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.
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Dumb Ass Rescued Persons and Part-Time Crusaders | E95
Saison 4 · Épisode 18
mardi 8 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:39:31
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
Core Lords Call In, Poisoned Trees and a Super El Niño | E94
Saison 4 · Épisode 17
vendredi 21 août 2026 • Durée 01:53:34
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
Adventure Vehicles | Harry Wagner and KP Pawley | E93
Saison 4 · Épisode 16
lundi 10 août 2026 • Durée 01:49:46
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
The Downieville Classic and Uncle Cozmo | E92
Saison 4 · Épisode 15
jeudi 30 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:16:57
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
Riding the Toiyabe Crest Trail | E91
Saison 4 · Épisode 14
samedi 18 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:40:00
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
The Secret Life of Gordo Clute | E90
Saison 4 · Épisode 13
lundi 29 juin 2026 • Durée 01:55:50
His co-workers know him as Gordon, but when he’s not working – which is often – his secret alter ego is Gordo, and all Gordo wants to be is outside. Whether it’s sailing, surfing, foiling, skiing, running, biking, swimming 22 miles from Catalina to San Pedro or hiking 2600 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, Gordo Clute has never in his life worked more than he can play. Over a successful 30 year career in shipping sales, Gordo elaborately lived a lie, being perceived as a dedicated hardworking employee when he was instead outside playing, his real dedication focused on finding the flow state we all seek. Gordo’s dedication runs so deep that he secretly moved his entire family to Mammoth for three years when his boss thought he was living 10 miles across town from work headquarters in Orange County. In Episode 90, we chat with ultra-Core Lord and Mind the Track superfan Gordo Clute, and the many life hacks he’s developed in shirking work to prioritize play, time with family and putting his mind in the track.
3:00 – Summer shenanigans and tourist dodging in Tahoe
5:30 – Introducing Gordo Clute core lord superfan of MTT
10:20 – The benefits and drawbacks of riding dirt bikes
14:30 – Learning about Gordo’s background in sailing, ship captaining and becoming a ski bum
17:00 – Solo endurance swimming 22 miles from Catalina to San Pedro starting at midnight and swimming solo 12 miles across Lake Tahoe
23:30 – Who is Gordo Clute? There’s no information on the internet about him. Man of mystery.
26:30 – Secretly moving his family to Mammoth from Orange County without his boss knowing
29:00 – Gordo’s secrets to slacking success so he could be outside playing instead of working
33:30 – “Diarrhea” – the magic word to get you out of any work jam
37:00 – Coping with the redundancy of doing sales to make it work for an outdoor lifestyle
40:10 – Buying ski resort lift tickets with the work credit card and expensing season passes for clients that he could end up using
Don’t Bieber My Trail, Bro | E89
Saison 4 · Épisode 12
mercredi 17 juin 2026 • Durée 01:25:27
The pollen is thick, kids are out of school, the tourists have invaded Tahoe and temperatures are soaring, which means only one thing – summer is here. In Episode 89, Trail Whisperer recaps a mountain bike road trip out to the California coastal town of Eureka while Pow Bot fun hogs on Lake Tahoe with his wing foil. The boys stand corrected by listeners about their Strava rant, California considers instating an official Bruce Lee Day, people are dying from foraged mushroom poisoning, the Ice Cream Man is back again, and TW recommends seeing Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience. The boys also tackle the “Bieber-ification” of trails, aka, making them lame by dumbing them down, and how this act of Bieber-ing trails is a microcosm of society at large getting dumber, as evidenced by how easy Jeopardy questions have become. Also, TW ASS rants about preservationists protesting efforts to allow chainsaws in Wilderness areas so volunteers can clear a maintenance backlog many thousands of fallen trees deep. Plus – only two 10% off coupons for any new bike at Start Haus in Truckee remain! Just use the password CORE LORD and save.
2:20 – What are we going to do when we hit episode 100?
3:00 – For newer listeners of MTT, go back and listen from Episode 1.
5:00 – The pollen is thick. The tourists are here. It’s hot out. It’s SUMMER.
7:45 – Recapping the Lost and Found Gravel Bike Event in Portola.
8:55 – Drop into the Start Haus – 2 CORELORD 10% off a new bike discounts remaining!
12:00 – Recapping a road trip to Eureka, California and riding Hatchery Ridge trails.
22:15 – Foil Bot has been local fun hoggin’ and finally wing foiling properly.
28:00 –Marlette Flume trail and Chimney Beach is back open after 5PM on weekdays.
31:00 – Follow up on Strava – Pow Bot shares a Strava confessional.
34:30 – How you can shut off the heat map on Strava so it isn’t shown publicly.
38:00 – “Bumblies” is what they call clueless city people in the mountains in the UK.
