Episode Eight: Roadblocks
As Candy is forced off trail, Matt experiences numerous obstacles as he tries to continue the hike. He learns of a Native American reservation in Connecticut that threatened to shut down the trail, and he is nearly stopped in his tracks by a bite from a tick.
This episode’s guests:
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Chief Richard Velky
Chief of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation
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Dave Boone
Chair of the Trails Committee for the Connecticut Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club
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Taylor Quimby
Executive Producer at New Hampshire Public Radio and Host of “Patient Zero”
Learn More:
Learn more about the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation
Learn more about the Connecticut Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club
Check out “Patient Zero”, Taylor Quimby’s podcast about Lyme Disease
The sign outlining the Schaghticoke relocation of the AT.
Sunrise view from a Connecticut shelter.
At the border!
The mountains of Connecticut.
A sunny meadow in Massachusetts.
The Veteran's War Memorial Tower at the summit of Mr. Greylock, tallest peak in Massachusetts.
Episode Credits:
Produced by: The Wild Lens Collective in partnership with New Hampshire Public Radio
With Support from: Big Agnes
Producers: Matthew Podolsky, Taylor Quimby
Promotion/Social Media: Hannah Mulvany
Music by: Blue Dot Sessions
