

Papa Bear Hikes
Papa Bear Hikes
Papa Bear Hikes is a Podcast for Nature Lovers & Outdoor Enthusiasts. Network/Artist: Martin Armitage is the author of Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail, and recipient of the WHITNEY YOUNG, JR. AWARD. *Presented By: Buzzsprout* Producer: Wendy A. Lawrence *Host: Martin Armitage *Edited By: Big Bear Studios *Show Notes: Wendy A. Lawrence *For Media Inquiries email: wendy@avalonbusiness.org *The Papa Bear Hikes podcast is a GLOBAL iTunes fan favorite in multiple categories and has a Global Ranking in the top 1%!
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Jul 28, 2021 • 59min
What You Need to Know about Ticks and Lyme Disease
Kendelle Abts was bitten by a tick when she was 11 years old and received a proper diagnosis of Lyme disease 13 years later. She created Ticked as a platform to find emotional and mental healing, which evolved into raising awareness for Lyme Disease - it's treatment, and prevention. Her goal is to empower individuals to be their own best advocate, to inform people on the dangers of ticks and expose the reality of Lyme Disease. Ticked (@ticked_by_ticks) • Instagram photos and videosLyme Disease: Northern Nevadan "Ticked" and Raising Awareness - KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe Sparks News, Weather, VideoLike and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikesMartin Armitage - Fundraising For American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org) Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 26, 2021 • 40min
Award-winning and best-selling author of over 30 titles, K.S. Brookes
K. S. Brooks is an award-winning and best-selling author of over 30 titles, a professional photographer, and a photojournalist. She is the executive director of IndiesUnlimited.com – named in Publishers Weekly as one of the top six sites for authors. Ms. Brooks teaches self-publishing to help prevent authors from being scammed by predatory publishers. She is an adjunct faculty member of the Community Colleges of Spokane where she teaches classes on publishing, writing, and photography.Amazon Author Pagehttp://ksbrooks.comIndiesUnlimited.comKS Brooks | FacebookBrooke (@brookescustoms) • Instagram photos and videosMr. Pish | The Traveling Terrier (mrpish.com)Like and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikesMartin Armitage - Fundraising For American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org) Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 23, 2021 • 1h 9min
Enjoying the Outdoors with Rob Koch
Rob Koch splits his time living in Asheville, North Carolina and Kansas City, Missouri. He works as a real estate attorney for a title insurance company based outside of Washington, DC.Rob graduated from the University of Maryland’s Exercise Science program with an emphasis in Sports Psychology. Since then, and prior to his current job, Rob served in the U.S. Army, deployed in various combat zones around the world. Upon leaving the Army, he obtained his Juris Doctor from Marquette University while working on the coaching staff and sports management team for a professional soccer club.Presently, Rob loves to spend a lot of time out on the trails, running, hiking, climbing mountains, and training for and racing ultramarathons. He also enjoys mountaineering, bouldering, and mountain biking.Rob is also currently studying for my Master's degree in Applied Sport Psychology at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado, with a goal of integrating nature, endurance activity, and mental strength training practices in order to one day develop a program to assist veterans and professionals work through stress and anxiety-related issues, as well as improve performance.Rob Koch (@vegan_vet_runner) • Instagram photos and videosLike and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikesMartin Armitage - Fundraising For American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org) Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 21, 2021 • 1h 6min
What You Need to Know about Survival in the Wilderness with Dr. Robert Scanlon
Dr. Robert Scanlon shares his Wilderness/Survival Medicine expertise in this episode. To learn more, please check out his Instagram page: Dr Robert Scanlon (@dr_robscanlon) • Instagram photos and videos #doctor #criticalcare #survival #wildernessmedicine #hiking #teamcovidLike and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikesMartin Armitage - Fundraising For American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org) Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 19, 2021 • 44min
Save Yourself with Bigfoot Science
Able Cunningham is a weapons expert, outdoorsman and Bigfoot Scientist. As a lifelong resident of New Hampshire, he has dedicated his life to revealing the truth about Bigfoot in the Granite State. Able has documented his own experiences and those of others across the state on www.603bigfoot.com and on his YouTube channel. He is the founder of the Bigfoot Awareness, Resistance and Education (B.A.R.E.) program, which seeks to better inform and protect the public from the perils of Bigfoot.Ricardo O’Connor first became interested in the Bigfoot phenomenon as a teenager, when he had a close relative go missing in the White Mountain National Forest under mysterious circumstances. For years, this instilled a deep fear of the forest—until he came under the tutelage of noted Bigfoot Scientist Able Cunningham. Now Ricardo is a valued member of the 603 Bigfoot team and is pursuing a degree in Bigfoot Science himself.Able Cunningham | 603 Bigfoot (@603_bigfoot) • Instagram photos and videos603 Bigfoot - Bigfoot, New HampshireLike and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikes Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 16, 2021 • 46min
Bigfoot Backpacker
Papa Bear talks with return guest Dan of the Bigfoot Backpacker Podcast.Be sure to check out Dan's website: Bigfoot Backpacker Camping Outdoors Hiking Fishing cryptids as he kicks of his 50 States Project in North Carolina. Bigfoot Backpacker - Podcast (@BigfootBackpakr) / Twitter Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 14, 2021 • 11min
Water Treatment on the Trail
Like and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikesMartin Armitage - Fundraising For American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org)Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 12, 2021 • 57min
Hiking for Patches
Steve Welgoss is the creator of the Facebook group Hiking for Patches whose three favorite hobbies are hiking (for patches), craft beer and fishing. As an NYC resident, he enjoys getting out of the city to hike wherever there is a trail and a goal.(1) Hiking for Patches | FacebookLike and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikesMartin Armitage - Fundraising For American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org) Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 9, 2021 • 43min
Birdwatching and Birding Resources
Papa Bear Hikes welcomes Sally Siko, a birdwatching guide and photographer, based in central North Carolina. She’s also the owner of Birdwatching NC, a website & photography tour company dedicated to bringing birders, photographers and bird obsessed bloggers together by providing news, field resources and information on bird focused vendors in the Tarheel State.Links: Birdwatching NC- https://birdwatchingnc.comBirdwatching NC Insta- @birdwatching_ncBirdwatching NC Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/northcarolinabirding/Join the flock: The Birdwatching NC Facebook Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/birdwatchingNC/?ref=shareeBird: For keeping track of all the species you find- https://ebird.org/homeMerlin: For bird ID- https://merlin.allaboutbirds.orghttps://youtube.com/channel/UCvJ5ltx37LThXpFbE2lECdg Like and SUBSCRIBE TO: Martin Outside - YouTube*If you found this episode of Papa Bear Hikes entertaining, informative, and/or interesting please leave a review on Apple iTunesPapa Bear Hikes on Apple PodcastsAmazon.com: Switching Gears: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, and Happiness While Backpacking Vermont’s Long Trail eBook : Armitage, Martin: Kindle StorePlease consider supporting my work, so I can continue bringing you excellent content:https://www.patreon.com/papabearhikes Avalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/

Jul 7, 2021 • 10min
2021 Gear
Papa Bear HikesAvalon Publicity & Business Services Increasing the Digital Footprint of Content Creators via Modern Publicity and Social Media ServicesSupport the showGet outside, have fun and be safe!Martin Armitage, Host of the Papa Bear Hikes Podcasthttps://www.papabearhikes.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/papa-bear-hikes/id1541491746https://www.instagram.com/papabearhikes01/


