Recorded live from the bottom of the Grand Canyon, part two of Mandela’s interview with the world’s premiere river guide – her longtime mentor, Glenn Goodrich. The two linked paddle rafts over the course of a week while working the Colorado River this summer to talk human and boating history in the Canyon. Glenn has […]
Trail Less Traveled – 6/17
Checking in from the outskirts of Yosemite National Park, Mandela delivers this week the first of a two-part series spotlighting who she describes as “the most professional river guide the world has ever seen.” Recorded on the edge of the Colorado River at Pipe Springs, where the river is accessible only by watercraft or the […]
Trail Less Traveled – 6/10
This week on the Trail Less Traveled, Mandela visits with Kyle Mulinder after completing an epic 20-kilometer kayaking mission from the Tasman Sea through the most northern fjord of New Zealand’s South Island. Known locally as the “Bare Kiwi,” Kyle is a storyteller, social media influencer and sea kayak guide in Abel Tasman National Park. […]
Trail Less Traveled – 6/3
Last week we introduced you to the REAL most interesting man in the world. His name is Georges di Giorgia, and from the day of his birth during a car crash in France to his treks across Antarctica – even his romantic encounters with some of the world’s most famous actors and actresses – he […]
Trail Less Traveled – 5/27
Born to the son of the Italian Count of Santoponte during a car accident in 1928, Georges de Giorgia has never quite learned to stay put. Here’s the shortlist of Georges’ experiences between that day and today, where he works at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and Cascade Historial Society in Great Falls: • […]
Trail Less Traveled – 5/20
After her near-death experience locked in a flash freezer at 60 below degrees for three and a half hours, running rampant in the wild seems easy as a breeze for Lisa Sackville. This week, Lisa fills us in on that incident and its consequence on her toes, as well as her many, many more positive […]
Trail Less Traveled – 5/13
Born in a tornado cellar during the Dust Bowl, Paul Martin and his family moved west to Idaho in 1937 – the same year he made his first trek to Burgdorf Hot Springs in the central part of the state. Formally established in 1865, the mineral rich hot waters at the remote springs have been […]
Trail Less Traveled – 5/6
When it comes to the planet’s natural wonders, do you know the difference between looking and seeing? Christian Wright does, and on this week’s episode of The Trail Less Traveled he’ll help us learn how to better navigate that dynamic. Wright is a park ranger at Arches National Park in Utah but he’s a historian […]
Trail Less Traveled – 4/29
At the spot where yoga, adventure travel, kayaking and climbing converge – that’s where you’ll likely find Michael Graney. Born and raised on the United States’ eastern seaboard, Graney learned at a very young age there was a lot of fun to be had by seeking trouble in the wild. First, his treks took him […]
New ways to travel with Mandela!
The Trail 103.3 is excited to announce an expansion of listening platforms for our weekly adventure series, The Trail Less Traveled. Starting this month, you can now stream the TLT podcast on iTunes, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, GoodlePlay, Spotify and SoundCloud! The Trail Less Traveled is unique to the Trail 103.3. Each week, our in-house trail guide, […]
