoy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/theginger_and_thejoy/] Our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yeti Walks Into Basecamp Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://patreon.com/user?u=87729722&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegingerandthejoy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/thegingerandthejoy] Trek Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wesley Black⁠ [https://thetrek.co/author/wesley-black/]

Episode Summary: Is that a goat up in the sky? That sucker has wings. While maybe not up in the clouds, Ram keeps the conversation real and down to Earth with us as we chat about this lightweight clothing cottage company-SkyGOAT. Using his GOATgrid fleece, Ram has created a one-of-a-kind material ready for your next hike, run, or 14er summit. We love hearing how smaller, local companies start and then just hit it big, so listen in with Ram and hear some of the crazy winter sports he gets himself into! A HUGE thanks to Symbiosis Gearfor sponsoring this episode!   Links: SkyGOAT Website [https://skygoatusa.com/] | Giveaway & Promo Timestamp 1:27:50 20% Discount Code: BASECAMP20 Symbiosis Gear Website [https://www.symbiosisgear.com/pages/home] | Giveaway & Promo Timestamp 1:39:29 15% Discount Code: YETI15 Keywords: Hiking, Backpacking, Winter, Winter Sports, layering, midlayers, SkyGOAT   // Created, hosted, and produced by Yeti Legs and Basecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black) // Edited by Aj Jones  // Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark. Check outthe ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/album/73S9bS4M3Rfvl5rVyenNLu?si=xMwDPi2vTF6r3iSXn7yETg], and their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thefireoncelost/].   Yeti Legs’ and Basecamp’s Socials: Podcast IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yetiwalksintobasecamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/yetiwalksintobasecamp?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Our Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theginger_and_thejoy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/theginger_and_thejoy/] Our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yeti Walks Into Basecamp Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://patreon.com/user?u=87729722&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegingerandthejoy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/thegingerandthejoy] Trek Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wesley Black⁠ [https://thetrek.co/author/wesley-black/]

Episode Summary: Howdy! We wanted to shake up the cadence a bit and share some ofthe things we’ve learned in our years of backpacking and thru-hiking. That’s to saw, we wish we’d known some of these things before we were forced to learn them, but experience is the best teacher, right?!   A HUGE thanks to Sawyer for sponsoring this episode! Links: Sawyer Website [https://www.sawyer.com/products] | Giveaway & Promo Timestamp 21:42 Keywords: PCT, hiking, hiking advice, tricks of the trade, what we know now   // Created, hosted, and produced by Yeti Legs and Basecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black) // Edited by Brynn Meisse  // Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark. Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/album/73S9bS4M3Rfvl5rVyenNLu?si=xMwDPi2vTF6r3iSXn7yETg], and their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thefireoncelost/].   Yeti Legs’ and Basecamp’s Socials: Podcast IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yetiwalksintobasecamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/yetiwalksintobasecamp?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Our Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theginger_and_thejoy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/theginger_and_thejoy/] Our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yeti Walks Into Basecamp Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://patreon.com/user?u=87729722&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegingerandthejoy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/thegingerandthejoy] Trek Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wesley Black⁠ [https://thetrek.co/author/wesley-black/]