Episodes

Sunday May 22, 2022
AWP Episode 064 (What’s the Plan) part 2
Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau continue discussing the summer plans and things to do during the summer stoke
Double Shovel Kodiak & the incredible Kodiak community, Inlet View Salmon Run, Schools out for Summer, DOuble Shovel's Mother Day Market for the Alaska Crafter, Eklutna & Sutton ATV rides, 4th of July options, Prince William Sound Magic, The Real Cobra Commander in Valdez, Kenai 6 limits, Gulkana float, Pinnacled out for lingers, Upper Pike Lake, Klutina Misquito Heaven, July red snagging in the Salt, Hikes punch list, Ressurection on two tires, Kodiak Road System Fishing, Bou with Bows, Birds with Dogs, Sheep hunt plans, Glacier Creek Packrafting, WIllow Float, Upper Kenai to Skilak, Peak Refuel, Salmonfest shaping up

Sunday May 15, 2022
AWP Episode 063 (What’s The Plan?) part 1
Sunday May 15, 2022
Sunday May 15, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, & Jack Lau stoke the Alaskan spring and summer adventures to come
AK grown Rhubarb, Crimson & Mint Cider, Tesla Tow, future of electric vehicles in Alaska, Sen Lisa Murkowski visit to Local Greens Farm, Kelly Tshibaka posing as an Alaskan, Bait Shack’s Ship Creek cleaning, Ship Creek King Salmon Derby June 10-18th, Kodiak Double Shovel & King Salmon Fishing, how to show a Floridian a heck of an Alaskan experience, Spring bear hunts, Nanana Ice Classic - ice is out!, Memorial Day Craziness, May I Wolverine Peak, Shrimp & black bears in PWS, Father’s Day float, Deska King day trip, Kesugi Ridge, Camp 360 stories, Impact of late snow pack, Alyeska blue bird May 1 powder day, Brando’s birthday interior plans, Teaching kids to fillet salmon, Big catchers & battery chargers, Barney Sports Chalet,
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Sunday May 08, 2022
AWP Episode 062 (Tower Flower’s) w/Megan & Lacey of Elevated Oats
Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield talk cottage foods and culinary granola treats with Megan Militello & Lacey Ernandes of Elevated Oats
Topics: @elevatedoats, the beginning of a partnership in the army, basic training, life in the military, a career in air traffic controlling, “tower flowers”, atcline.com, life after the military, marriage/divorce, kids, career changes and business start-ups, the art of bill collecting and stalking people legally, “Brand-Ho”, beard envy, hims hair systems, banana trees “patches”, McDonalds in Hawaii w/spam & rice, cottage foods, banana bread the staple recipe and creation for unique granola flavors, graphic designing a logo and transitions, food allergy’s, food and fuel for the body, mind & soul, do’s & don’ts on how to boil an egg, the “Taste Test” we sample Elevated Oats healthy and delicious granola treats, taking the granola industry by storm, 1,000,000.00 cups.
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Sunday May 01, 2022
AWP Episode 061 (Wild Wanderings) w/Sarah Lucore
Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau step into Alaska hiking with Sarah Lucore
Topics: @sarah_summits, Social media connections lead to new adventure buddies, trail beta, Facebook hiking groups, Ship Creek cleanup & King Salmon Derby with the Bait Shack, going boujee with Cache Campers, Wild Wanderings, YTT you know me, Kodiak Bañas, Swimming Alaska, passion for hiking, Red Shirt Forrest cabin, including kids while adventuring, Jam-buree jelly if you miss it, solo hike checklist, luge at Little O’Malley, Kesugi Ridge & Chilkoot Trails, whistle stop rafting log jams included, party pace & summit snacks, steripen & water filters, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), wildlife stories & bear spray, camp counselor stories, gear selection for summer & winter hikes, Strava app, Bougineering, professional goals as a counselor, Pioneer Peak & Goldstar
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Sunday Apr 24, 2022
AWP Episode 060 (The Blurry Derby) w/Chad Aurentz & CJ Weed
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & our good buddies Chad Aurentz & CJ Weed share our 2022 Homer, AK Winter King Derby Experience
Double Shovel Kodiak, Memorial weekend and Kodiak’s Crabfest, Baitshack’s Sheep Creek Clean-up on May 14th, the Homer winter king derby postponed, Salty Jean’s polish hotdog on the Salty Dog’s after hours menu, A.J’s Steakhouse and a great dining experience, captain Josh Brooks (RIP) of “The Huntress”, Bonine (Treatment for motion sickness & vertigo), Derby planning, logistics, lodging and first trip of the season trailering issues, “Homewrecker”, “Deep in Cider” & “Down Ass Riggerz”, post party night blues and the day after on the water, “Full Puke off”, the salty dog blur, how often do they change out the ones at the Salty Dog?, Lands end salt water hot tubs, Homer vibes, culture, shopping, restraints and port town lifestyle, Redoubt volcano eruption of 1989, Spurs volcano eruption of 1992, A.I.R.S (Mt, Augustine, Mt. Iliamna, Mt. Redoubt, & Mt. Spur, the Homer Ash Cup hockey tournament, king salmon trolling method and strategy debate, bait/lures, flashers, leader length and down riggers, should they move the derby date?, Snarls in the rigging and Jake’s magic, loosing your hydraulic steering and oil leaks, State Troopers passing out fines and coast guards boarding/inspecting the boat, boat launch mayhem and “that guy”, dealing with they boat before and after the fishing and logistic carnage

