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Outdoors with Hiking Bob

Dec 30, 2020

On this week's podcast, Bob sits down for a chat with Tim Wolken, the head of El Paso County (CO) Community Services Department, which includes the county parks system.

We discuss how some foresight from the county commissioners kept the department from taking a big financial hit during the COVID-19 crisis, the...


Dec 23, 2020

On this week's podcast, Bob talks with Colorado Springs Police Department Crime Prevention Officers Chris Ausec and Wes Wilkerson. They discuss crime rate in Colorado Springs and on its trails and in its parks (it's less than you think); what kind of crimes are most prevalent, and how to avoid becoming a victim; the...


Dec 16, 2020

This week's podcast is features Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates, a  group participating in the 2020 IndyGive! campaign.  In this podcast I speak with MWTA Executive Director Cory Sutela and  Board of Directors member Mike Rigney. We discuss the latest developments in outdoor recreation in the Pikes Peak region, catch up...


Dec 9, 2020

On this week's podcast, Kevin returns and catches up with Bob. They discuss hiking in Death Valley, Valley of Fire and also in Arizona. They also discuss Colorado Backcountry Winter Safety Awareness week, the "Monolith" that was found in Utah and who they think is responsible for the debacle that followed, and...


Dec 2, 2020

On one of two podcasts this week featuring groups that are participating in the 2020 IndyGive! campaign, Bob talks with Rocky Mountain Field Institute Executive Director Jennifer Peterson. They discuss the work that RMFI has done to build and repair trails in Colorado Springs, El Paso County and the Colorado...