About this episode

This episode explores the deeper connection between people and place, tracing the evolution of the podcast's focus from destinations to community and identity.

Send us Fan Mail What started as a podcast about trails, towns, rivers, and destinations has become something deeper: an exploration of the relationship between people and place. In this episode, I step back to trace how that realization formed over time. From conservationists protecting land corridors and trail builders connecting communities to tourism leaders balancing growth and preservation, seemingly different stories reveal a common thread—connection, stewardship, identity, and belongi...

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Host: Mike Andress

Topics covered

• relationship between people and place
• conservation
• community connection
• tourism
• identity
• stewardship

Keywords

• trails
• towns
• rivers
• destinations
• conservationists
• tourism leaders
• community
• identity
• belonging

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