This gear program is an overview of some of the new gear exhibited at the 2007 outdoor Retailer Summer Market. Steve intervews testers from BackpackGearTest.ORG in Salt Lake City, Utah. Andy Mytys comments on the SPOT Satellite Messenger, new tarps by Go Lite, and new products by Sea to Summit. Jennifer Koles comments on the Magellan Triton GPS receiver and National Geographic Topo! maps. Jason Boyle comments on a new eVent® jacket by Rab, new drinks by Cliff Bar, and jackets by Mont-Bell. Andy talks about the green trend he saw in new gear this year. If you’re interested in reviewing for Backpack Gear Test (BGT), read: How to become a tester. Manufacturers provide more gear than the volunteers at BGT can keep up with. By becoming a tester, you can get free gear, and help your fellow wilderness travelers evaluate what gear will work for them. Show number 99 [MP3 format; length 9:59; 2,398,205 bytes] Show number 99, high quality stereo version [MP3 format; length 9:59; 9,589,746 bytes] Show number 99 script JOIN NOW — We need your support to make future programs possible.

The Next 100
In this program we take you behind the scenes to learn about how we put together our shows. Just what goes into producing an edition of the WildeBeat? From fixing your feet to using your head, from camping in the snow to backpacking in the desert, we’ve spent two years finding ways to help you get into the wilderness. The WildeBeat is a free public service to help you discover, and get the most out of America’s wild public lands. And while the show is free to you, it costs us a lot to bring it to you. With your support, we can continue to bring you our weekly features. Without it, we’ll have to cut back on what we’re doing — a lot. Please join us, and give us the support we need to bring you the next hundred editions of the show. Show number 101 [MP3 format; length 9:47; 2,396,559 bytes] Show number 101, high-quality stereo version [MP3 format; length 9:47; 9,394,536 bytes] Show number 101 script JOIN NOW — We need your support to make future programs possible.

Reprise: Keeping Bears Hungry
This skills program is a look at the arms race between campers and bears in Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. How should you protect your food from bears? This is a reprise of our show number 48, first presented on June 29, 2006. We include excerpts from interviews with Tori Seher, the wildlife biologist in charge of human/bear management at Yosemite National Park, and Laurel Boyers, the Wilderness Manager at Yosemite. They talk about the history of keeping bears from camper’s food in the Sierra Nevada, and the destructive effect that human food has on Yosemite’s bears. They also give advice on dealing with bear encounters. You can find out more about bears in the Sierra Nevada and the site SierraWildBear.GOV, which is jointly operated by the park service and the forest service. Show number 94 [MP3 format; length 9:55; 2,383,824 bytes] Show number 94, extended version [MP3 format; length 11:09; 5,361,265 bytes] Show number 94 script JOIN NOW — We need your support to make future programs possible.

Lassen National Park, part 2
This wild places program is part one of a visit to Lassen Volcanic National Park. It’s been called a little Yellowstone because of its wilderness and its volcanic features. We hear from Steve Zachary, the park’s education specialist, about some of the most interesting features of the park’s wilderness areas. He mentions the Cinder Cone, the Fantastic Lava Beds, and Boiling Springs Lake. Jean Higham, our normally silent co-writer and co-editor, provides a trip report on her four day hike in the backcountry. A map and pictures of her trip are available on the photo album link, below. Jean’s hike was relatively easy, and she never got more than a few miles from the road. You don’t have to get very far into the wilderness to have an extraordinary experience. If you want to plan a trip to the backcountry of Lassen Volcanic National park, you’ll, of course, want to start with this PDF map. Then you’ll want to contact the park to arrange for a wilderness permit. You can apply for one in-person, by phone, or online. Show number 97 [MP3 format; length 9:57; 2,396,558 bytes] Combined shows number 96 & 97, high-fidelity stereo [MP3 format; length 18:57; 18,203,887 bytes] Show number 97 script Show number 96 & 97, combined script Photo album JOIN NOW — We need your support to make future programs possible.

Using All Fours, part 1
This skills program is part 1 of our look at the science and skills, myths and fact around trekking poles. Is hiking with poles a trendy gimmick, or a valuable skill? Steve talks to Julianne Abendroth-Smith of Willamette University in Salem Oregon. She’s a biomechanics professor studying the physics of hiking, and how hiking with various poles and walking sticks affect the body. Steve talks to Jayah Faye Paley, an author and educator, and co-host of an educational DVD, POLES for hiking, Trekking & Walking. Jayah’s web site, Adventure Buddies, provides more information about her educational products and services. We’ll hear more from Julianne Abrendroth-Smith and Jayah Faye Paley in part two. We’ll find out Jayah’s techniques for using poles, and about what science says about those techniques. Show number 86 [MP3 format; length 9:55; 2,399,454 bytes] Show number 86 script JOIN NOW — We need your support to make future programs possible.

How to Collect Antique Furniture
How to Collect Antique Furniture – Welcome to the first full program of On The Wing, the audio magazine of birds and birding! May 2005 – Cliff Swallows Cliff Swallows have returned to seattle’s Magnuson Park. Lynn Ferguson monitors their nesting activities. seattle Audubon

Using All Fours, part 2
This skills program is part 2 of our look at the science and skills, myths and fact around trekking poles. Is hiking with poles a trendy gimmick, or a valuable skill? Julianne Abendroth-Smith talks about the results of research into the effects on the body of hiking with trekking poles. She’s a biomechanics professor at Willamette University in Salem Oregon. We hear from Jayah Faye Paley, an author and educator, and co-host of an educational DVD, POLES for hiking, Trekking & Walking. Jayah’s web site, Adventure Buddies, provides more information about her educational products and services. Jayah describes basic skills for using trekking poles. Trekking poles can have a destructive effect on the trails that shoes alone don’t have. Ben Lawhon, the education director of the Leave No Trace Center for outdoor Ethics, talks about those effects. Members of the WildeBeat can download an additional bonus segment, featuring Jayah Faye Paley in a beginner’s tutorial about proper pole use. Look for the link in our insiders newsletter. Show number 87 [MP3 format; length 9:47; 2,350,799 bytes] Show number 86 & 87, combined version [MP3 format; length 17:44; 8,520,813 bytes] Show number 87 script Show number 86 & 87 combined script JOIN NOW — We need your support to make future programs possible.

Lassen National Park, part 1
This wild places program is part one of a visit to Lassen Volcanic National Park. It’s been called a little Yellowstone because of its wilderness and its volcanic features. Jean Higham, our normally silent co-writer and co-editor, takes off for four days of solo backpacking in the park’s wilderness. Steve talks to Steve Zachary, the park’s education specialist, about some of the features that attract people to the park. Of course, one of the most prominent is the peak of the volcano itself. Steve checks-in with Jean’s progress on the trail by radio. Next time, in part 2, we’ll find out more about why the backcountry features are even more fantastic than the front country features of the park, and get a report on Jean’s adventure. If you want to plan a trip to the backcountry of Lassen Volcanic National park, you’ll, of course, want to start with this PDF map. Then you’ll want to contact the park to arrange for a wilderness permit. You can apply for one in-person, by phone, or online. Show number 96 [MP3 format; length 9:59; 2,397,751 bytes] Show number 96 script JOIN NOW — We need your support to make future programs possible.

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