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Season 1, Episode 10 - Pedal to the Death Metal

Join us this week for our SEASON FINALE as we go bike packing in Utah! This ride doesn’t exactly goes as planned but has a fairy tale ending.

Thank you to Locke Hassett (@lockefromtheforest) for submitting, it was an honor to tell you and Tom’s (@tom_mckean) awesome story! Check Locke out on Instagram to see more of his adventures through his incredible photography.

Special shout outs to @bikepackingroots and @bearsearscoalition

✨ Important corrections: Tom is from Helena, Montana and is NOT Mormon he was just living in Salt Lake at the time of this story. Sorry I told lies about you, Tom! ✨

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Silas Phillips, @silaswp

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at The Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre 

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre 

Email us with Questions at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com 

If you love  the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

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Season 1, Episode 9 - Wet and Wild

Join us this week on this special episode as Angie takes us on one of her adventures - an overnight on the Indian River in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan! Say yah to da U.P., eh!

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Angie Loewe, @angshmang

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at The Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre 

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre 

Email us with Questions at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com 

If you love  the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

Keep it weird out there folks! 

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Season 1, Episode 8 - Ranger Rick and the 8 Ladies

Join us this week as we go backpacking with a big group of ladies in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area!

For more information about Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, check out their website https://gsenm.org/ and on Instagram @grandstaircasepartners!

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Madeline McGill, @madmcgill.

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at The Recording Center in Missoula, Montana

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre

Email us with Questions at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com

If you love the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

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Season 1, Episode 7 - Rollercoaster of High Vibes and Whoopsies

Join us this week as we climb the full Exum Ridge on the Grand Teton! Just a few things go a little wonky, but spoiler alert everyone lives. Rope up and get ready for the climb!

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Harrison Schutt, @patinabuildingllc. You can check out Harrison’s book “A Rock Climber’s Guide to Lolo Pass” at lologuide.com

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at The Recording Center in Missoula, Montana

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre

Email us with Questions at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com

If you love the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

Keep it weird out there folks!

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Season 1, Episode 6 - Icy Creeks and Hot Disappointment

Join us this week as we venture on a spring backpacking trip into a backcountry hot springs that gets foiled by a snowy trail and an icy creek! A classic case of putting too much faith into shoulder season activities.

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Angie Loewe, @angshmang

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at The Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre 

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre 

Email us with Questions at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com 

If you love  the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

Keep it weird out there folks! 

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Season 1, Episode 5 - Racoons Ate My Backpack

Join us as one racoon becomes intimately involved in a 4th of July impromptu backpacking trip in Illinois (which is evidently cooler than we thought)!

For more information on Marshall Mountain visit their website https://marshallmountain.com/ and on Instagram @marshall_mountain_park!

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Silas Phillips, @silaswp

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at The Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre 

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre 

Email us with Questions at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com 

If you love  the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

Keep it weird out there folks! 

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Season 1, Episode 4 - Winter Wisconsin Wolves

Join us this week as we travel to Northern Wisconsin in February for a 10 day military tactical training!

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Angie Loewe, @angshmang

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at The Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre 

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre 

Email us with Questions at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com 

If you love  the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

Keep it weird out there folks! 

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Season 1, Episode 3 - An Elk Camp Legend

Join us this week as we go to Elk Camp in Montana with a group of seasoned vets and a first timer!

Thank you to Corey Hockett (@coreshotphoto) for letting us tell this story! Read the referenced article written by Hockett and published in Outdoor Bozeman here: https://outsidebozeman.com/activities/hunting/big-game-hunting/perfect-storm

We briefly discuss suicide in this episode, please be advised and use discretion.

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Angie Loewe, @angshmang

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at The Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre 

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre 

Email us with Questions at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com 

If you love  the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

Keep it weird out there folks! 

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Season 1, Episode 2 - Rafts and Roosters

Join us this week as we go on a ten day river trip in Nepal with a large group of incredibly competent folks who end up getting pretty hungry!

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Angie Loewe, @angshmang

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana

Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre

If you would like to hear your story on the show submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow us on instagram @backcountrybizarre

Email us Questions at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com

If you love  the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/BackcountryBizarre

Keep it weird out there folks!

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Season 1, Episode 1 - War Canoes and Australian Clowns

Join us this week as we journey to the San Juan islands in a giant wooden canoe with middle schoolers and an Australian clown!

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Angie Loewe, @angshmang

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre 

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre 

Email us with Questions at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com 

If you love  the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

Keep it weird out there folks! 

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TRAILER

Join us starting January 2025 as we begin the Backcountry Bizarre journey!

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