Mind the Track

An adventure podcast about chasing powder on skis and snowboards in winter, hunting singletrack loam on mountain bikes in summer, profiling the “core lords” of the outdoors in the Lake Tahoe region and fostering the culture of mountain life through education and experience in the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin.

Mind the Track is a sports podcast hosted by @Pow_Bot and @trail_whisperer, with 95 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

@Pow_Bot and @trail_whisperer hosts Mind the Track, a sports show with 95 episodes published.

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  Episode #18

  Dumb Ass Rescued Persons and Part-Time Crusaders | E95

  Sep 8, 20261h 40mS4

  As meteorological Fall and the “ber” months arrive, the boys play some bike polo and continue talking about El Niño, with the hopes of a wild and wet winter. Meanwhile, in the absence of any rain, the Hawk Fire in Reno scorches 15,000 acres on Peavine Mountain, burning trails and 40+ homes. A woman swimming in Lake Tahoe is attacked by a river otter, a group of hikers become Dumb Ass Rescued Persons after asking AI to plan their ill-fated ascent of Mount Shasta and Vail Resorts faces a third anti-trust lawsuit alleging ski pass price fixing. Big Sally calls in with an Edward Abbey quote, Trail Whisperer rants about being a part-time crusader and the boys chew on a few DOPE or DERPs including taking home restaurant leftovers, fasting, paying to park and ride mountain bikes and Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline.   3:00 – The boys play bike polo at The Backcountry in Truckee 9:00 – The beginning of meteorological Fall has arrived on Sept 1 11:20 – Wet weather is coming to Tahoe? More super El Nino hype 14:15 – Devastating flash flooding in Grand Canyon, Zion National Park and in Nepal 17:45 – Preparing for a 3-day bikepacking adventure with big mountain bike rides 21:30 – The Hawk Fire in Reno burns a lot of Peavine Mountain and 40+ homes lost 30:20 – A woman was attacked by a river otter while swimming in Lake Tahoe 33:35 – Dumb Ass Rescued Persons on Mount Shasta after asking AI how to hike the peak 41:45 – Vail Resorts is now facing a third anti-trust lawsuit, brought by a shareholder 45:50 – Big Sally calls in with an Edward Abbey quote putting life into perspective 52:00 – Lee from Marin County calling to say The Crooked Stuff is DOPE. 55:00 – DOPE or DERP – Not eating all your dinner at the restaurant and taking home leftovers 1:03:00 – DOPE or DERP – Fasting 1:11:30 – DOPE or DERP – Paying money to park then ride mountain bike trails 1:18:30 – DOPE or DERP – listening to podcasts in 1.5x or 2.0x speed 1:19:35 – DOPE or DERP – Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline 1:22:00 – Ski Bowl Songs – Top 40 songs listened to over and over again at Tom’s childhood ski hill 1:25:45 – ON A MUSICAL NOTE - talk about Def Leppard, The Osees, KEXP and All Them Witches 1:30:00 – Mount Rose Meadows – solving the ongoing winter parking issues along the highway 1:35:45 – Going on a road trip and joining Harvest Host – service for 10,000 places to boondock

