camping Recipe of the WeekThese ribs need a slow grill. Your patience will be rewarded.Baby Back Ribs – submitted by David:”Baby Back Ribs are a fravorite on the grill….

Skiing for Skiers
This outings program takes us on a patrol day with the Lake Alpine Nordic Ski Patrol. You can have a great time while helping others by joining a ski patrol. Steve joins the patrol skiing in the backcountry near Bear Valley, California. We hear from Charles Schafer, the patrol director for the Lake Alpine Nordic Ski Patrol. His group is affiliated with the Far West Division of the National Ski Patrol. Charles talks about the reason they’re out there skiing the backcountry: To provide assistance to backcountry skiers and to make their experience safer. After the tour, Steve talked with Jeff Gurrola, the Nordic Supervisor for the Far West Division of the National Ski Patrol. Jeff talks about how you can join up with a backcountry ski patrol. To join a ski patrol in your favorite backcountry area, you can start by contacting the National Ski Patrol and finding out about which areas near you have active patrols. Call their national office in Colorado at 303-988-1111. Show number 130 [MP3 format; length 9:58; 2,397,166 bytes] Show number 130, high-fidelity stereo [MP3 format; length 11:56; 11,460,931 bytes] Show number 130 script JOIN NOW — Help us help more folks to appreciate our wild public lands.

Community Gallery – What’s New
“My wife and I go to Blue Bluff Campground in Aberdeen, MS two or three times a year. It’s a great place to camp, and the people are real nice….

Woodall’s Campsite Cookbook
camping gear review – Woodall’s Campsite Cookbook is full of classic recipes for the campfire, campstove, Dutch oven and grill. This little book has more ideas for outdoor cooking than…

camping Destinations: Laughlin, NV
The desert of southern Nevada displays some spectacular scenery and offers great year round weather for enjoying outdoor recreation. Situated here on the Colorado River, and just across the river…

Scared Indoors, part 1
This wild places program asks how mass media might be affecting people’s interest in getting into the wilderness. They came, they saw, they almost bought it; are these the kind of stories that inspire you to get into the wilderness? Steve explores this question with the help of: Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods. Raymond Garcia, a summer visitor to Yosemite National Park. Fitz Cahall, creator and producer of the podcast, the Dirtbag Diaries. Ryan Jordan, founder and publisher of Backpacking Light Magazine, and participant in the Arctic 1,000 Expedition. Andrew Skurka, noted long-distance hiker, the first to hike the 6,875 mile Great Western Loop. We’d like to include some of your comments in next week’s part 2. Can you give us examples of mainstream media you’ve read, listened to, or watched that scared you away from trying what you saw? Better yet, how about examples of mainstream media describing wilderness adventures that seemed completely within your reach and looked like a good time? Let us know by calling our toll-free comment line at 866-590-7373. Next week, in part 2, we’ll try to answer the question that this week’s program asks. Our thanks to Fitz Cahall for supplying the recording of his interview, and for permission to use an excerpt from his show, No Big Deal. Show number 126 [MP3 format; length 9:58; 2,395,812 bytes] Show number 126 script JOIN NOW — Help us help more folks to appreciate our wild public lands.

Bad Fire, Good Fire, part 1
This wild places program is part one of a look at the effects of wild fires. Smoky the Bear says, only you can prevent wild fires. But sometimes you can’t, and in some ways, that’s not all bad. We play a part of a TV news report about a wild fire that burned about half of California’s Henry Coe State Park. This park contains the nearest wilderness area to us, the Orestimba Wilderness. Kathleen Good tells us about the largest of last year’s wild fires in California, the Zaca Fire in the Los Padres National Forest, which burned both the Dick Smith Wilderness and the San Rafael Wilderness. Steve tours the damage at Henry Coe State Park with ranger John Verhoeven. Ben Lawhon, education director for the Leave No Trace Center for outdoor Ethics, reminds us about responsible use of fire on backcountry and wilderness outings. Next week, in part 2, scientists study what happens to a wild place after a fire. Show number 136 [MP3 format; length 9:54; 2,378,785 bytes] Show number 136 script JOIN NOW — Help us help more folks to appreciate our wild public lands.

WildeBeat Promo Clip
This is a 45 second promotional clip about the show.WildeBeat Promo [MP3 format; length 0:45; 792,815 bytes]

camping Destinations: Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is not only beyond words, it’s beyond our imagination. I can attest to that. I’ve seen it, I’ve hiked it, and I’ve lived there. In the few…

Coghlan’s LED Headlights
camping gear review – Coghlan’s LED Headlights are ideal for hands-free light sources. They are comfortable and lightweight. The clip-on model 0843 can be worn as head gear or…

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