season TWO episode FIVE:
boys
In this episode we combine two high peak escapades and—GASP!—we invited some men. Michelle’s husband joins us for Porter and Cascade and our adult sons take a stroll (LOL) up Esther with us. Here’s the question: why in the world did we let them lead?
show NOTES
We hiked Porter and Cascade on Thursday, August 14, 2025 (with Chris Maron the CATS man!) and we hiked Esther on Saturday, August 23, 2025 (with Tommy and Ben!)
15:35
Huge shout out to Mary Lamb, our favorite trail steward!
22:50
It would not count! You have to do the up and the down to complete the mountain. You can hike the toll road down if you’d like, but it’s a long slog on concrete instead of a long slog in the woods. Pick your poison.
29:46
Also, everyone knows gender is not a binary, right? Right.
31:38
We had to hike x miles from the junction to the trailhead.