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  Episode #17

  Core Lords Call In, Poisoned Trees and a Super El Niño | E94

  Aug 21, 20261h 54mS4

  Wildfires, triple digit temperatures and dusty, blown out trails – it must be the middle of August in Tahoe. Episode 94 features a grab bag of topics including the relationship between dogs and bears, magicians and the ice cream man, new Tahoe trails, Heavenly opening its gondola to mountain bikes, Palisades Tahoe offering a midweek pass for $699 while Alterra gets sued for price fixing, poisoned trees in Incline Village and the development of the largest El Niño in recorded history. Also, the 888 COR LORD hotline blows up with voicemails, Trail Whisperer gives his initial impressions on his new Aventon Current EXP, issues a call to action in Nevada to stop Greenlink North and the boys shout out Kyle and Jessica Aster for donating $250,000 to TAMBA for finishing Meeks Ridge Trail. Throw in a couple DOPE or DERPs and On a Musical Notes, this is a variety-packed episode. 3:00 – Buy a Mind the Track hat at Start Haus in Truckee! 4:10 – Downieville Classic Recap – Tobin Ortenblad and Marco Osborne winners! 6:50 – Cosbey witnesses carnage on Baby Heads 8:30 – Big fires in Reno/Tahoe area – Bug Fire, Stallion Fire and Talbot Fire 14:25 – Pow Bot’s two brothers visit from Michigan and ride Tahoe 16:00 – Trail Whisperer gives his initial impressions on the new Aventon Current EXP 20:00 – Core Lords Call In – Josh from Loyalton – Tahoe Donner, Glizzys and Bike Polo 25:40 – Lauren – Picking up a new truck camper while listening to truck campers. 26:40 – We have female listeners, Glizzy Gauntlet results and 7-Eleven is lame 34:13 – Jon calls in and praises Gordo as well as prioritizing play over work 41:17 – Eric calls in and shares a funny ice cream man story 46:36 – Magicians are like the ice cream man – people don’t like either 49:10 – Stop the Greenlink North power line from running along Highway 50 in Nevada 53:00 – Does your dog make you safer in bear country? 58:15 – Someone is poisoning and killing dozens of trees in Incline Village 1:04:00 – Huge shout out to Kyle and Jessica Aster – THANK YOU for donating $250k to TAMBA 1:06:50 – The new Panorama Trail at Heavenly opens, as well as the gondola opening to MTBs 1:11:20 – Palisades Tahoe bringing back midweek season pass for $699 1:12:30 – Class action lawsuit against Vail, Alterra, Powder Corp and Boyne for price fixing 1:15:05 – The Super El Nino of 2026-27 seems to be a certainty at this point 1:22:15 – DOPE OR DERP – Cell phone mounts on bike handlebars 1:28:40 – DOPE OR DERP – Hand guards on a mountain bike 1:35:50 – ON A MUSICAL NOTE – Organically Good Trio 1:39:05 – ON A MUSICAL NOTE – Genesis Owusu 1:40:30 – ON A MUSICAL NOTE – The Crooked Stuff 1:49:20 – Sept 11-13 – Mount Hough Enduro and Grinduro. Be there! 1:51:07 – The Crooked Stuff – Waking Alive

