The Long Journey Podcast

S2|E5 Skateboards & Seashells

In this episode, I reconnect with friends in Tupelo, Mississippi, whom I first met in May of 2000 while backpacking the Natchez Trace. The Natchez Trace was just a small segment of my walk from San Diego, CA, to Calais, ME. We reminisce about our time together and attending the Passion OneDay 2000 conference in Memphis, TN. Matt Robinson, who owns Change Skateboard Shop in Tupelo, Also shares about the Change Tupelo Festival, which he organizes each year. Ron and Heather Brandon share about their life on their farm, rental unit construction, prison ministry, and homeschooling. Links mentioned in Episode Change Skateboard Shop in Tupelo https://changetupelo.com/ [https://changetupelo.com/] Kairos Prison Ministry https://www.kairosprisonministry.org/ [https://www.kairosprisonministry.org/] Passion One Day https://passionconferences.com/about/ [https://passionconferences.com/about/] Reclaim Arts Academy https://redeemingthearts.org/ [https://redeemingthearts.org/]

S2|E4 Southern Hospitality

In this episode of my 16-month walk across America, I cross into Louisiana from Texas and then make it to the Natchez Trace in Mississippi. Meeting wonderful people who show me the meaning of hospitality every step of the way.

S2|E3 Quarterstaffs and Terraforming

In this episode: My backpacking trek from California to Maine continues as I leave Austin, TX and continue my cross-country hike east through College Station, Nacogdoches, and Marshall, TX on a Texas College tour. I also get to assist in building a lake.

Bonus Episode | Dr. Donald Frazier - Director of The Texas Center at Schreiner University

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Donald S. Frazier, Director of the Texas Center at Schreiner University [https://schreiner.edu/the-texas-center/] in Kerrville, TX. My journey to backpack across America began in San Deigo in Sept. of 1999. I took a brief layover in Marble Falls and Austin, TX, in 2000 while en route to Maine. I had set out from Austin on March 2, 2000, to coincide with Texas Independence Day. So in honor of Texas Independence, I wanted to have an expert as a guest who could share with the many non-Texas listeners (and plenty of Texans, too) why we are proud of our Texas heritage.

S2|E1 King of the Springboard

In this episode, after a six-week break, I make my way from my hometown of Marble Falls to Austin, TX, stopping to camp at one of my favorite places in the world - Krause Springs. BJ, my husky/red healer mix puppy, begins his walk, and it is a little rough at first, but he does well. Our adventure is now underway.