True to the Trail Podcast

Feeding Hungry Hikers with Gastro Gnome's Shannon Waters

A former chef, restaurant consultant, and culinary school professor, Shannon Waters is the owner and CBC at Gastro Gnome, a backcountry food company that creates super tasty, travel ready meals for people who appreciate great food as much as they enjoy getting outside. Formally trained at The French Culinary Institute in New York, Shannon went on to hold positions at some of the best restaurants in the country and gain skills and technique from renowned Chefs.  Her love of cooking and the outdoors collided when she packed a heavy cast iron pan into the backcountry. That’s when she realized that if she was going to enjoy a great adventure and a great meal, she was going to have to find a solution for packable meals. That’s how Gastro Gnome got its start. More Information: * Gastro Gnome home [https://www.gastrognomemeals.com/] * Follow Gastro Gnome on Instagram [http://instagram.com/gastrognomemeals]

Live Music, Montana Beef and Going Back Home with Jason Wickens

Jason Wickens is founder of Live From the Divide, in Bozeman, Montana and principal in Wickens Ranch Beef.  Live From the Divide hosts songwriters in their intimate music venue on the north side of town, and Jason’s family beef operation supplies local restaurants and homes with sustainably raised beef in Winifred, Montana. We talk to Jason about the founding of one of the country's most unique music venues and his personal journey over the past two years to go back home and work with his family. More Information: * Live From the Divide [https://www.livefromthedivide.com/] * Wickens Ranch beef [https://bozemanbeef.com/] * Follow Wickens Ranch on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wickensranch/?hl=en] * Follow Live From the Divide on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/livefromthedivide/?hl=en]

Max Lowe and Telling His Family's Story

Known for his ability to capture stories in the most remote corners of the world, Max Lowe is  a renowned director and photographer who captures stories in the most remote corners of our planet in search for adventure and narratives. Max began his career with National Geographic in 2012 with a Young Explorers Grant, and then went on to work with National Geographic Magazine, Men's Journal, Outside Magazine and numerous other outdoor publications. In recent years, Max has directed, shot and produced numerous award-winning short documentary films that garnered screen time at festivals such as Cannes, Tribeca and Indi Short Docs, and most recently directed a feature documentary film “TORN” with National Geographic channel that chronicles his family’s complex relationships in the wake of his father Alex Lowe’s death in 1999. More Information: * "Torn" homepage [https://films.nationalgeographic.com/torn] * Max Low Media [https://www.maxlowemedia.com/] * Follow Max Lowe on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/max.lowe/] or Vimeo [https://vimeo.com/maxlowemedia]

Getting Black Folks Outside with Earl Hunter

Earl B. Hunter, Jr is an experienced business leader across multiple industries.   Mr. Hunter is the Founder and President of Black Folks Camp Too — a marketing-driven business whose mission is to increase diversity in the outdoor industry by making it easier, more interesting and more fun for Black folks to go camping. At the heart of Black Folks Camp Too is the belief that once black folks become more active campers and begin enjoying the outdoor lifestyle - this will help break down barriers to create more inclusive communities and stronger relationships overall. We talk to Earl about his journey with Black Folks Camp Too, the power of the Unity Blaze, how we can all become part of the conversation and an exciting new product launch with Oboz.

Keeping Montana Wild with Ben Gabriel

Ben Gabriel has led Wild Montana since 2017, providing vision and strategic leadership to execute the organization's mission. of uniting and mobilizing people across Montana, creating and growing a conservation movement around a shared love of wild public lands and waters. Wild Montana works at the local level,  fostering collaboration, and forging agreements for protecting the wild, enhancing public land access, and helping communities thrive. Ben talks about leading this cutting edge organization as it faces new and old obstacles. More Information: * Wild Montana [https://wildmontana.org/] * Follow Wild Montana on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wildmt/] or Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/wildmontana/] * Support Wild Montana [https://wildmontana.org/donate/]