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  Episode #16

  Adventure Vehicles | Harry Wagner and KP Pawley | E93

  Aug 10, 20261h 50mS4

  Regardless of whether you have a van, a pop-up camper, an RV, a rock crawler or just a basic old pickup truck, the vehicles we own help facilitate the adventures we want to have. In Episode 93, we camp at White Rock Lake with Harry Wagner of @harrysituations and KP Pawley of @zerodeclination and talk all about adventure vehicles and what set-ups are best suited for different purposes. Both Harry and KP have vast experience traveling around the globe and living in different rigs, gaining unique insights on what works – and more importantly – what doesn’t work. They’ve built, driven and seen nearly everything and share with us their experience. Topics include roof top tents, if you need a winch, diesel versus gas, traction boards, the best tires and the most common modifications that make people’s vehicles worse, not better. We also discuss the astronomical cost of new vehicles and some of the best used vehicle values that make for great adventure builds on a budget. Whether you have a six-figure build or just an old beater and a tent on the ground, you can learn a lot in this episode.   2:30 – Recording from White Rock Lake near Mount Lola 5:00 – The legend of the Warren Lake trail 8:00 – All About Adventure Rigs with KP Pawley and Harry Wagner 16:02 – Old and new Toyota Trucks – slow and expensive but reliable 19:00 – How Harry and KP know each other 21:05 – Universal hatred for UTVs and side by sides 24:08 – The difference between people who want a van vs a pickup with a camper 26:20 – Pow Bot’s Ford Bronco he grafted a fiberglass camper onto 29:25 – How important is the pass-thru from cab to camper? 30:20 – A brief background on Harry Wagner’s 4x4 adventure career 31:40 – A brief background on KP Pawley, living full-time in his camper 33:20 – Taking 3 years to drive the Pan American Highway in 2016 34:50 – What was your biggest breakdown on the Pan American Highway trip? 36:47 – Was there a piece of gear that saved your trip? 39:00 – Have you ever been extorted by law enforcement? 42:10 – Is a gray market import from a foreign country a good adventure vehicle?  44:50 – What was Harry’s favorite overlander/adventure vehicle he owned? 46:40 – What is your most essential creature comfort in an adventure vehicle? 49:40 – Roof top tents – Harry is not a fan. Why? 54:00 – The rise of the six-figure adventure vehicle 58:20 – Everything you do to your truck makes it worse 1:01:20 – Why have Toyota Tacomas become so popular? 1:02:10 – Harry is driving a 2015 Mercedes GL550 he bought for $10k 1:05:40 – The astronomical cost of new vehicles 1:08:30 – What are some used trucks that are reliable and affordable? 1:13:35 – The shortsightedness of gas prices and old V8s versus new EVs and hybrids 1:14:35 – Diesel vs gasoline – what’s more reliable? 1:21:00 – Zero Declination – building a full-size truck camper that fits gear like a van. 1:26:20 – What is it that pulls you away from the pavement? 1:27:45 – Advice of what not to do, winches, traction boards and Hi-Lift jacks, best tires 1:33:40 – The “power move” – one thing on your rig that makes other people jealous? 1:35:45 – How important is a shower or a toilet? 1:38:30 – You have $10,000 to go adventuring, what are you going to buy? 1:40:40 – What does Mind the Track mean to you?

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  Episode #15

  The Downieville Classic and Uncle Cozmo | E92

  Jul 30, 20261h 17mS4

  When it comes to mountain bike races, nothing captures the essence of the sport better than the Downieville Classic. Since 1995, the Classic has evolved with mountain biking’s growth, challenging riders with soul crushing climbs and rocky, rugged descents pushing both rider and bike to their absolute limits. As one of the only point-to-point races left in America, the Downieville Classic is the ultimate test of what it takes to be a well-rounded mountain biker. Add in a historic Gold Rush-era town perfectly preserved in time, the Classic is as unforgettable to spectate as it is to participate. In Episode 92, the boys sit down once again with Marc Cosbey, aka Uncle Coz, who first arrived in Downieville with a mountain bike in 1990, helping make the Classic what it is today. Not only has the Downieville Classic made a huge impact on the sport of mountain biking, but thanks to the efforts of people like Coz, the event has helped keep this small town of 250 people from losing its identity long after the booms of gold and logging played out.       5:35 – Cosbey gets his first mountain bike in 1990 and his first clipless pedal experience 12:00 – Discovering Downieville and meeting Greg Williams for the first time 14:55 – Cosbey’s first experience riding the Downieville downhill from Packer Saddle 18:00 – What was Cosbey’s first impression of Greg Williams? 20:30 – In the early days, mountain bikers in Downieville were considered outsiders 22:30 – Working at Yuba Expeditions and driving mountain bike shuttles 28:00 – Mike Ferrentino entering the Downieville scene and doing trail work 30:50 – Starting the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS) in 2003 38:05 – Shoveling more than a mile of snow that almost canceled the race in 2011 45:26 – 15 year-old Henry O’Donnell beating Mark Weir in the Downieville Classic 49:33 – The legend of Mark Weir and his reign of domination in Downieville 53:48 – What impact has Downieville had on the sport of mountain biking? 57:38 – The story of “Taze Bro” and winning “That Guy” award in Downieville 1:02:20– “Ron’s House of Big Air” River Jump, “Cozmo’s Wild Island” and the Log Pull 1:09:15 – Who was the most badass woman in the Downieville Classic? 1:10:43 – The 2002 Single Speed Mountain Bike World Championships in Downieville

