Wayward Stories

Paddling War Eagle Creek

Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week we explore a hidden gem of paddling in the Ozarks!  War Eagle Creek is known mostly for passing through the famous water wheel at War Eagle Mill, but not a lot of folks know that it’s an absolutely prime creek for a backcountry excursion in the Arkansas Ozarks.
 
The smallmouth fishing is prime, the water cool and clear, and the best part?  You won’t see many other people on your adventure.
 
Join us this week and hear about my trip down War Eagle!
 
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The Buffalo River Experience

Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week’s episode is, at its heart, my love letter to the Buffalo River.  2022 marks the 50 year anniversary of this incredible sacred place being protected and preserved by our National Park Service. Perhaps you were unaware, but this magnificent piece of American wilderness nearly became a lake before conservationists and activists alike helped to secure its protected status.  Join me tonight as I share with you what, in my opinion, is the most intimate way to experience the Buffalo in all of her natural beauty!
 
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End of an Era ~ A look back at 5 years on the road

This weeks episode is, at it's heart, a travelogue spanning the last 5 years of my life. A significant life change has occurred, and the time has come for me to say goodbye to big purple.  This episode is a little bit of a walk down memory lane for me as I reminisce on the many cities and regions I’ve gotten the opportunity to explore in my time with Big Purple.  What’s in it for you?  A whoooooole lot of adventure ideas, and some insights into what to do in and around some of our great American cities.  From St. Louis to San Francisco, Columbus to Kokomo, Jackson TN to Jackson MS….there’s a lot to listen to tonight!
 
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Gear to Go pt 2 ~ Choose Your Solution

Welcome to Wayward Stories!  In this episode we continue the last episode’s theme of gear selection.  We cover several topics and just have a kind of open discussion about the current gear decisions I’ve been faced with and some good practices when trying to make those tough decisions.  Join us and join the conversation!
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Gear to Go pt 1 ~ Kit Decisions

Welcome to Wayward Stories! 
This week’s episode is really just an open-ended discussion of the thought processes behind the way we choose and utilize our gear to chase our passion for adventure. I talk at length about some of my current gear quandaries and how I arrive at a decision through research, trial and error. Listen in this week and head over to our FB group to join the discussion!
 
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Oklahoma’s First National Park

How many of you have heard of Platt National Park?  How many of you even KNEW Oklahoma HAD a National Park?  Show of hands…be honest!
 
As it turns out, Oklahoma had one of America’s earliest established National Parks and it maintained that status until 1976 when it was absorbed into two other properties to become the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. While still administered by the NPS, it no longer has the much-aspired to status of one of America’s “National Parks”. This, however does not diminish its beauty or general awesomeness!  Listen in tonight to hear about my adventure to explore the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Platt Historic District and Turner Falls (Oklahomas tallest waterfall) to boot!
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Enchanted Rock & Texas Hill Country

Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!  Join me this week as I reminisce about a time when my film crew and I spent weeks working and exploring the Texas Hill Country.  We’ll talk extensively about Enchanted Rock, an incredibly beautiful and sacred place as well as a few other incredible locations deep in the heart of Texas. 
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Outlaw Loot & Spanish Gold: Hiking the Wichita Mountains

Hey guys, welcome back to Wayward Stories!
 
This week we talk about an ancient mountain range deep in SW Oklahoma filled with mysterious tales of Spanish miners, notorious outlaws…and, more to the point…hiking gold. The Kiamichi Mountain range is a true wilderness area, preserved as a game reserve for American Buffalo, Elk, deer and many more native species.  It is truly rugged backcountry, filled with ancient granite peaks, slot canyons, boulder gardens and even a waterfall. Listen in tonight as I tell the tales of outlaw loot, Spanish gold and my most recent adventure that found me unexpectedly spending the night in my hammock deep in the mountains. 
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When Life Hands You Lemons…Throw ‘em in the Ocean

Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This weeks episode is a bit of a rambler, following along a theme of sometimes having to find the good within the bad.  We talk a bit about my story of the last few years and what good came from some of the bad situations I faced.
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My (First) Great American Road Trip

Welcome to the Wayward Stories Podcast!  This week we step into the way-back machine and tell a story of this one time, when I was just a kid…that I decided to drive to Canada….
I hope you’ll take the time to listen in tonight and enjoy the foibles of my youth, when I was already filled with young (wander) lust.
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