Hey folks!
Long time no see.
This short episode will:

-         - Prove to you that we are still alive.

-         - Fill you in on our sickness stories.

-         - Convince you to buy us a taxidermied squirrel.

-         - But most importantly…Tell You About The 2nd ANNUAL THRU-HIKER PROM!

Please check out the main Prom Info page on Appalachian Trials.
Also, please help us throw an amazing PROM by purchasing something from our Amazon Wish List.

Stay tuned because next week we'll have a full length episode.
Seriously.
We've already recorded it.
It's good.
Trust us.

We’ll see you at Trail Days!

We’re finally going to talk about “Wild”.
We waited to hear back from Reese and “her people” to see if she was going to do an interview with us.
She’s not.

This this is your warning: SPOILER ALERT!

If you haven’t read/watched Wild, you might want to skip this episode until you do.
Please understand that there’s a good chance we’re getting facts wrong about Wild, so we’re probably not really “spoiling” anything.
Also, please understand that we will be talking about “SENSITIVE SUBJECT MATTER” and as it relates to Wild.
You probably know what we’re talking about.

We also take phone calls, read out some iTunes reviews, and Laurie Potteiger gets a shout out.

So sit back, relax, and get ready to enjoy some “Non-Linear Banter…vaguely related to the Appalachian Trail”.

Since Flow Easy stuck around Natty Greene’s after mooching free beer from the @NCBeerGuys episode, we asked him to sit down and record with us.

Flow tells us about his most pleasant privy experience.

Pox and Flow went on a roadtrip after Trail Days in 2001.

Puss tells us about the privy habits of Fruit Bats. #CubePoop

Pox reads a page or two from his 1998 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike journal.

Pox realizes that reading from his journal was a bad idea.

“Your Move…”

Sounds:

“Intro to Facebook” - Garth Brooks  

“Milwaukee” – The Both

“Hippie Smell” – Ween

“Truckers Hitch” – Fliji

Coming to you LIVE from Nanty Greene's in downtown Raleigh, NC!
We sat down with the NC Beer Guys to discuss beers you will find along the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina.

Beers we drank:

Asheville Brewing: Shiva
Oskar Blues: Mama's Little Yella Pils
Nantahala Brewing: Noon Day IPA

Boy oh boy!
We're talking about our first times on this episode.
No...not THOSE first times.
Trust us...we were waaaaaaaaay past our "firsts" by the time we got to our Thru-Hikes.
We're talking about some of the "firsts" you might not think of:
- First time weather changed your plans
- First time you camped by yourself
- First time you called home
- First half gallon of ice cream
- And many more
We also talk about how AWESOME our listeners are!
You tip!
You always say thank you to people who run stores, restaurants, hostels, motels, and more.....right?
Of course you do!
Check us out on Appalachian Trials.
Write a 5-Star Review on itunes or Stitcher...go ahead and subscribe to our podcast while you're there.
Big thanks to Mr. Rogers and Night Court!

Rivers, am I right guys?

We've all gotta cross them sometime in our life, but knowing when and HOW to cross them can be difficult.
If you're tuning in to our podcast hoping you can find some advice....you're in the wrong place, pal.

This episode we talk about things that can go wrong when you're around water in the backcountry.

We even talk with someone who was almost swept away by a river while she was training for her 2015 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike.

Puss In Boots returns to the co-host chair after a few weeks away from the microphone.

Pox gets a puppy.

An old friend of ours volunteers to eat one of the most vile things you can buy in South Korea: The KFC Double Down Burger!

Part 2 of Pox Holiday’s talk with Disco from The Trail Show Podcast

The Nantahala Outdoor Center: Outfitter’s Store
http://noc.com/retail-locations/outfitters-store

http://www.southwesterncc.edu/health-sciences/outdoor-leadership/outdoor-leadership-aas

Otto NC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto,_North_Carolina

Wayah bald tower
http://www.romanticasheville.com/images2009/wayah2.jpg

Wesser bald tower (Heavy Breathing Trigger Warning)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVIBd5x0QFs

Eric Rudolph – I was a little off on my timeline
http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/Eric-Rudolph-Slept-Here.html

Trinidad CO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad,_Colorado

Legal Aspects of Transsexualism in the U.S. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_aspects_of_transsexualism_in_the_United_States

Rules of NC Alcohol Limits in Beer (15% limit…not “unlimited”)
 http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2005/08/31/nc-increases-alcohol-cap-15-percent

Colorado 3.2 Beer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-alcohol_beer http://www.denveroffthewagon.com/2013/02/06/colorado-beer-laws-for-better-or-worse-part-1/

Duck Rabbit Milk Stout - http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/9790/20216/

Colorado Nose Gun
 http://www.vice.com/read/denver-police-are-using-a-nose-telescope-to-sniff-out-peoples-weed

I couldn’t find a picture of Honey Boo Boo Running from T-Rex
http://edgecast.metatube-files.buscafs.com/uploads/videos/image/image_155299_3.jpg

Marriages with T-Rex Interruptions
http://www.ksbw.com/image/view/-/27321780/highRes/2/-/maxh/480/maxw/640/-/obhds0z/-/Jurassic-Park-wedding-photo-jpg.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/30/article-2333334-1A0E8CE7000005DC-261_964x616.jpg

The Trail Show
http://thetrailshow.com/

Pox & Puss on Appalachian Trials
http://appalachiantrials.com/welcome-pox-puss-podcast-appalachian-trials-family/

Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Registry
http://appalachiantrials.com/thru-hiker-registry/

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Worlds Collide!

Podcast Nerds Unite!

Disco from The Trail Show joins Pox in the basement of the Nantahala Outdoor Center's Outfitter Store to talk about:

hiking

beer

Capybaras

The Chunky Gal Trail

Drops

What should you do when you're hiking and a lightning storm pops up?

Don't ask us!

On this episode of the Pox & Puss Podcast we discuss our varied lightning stories.

Pox tells a story about one of the most famous lightning strikes in outdoor recreation history.

Puss tells us her Appalachian Trail "origin story".

Pox drinks something horrible.

We talked about The Fappening of 2014

We congratulate This Week's Thru-Hikers who've finished The Trail.

Call us with your backcountry tech questions: 828-394-4526

Check out our page on Appalachian Trials

Visit the Thru-Hiker Registry

We'll see you in two weeks!

We were so lucky to have Gordon Biggerstaff on our show this week!

Pox caught 2014 Northbound Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Gordon right before he left for his home in Scotland.

We sat down at the Friends of the Smokies offices in Severirville, TN.

Gordan was working the night shift when he listened to Bill Bryson's "A Walk In The Woods", and from there the inspiration began.

There's a discussion of bears, ice cream, how surprisingly cold Georgia can be sometimes, lazy Rattlesnakes, and Nation Building.

Gordon was also raising money for two separate charities as he hiked, one in the US and one in the UK

US: http://www.ultimatehike.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1102602&lis=1&kntae1102602=E56FB158E34040719D0569153D0C2B8E&supId=401296454
UK: https://www.justgiving.com/Gordon-Biggerstaff/

We also congratulate This week's Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers!

Thanks!