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Outdoors with Hiking Bob

Jul 16, 2025

On episode 444 of the podcast, Bob chats with National Geographic photographer Jonathan Kingston. They discuss Kingston's journey from Virginia to the western U.S. and from being a world class rock climber to a world class photographer. Kingston tells of how luck, being in the right place at the right time, and...


Jul 2, 2025

On this week's podcast, Bob goes on a short hike with Chris Gonazales, the Executive Director of the Teller Trail Team in Teller County, Colorado.  

They talk about the origin of the organization, it's mission and goals, and projects it's working on, including the new Avenger Open Space in Woodland Park.

They wrap up...


Jun 18, 2025

On this week's episode Bob is joined by co-host Kevin "Wild" Westendorf.  Bob answers listeners - and Kevin's - questions about his recent trip to Iceland. Questions about food, culture, hiking and more are answered.

Also, the discuss the Colorado Springs Parks system master plan process, now underway. Kevin tells about...


Jun 4, 2025

On this week's podcast, Bob talks about his recent trip to Iceland with National Geographic Expeditions, and his day-by-day experiences there. 

He also invites listeners to send him questions they might have about the trip and he'll address them in a follow-up podcast.

Note: The podcast was recorded in three sessions,...


May 21, 2025

In this week's podcast, Bob talks with Martin Palmaz about the sport of paragliding. They discuss the difference between paragliding, parasailing, hang gliding, and ultralight flying. Palmaz, who is an experienced paraglider, talks about what it's like to paraglide, what kind of training it takes before one...