Dixie LIVE on the Continental Divide Trail
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode #33 - A snowy finish
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the quickest podcast I've ever released. Jessica got to end yesterday afternoon (October 3) and texted me this morning. I knew you'd want to ...
Episode #32 - Talking underwear
22 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Canada only a couple of weeks away, Dixie is facing a race against the snow. It is starting to get colder and she is adjusting her gear to meet t...
Episode #31 - A snowy sunset
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica is now less than 300 miles from Canada and is moving well after her recent toe issues. However, she is about to enter 190 miles of wilderness,...
Episode #30 - Getting humbled
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Dixie back to full mobility after her toe op, she is making real progress towards the Canada border. For the first time, she looks as if she'll m...
Episode #29 - Powering through
08 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The last time we caught up with Dixie, she had decided to get her ingrowing toenails cut out. This was clearly going to disrupt the progress she had b...
Episode #28 - Time to make a decision
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With her ingrowing toenails continuing to bother her, Dixie has made a decision to resolve the problem. This will slow her progress but she now has Ky...
Episode #27 - Getting the gang back together
25 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park now behind her, Dixie heads into Idaho with two very angry feet. We had a lot of trouble connecting to have...
Episode #26 - Alone again
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Having spent a couple of weeks with a mini "tramily," Dixie finds herself alone once more, with each of her various hiking companions heading in diffe...
Episode #25 - Slow down
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica, Kyle and her brother, Dakota, have been hiking together for a week, at a predictably slower pace but revelling in the diversity of the trail....
Episode #24 - Reunited
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation was on Wednesday, August 1, so I apologize for not getting it to you earlier. Dixie has been joined by her brother and another famil...
Episode #23 - It's a wild life
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We've not spoken for over a week and Jessica has moved into Wyoming. With another desert to contend with, she is getting help with her hydration from...
Episode #22 - Can't do without the coffee
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Another catch up on the trail, with Jessica taking a break and having cell service. This time, we didn't lose her towards the end as we did last time....
Episode #21 - Greased Lightning
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we were able to catch up when Jessica was actually hiking on the trail. She had a signal and, particularly because I wanted to know about ...
Episode #20 - Favorite things
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a few days since we spoke and Jessica is now almost due west of Denver. We learn about these small towns and what she does when she gets int...
Episode #19 - Dixie or Jessica?
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We last night when Jessica was in town. Rogue was catching her and expected to get to town soon after we spoke. They will be hiking out together toda...
Episode #18 - Is anybody there?
23 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Once again, we had to wait until Jessica was in town for our chat, so I caught up with her in Walmart, of all places. She is currently separated from ...
Episode #17 - Talking grizzly
17 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Happily, Jessica is back smiling once more and in Colorado. She's had to take another alternate route because of fires but is still, as she says, "con...
Episode #16 - Glum days
10 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
While she was expecting to be able to get straight back into her hike, Dixie has found this week to be tough. Whether it is the elevation or the antib...
Episode #15 - Right on time
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Dixie's stay at home reaching two weeks, Steve spoke with her this morning to establish when she might be back on the trail. The timing could no...
Episode #14 - Home is where the tooth is
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
While she was hoping to be back on the trail by this time, Dixie's journey has been interrupted by an extended stay at home due to a medical situation...
Episode #13 - Leavin' on a jet plane
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With her sister's graduation coming up, Dixie left the trail this week. I caught up with her at Dallas Airport, between stops and already worn down by...
Episode #12 - Heart thumpin' and camera filmin'
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dixie is past the 700-mile mark and will be leaving the trail for a week to attend her sister's graduation back home. We caught up today and, without ...
Episode #11 - A Mother's Day wish
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Another five or six days between conversations, I managed to catch up with Jessica earlier today on Mother's Day. These are the days that make her mis...
Episode #10 - The Long and Winding Road
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We've been out of touch with Jessica for about a week. The spotty cell service has mitigated against us talking on a sufficiently clear line. Eventual...
Episode #09 - Going Rogue??
28 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Got a text from Jessica today and caught up with her at over 8,000 feet where she had a decent phone signal. Plenty of sound effects in this one, with...
Episode #08 - Perk goes walkabout
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We had a few connections issues last evening but eventually managed to speak. Dixie is nearly 200 miles into the hike and seems to be enjoying herself...
Episode #07 - Saving the wildlife
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We caught up again this morning, this time from Silver City. Dixie shares her water-gathering habits and her first 20+ mile day. She announces the dat...
Episode #06 - Back in town
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I caught up with Dixie in the same place as before, Lordsburg, NM. She had returned to the trail by shuttle and hiked back into the same town. She's ...
Episode #05 - Hiking at Last
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We caught up in town where Dixie and the team had shuttled to after three days on the trail. Somebody's been "doo-doohing like a goose," which is appa...
Episode 04 - BONUS
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I happened to be speaking with Dixie last night and we recorded a few thoughts that she had before starting out in the next couple of days. We ranged ...
Episode 03 - On the road again
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Steve caught up with Dixie the day before she set off for New Mexico. She was in that "I'm not quite there yet" mode, yet with Perk in her home, she i...
Episode 02 - Ready to go
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dixie and Steve discuss her upcoming hike, with her final gear choices and who she's going to miss most of all!! Perk will be driving down from New Yo...
Episode 01 - Pilot
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica "Dixie" Mills is a couple of weeks away from her attempt on the Continental Divide Trail. This is the third leg of the Triple Crown. The pod...