Sunday Apr 17, 2022
AWP Episode 059 (Going the Distance) w/Shaun Sexton
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau set some tread down with long distance hiker Shaun Sexton
Topics
NTN No Trail Name, Trumpanzees, Great Alaskan Sportsman Show, Monster Truck Rally, Mavin Optics, Sage Brush Dry Cake Alaska, Big Dans Fishing Charters go Double Down, BRIX Boats, Double Shovel Cider Kodiak, LASHER Long ass section hiker, Eklutna Traverse, Planning, Arctic Refuge Hikes, Wiseman Dog Mushing & Yoga, Fear brings gear or beer, Scottish Bathies, Hill Walkers, Alaska Overlander, Technology, apps for hiking, Te Araroa - New Zealand's Trail, Bibbulmun Track Australia, “The Trail Provides”, wildlife protection & flares, Hiking shoe selection Altra Lone Peak, Sleeping bag & quilt selection, Western Mountaineering Alpinlite, Pad Selection, Tent Selection, Luc Mehl Course, Ice Climbing Fests, Trail Stories, Trail Angels, Hiking Hobos, Noatak Dunes, Brooks Range Traverse, Pack Rafting, Environmental Engineering, Making Messes & Jobs for the Future, Fave campsites, Fave Sounds, Redwood Tree Climbs

Sunday Apr 10, 2022
AWP Episode 058 ”Beer 30” w/Reid McDonald of OMR Brewing
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau brew it up with Odd Man Rush co founder Reid McDonald
The legendary Coach Mac, early hockey in Alaska, home brewers and tees, raw IPAs, beer selection, Alaska’s Archaic alcohol laws, hanging up the skates, Olympic ice, tres odd amigos, ERHL beginnings and influence, going full BDL, Highland avalanche, ER community, MAC strength, Dump n Change Podcast, Swany, Kids Hockey, frozen four, beer names, brewery mishaps, future plans

Sunday Apr 03, 2022
AWP Episode 057 (PWS Salt Co.) w/Chris & Dori Yelverton
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau spice it up with Prince William Sound Salt Co’s cofounders Chris & Dori Yelverton
Acoustic and Electric fat tire rips, Wild Game Meat Anniversary Party, Ira’s Moose Wellington rang our bellington, thanks to prize contributors, PWS Salt Co, initial idea and burnt beginnings, becoming boat people, Ranger Tug swank, Petersville snow machine story, dirt bikes & whiskey throttle, another rookie snow machine story, Whittier & boat launch shenanigans, PWS boat launch cam, the sportsman’s lounge, Huna gondola & deer, Salt tasting, Gin & Saline #11, Alder smoked salt on melon, salty cookies, Brie with Rosemary Lemon salt, first salt trial story, nerding out on the science of salt, deep water, micro plastics, no plastic mantra, PWS Science Center, Crystallization, History of Salt book “Salt” by Mark Kurlansky, Steakhouse blend “rub it on your meat”, Salt wars, more boat launch stories

Sunday Mar 27, 2022
AWP Episode 056 (The Packraft Handbook) w/Luc Mehl
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau drop into the water with Alaskan author and adventurer Luc Mehl
Campbell Creek floats as a youth, The Packrafting Handbook, Nordic Ice skating, Nordic ice skates and equipment, next book, skate blade theory & design, cold water safety and essential ice pick necklace, hypothermia, Nordic Skate South Central, call you a lacer, ice thickness, 2 lbs of food per day adventure rations, caloric rich food (4 calories per gram), liquid iodine, drip drop & wind electrolytes, shoes that drain & squeezing water out of socks, trading sleeping bag for dry puffy clothes, Alaska Wilderness Classic, brining just the essentials, HIT training regiment, Mind & Mtn, Ski Babes, Hazard Exposure & Vulnerability , Pragmatic Risk Measurement, Packrafting, pro tips for beginners, learning the hardest way, capable partners & exposure comfort levels, Solo vs Group, Mt Logan close calls & learnings, packraft design and innovation, primary & secondary boat stability, Swiftwater rescue training, Packraft Alaska Facebook Group, American Packraft Association Forum, Molly of Denali, Brooks Range Packrafting trips, Packrafting hazards, next level trip preparation, using satellite imagery, looking for brush from space

Sunday Mar 20, 2022
AWP Episode 055 ”Unstoppable” w/Tana Grenda
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau cross paths of an "UNSTOPPABLE" journey with fellow Alaskan Tana Grenda
Vacation catch up, living the subsistence life, raising a family in King Salmon, AK - trapping & fishing, operating a business in rural Alaska, banning of big game & predator hunting on social media, false narratives about hunting, Alaska Prop 137 "Unlawful Methods of Taking Big Game" , the grey area, Ron Hayes the renegade, Stuck N The Rut App, Honeycomb App creation/platform, Tana's record book 460 Alaska Caribou, spring bear hunt 2021, surviving a bear attack, experiencing & coping with trauma and PTSD, Adam's machete shin hack and a self suture, future plans