317 Jessica "Dixie" Mills - Mom-Life and Getting Eaten by Coyotes

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Jessica Mills, discussing her experiences in backpacking as a new mom and her new podcast.

In this episode, we have the honor of spending an hour with a true treasure in the backpacking world, Jessica Mills, AKA "Dixie". We'll be talking about everything from her new podcast to the challenges of Backpacking as a new mom.Looking for a new backpack? Check out the new Showdowlight Carbon 60 from Outdoor Vitals: https://alnk.to/cHQRrZL

People in this episode

Hosts: John Kelley, Jeremiah Stringer

Guest: Jessica Mills

Topics covered

• backpacking
• motherhood
• podcasting
• outdoor gear
• coyotes

Keywords

• backpacking
• motherhood
• Jessica Mills
• Dixie
• Outdoor Vitals
• podcast
• coyotes

Sponsors

Outdoor Vitals

More episodes of The Backpacking Podcast

• 335 Chiggers Ate Us Up, Even THERE! Welcome to Backpacking · September 4, 2026 · 53 min
• 334 - The Gub-ment HATES the Outdoors · August 28, 2026 · 59 min
• 333 A Naked Man, a Missing Nun & The Park Ranger Who SAW IT ALL w/Kristy Slaven · August 21, 2026 · 1h 2m
• 332 I Thought Bigfoot Was a Joke… Until This - w/ MK Ultra (Michael Kirkpatrick) · August 14, 2026 · 54 min
• 331 Backpack or Send It Back · August 7, 2026 · 1h 1m
• 330 Even This Won't Stop a Bear · July 31, 2026 · 43 min