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  Episode #14

  Riding the Toiyabe Crest Trail | E91

  Jul 18, 20261h 40mS4

  Ten years ago, Kurt the Trail Whisperer and four friends rode the 32-mile non-Wilderness portion of the Toiyabe Crest Trail, the longest trail in Nevada, about 30 miles south of Austin and Highway 50. The 13-hour adventure was ripe with bushwhacking and overgrown trail that hadn’t seen maintenance in 40 years. After the adventure, Kurt thought to himself if the TCT was maintained, it could be one of the greatest mountain bike epics in the country, so he bought himself a reciprocating saw and got to work in 2018. Eight years later, after thousands of hours of labor with friends cutting 32 miles of brush, the TCT is clear from Ophir Pass to Kingston Canyon. Last weekend, Kurt, Pow Bot and a cast of friends including Chad Kelly and Dean Kemp from @battlebornadventures shuttled to Ophir Pass to celebrate the achievement by riding the 32-mile maintained stretch of the TCT. It was a historic ride, reaping all the benefits after eight years of labor. Because of its high elevation, staying in the alpine between 7,500 and 10,500 feet, Pow Bot considers the TCT one of North America’s greatest mountain bike epics, calling it the closest thing to a long-distance, point-to-point ski traverse you can do on a bike. In Episode 91, the boys recap an unforgettable weekend spent in the remote wilds of Nevada, and dream about what’s next for this iconic landscape few humans ever set foot on.   2:35 – Introducing Guillermo – the new canine co-host of Mind the Track 9:45 – It’s July and it rained hard in Tahoe. Super El Nino is living up to the hype 13:50 – All three of the 10% off CORE LORD new bike discounts at Start Haus are claimed 17:00 – Greg from Start Haus drops knowledge on disc brake maintenance 19:15 – Mind the Track Deso Supply hats are in stock. Reach out to us if you want one or purchase one at Start Haus 21:30 – Trail Whisperer orders a new Aventon Current EXP 23:25 – Trail Whisperer buys Swan John an e-bike and it’s been an amazing investment 26:00 – 4th of July mob of TikTok teenagers take over King’s Beach 27:14 – Remembering the life of David Page – Executive Director of Winter Wildlands Alliance 28:55 – Colin – come participate in the Glizzy Gauntlet on August 16 – Sky Tavern 30:55 – Stu wants to shout out Land Trusts in the Tahoe region and how important they are 33:22 – Carlorado – imagine everyone getting along on trails, making room for each other 35:15 – Big Sallie – believes we need to use chainsaws in wilderness and some forestry wisdom 38:30 – Tell us your diarrhea story and what you did on your day off from work 39:15 – Ripley V5 wants to hear some exploits about the wilds of Nevada, the 10 Shredmandments for MTB and an angry trail builder who destroys bridges 43:25 – Riding the Toiyabe Crest Trail in central Nevada from Ophir Pass to Kingston 45:30 – What was it about the Toiyabe that drew Trail Whisperer to spend 8 years cutting brush 50:55 – How many volunteers have helped in resurrecting the Toiyabe Crest Trail? 54:00 – Recapping the weekend and the logistics of completing the Toiyabe Crest Trail ride 1:00:34 – Yuri Hauswald and Chris Brown recount their 2011 TCT ride 1:09:45 – TW recounts his ride of the TCT in 2016 with Yuri, Chris and Scott Markewitz 1:11:45 – Pow Bot’s experience riding the TCT – like a backcountry ski adventure on a bike 1:17:30 – The concept of “A Third Place” – coined by Ray Oldenberg 1:21:10 – Pow Bot’s story of losing his rear brake on the final descent and crashing 1:25:25 – What was the feeling of completing the ride after 10 years of trail work? 1:31:21 – Lightning round questions about the TCT 1:34:30 – The TCT project has been a spiritual experience that has real meaning and impact

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