Yesterday, I went hiking on the Bear Mountain Trail just northwest of Sedona a few miles. It was a great five mile hike that had some fun rocks to climb over and amazing views of the Sedona area. The hike is somewhat challenging; 1200 ft in 2.5 miles to the top, a 5 mile round trip. I did the hike in Chacos but I wouldn't suggest that for others. This would be a difficult hike in the summer as the trail is in full sun with little to no shade.

You can see more photos in my Bear Mountain Trail album.

Now that I have an Ipod, I have discovered the wealth of resources available as podcasts. I have also found several podcasts talking about the outdoors, backpacking, hiking, thruhiking and many other related topics and thought I would share these with you.

My Backpacking and Hiking Podcast List:

1. Wildebeat - The audio journal about getting into the wilderness.

2. Trailcast - Podcasting on foot.

3. Backpacking Light - Backpacking Light Podcasts introduce you to the gear, the people, and the stories that define the best of today's wilderness experience!

4. Practical Backpacking - Watch out for the ads!

5. Anthony's Audio Journal - Hiking and Backpacking podcast of Anthony's personal journals from hikes and backpack trips in and around the Southern California area and the Eastern Sierras.

6. Hike It All - Video Podcasts

7. SouthEastern Backpackers - Watch out for the ads!

8. ARHiker Trailcast - Descriptions of trails hiked.