You Might Be a Core Lord If… | E88
Saison 4 · Épisode 11
jeudi 4 juin 2026 • Durée 01:36:31
Amidst the best spring ever, in episode 88 the boys recap Memorial Day weekend filled with skiing Lassen and Shasta, riding moto out in the Toiyabe and Toquima ranges of central Nevada and digging dirt with the Truckee Dirt Union. Memorial Day was also highlighted by stupid people doing stupid things, including a grown man taking his 18-month old son on an ebike ride that ended at 10,000 feet in snow, darkness and a helicopter rescue. The boys also make a huge announcement – their first sponsorship with a local business, the Start Haus in Truckee! To celebrate, the first three people to who walk into Start Haus and drop the password CORE LORD will get 10% off any new bike of their choice. Speaking of Core Lord, in the spirit of Jeff Foxworthy, the boys run through a “You Might be a Core Lord if…” exercise. Got more? Call or email us! Plus Mark Weir rants about Strava, we DOPE or DERP Hypershell Exoskeleton legs and more Mind the Track hats made by Deso are coming, so get your pre-order in if you want one.
3:00 – Best spring ever? Blessed rain and cool temps
4:28 – Truckee Dirt Union Trail Day and Loam Masters Rally recap
9:00 – The legend of Pow Bot the bartender and the power of being a conversation starter
16:40 – Memorial Day weekend recap – TW rides moto in NV, PB skis Shasta/Lassen
28:00 – Memorial Day stupidity - Dad and his 18-month old son getting airlifted off Freel Pass
37:10 – Words of wisdom from Mark Weir about Strava and Strava users
40:38 – We misspoke about a trail system and mentioned trails we shouldn’t have
41:45 – Bike parks, Vail Resorts, Heavenly and Northstar
45:05 – Mind the Track announces a sponsorship with Start Haus!
48:48 – The first three listeners to drop CORELORD as the secret password – 10% off a new bike
51:08 – All about the new Aventon Current ebike – available at Start Haus
57:00 – More Mind the Track Deso hats coming! Reach out to us if you want to pre-order
Pinecone Cowboy | Stew McMorrow | E87
Saison 4 · Épisode 10
jeudi 21 mai 2026 • Durée 02:03:03
Since 2016, more than two million acres of Northern California have been torched by devastating wildfires, leaving vast tracts of previously forested land nothing but black matchsticks. As the landscape recovers, efforts are being made to ensure forests regenerate so massive brush fields don’t take the place of trees. As staff chief for CalFire’s Wildfire Resilience Program, Stew McMorrow has more than 30 years experience climbing trees, falling trees, planting trees, funding agencies in reforestation, as well as working as a Registered Professional Forester (RPF). McMorrow is also an avid outdoorsman and mountain biker, and understands the value of balancing recreation with forestry, serving on the executive board of the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship. In Episode 87, we join McMorrow planting seedlings on Mount Hough near Quincy, California, heavily impacted by the Dixie Fire, then chat with him about forestry, pinecones, growing trees, reforestation and how recreation plays a role in all of it. We also talk with Michael Hall of Feather River Resource Conservation District and fellow RPF, Jason Moghaddas, about the recent controversial news around glyphosate – aka Round Up – being sprayed on public lands.
2:00 – Pow Bot forgets his mountain bike helmet on the Mt Hough shuttle.
5:00 – Introducing Stew McMorrow – forester for CalFire leading reforestation efforts.
8:15 – All the new amazing trails on Mount Hough including Upper Tollgate trail.
13:20 – Stew McMorrow and Michael Hall describing reforestation on top of Mount Hough.
21:50 – Stew McMorrow interview in the back of the Toyota Sunrader.
23:20 – Stew’s upbringing, going to school and working as a sawyer on a fire crew.
26:40 – Getting his Registered Professional Forester (RPF) license and working in Lake Tahoe.
32:05 – Running the CalFire Wildfire Resilience Program and Reforestation program.
37:35 – Climbing trees and collecting pine cones for tree seeds and replanting.
43:10 – Dropping his phone out of a tree and getting attacked by bees.
Trail Tales and Sin Bot | E86
Saison 4 · Épisode 9
mercredi 13 mai 2026 • Durée 01:31:50
Spring is in full swing and Tahoe trails are opening for business quickly. In Episode 86, as the snow vaporizes, the boys chat about a bunch of trail tales, some funny, others concerning. After an extended Rumspringa on the ebike, Pow Bot returns to the traditional “Amish” mountain bike, but will he be Sin Bot for still occasionally riding his ebike? The boys share four-wheeling stories with their in-laws, talk about new trails being built, trails north of Truckee being closed for the season and some trails in burn zones being sprayed by the Tahoe and Lassen National Forest with glyphosate, aka Roundup, known to cause cancer. Trail Whisperer asks is it dope or derp to go on a road trip when gas is $6/gallon, jokes about Breckenridge opening local trails to ebikes (only with a medical condition) and a Core Lord calls in with a rant that South Lake Tahoe doesn’t have any cool, progressive mountain bike trails.
2:40 – Everything in Tahoe is a month early – riding hero dirt and Pow Bot hanging up his snowboard.
3:45 – A recap on Winter 2025-26 – Ended up at average snowfall for the season.
6:15 – Pow Bot comes off the ebike Rumspringa and returns to the Amish bike community.
11:20 – Early season Tahoe trail conditions – Riding the Tahoe Rim Trail and Flume Trail.
12:40 – Trail Whisperer building new trail on Verdi Ridge.
16:15 – Tahoe National Forest has closed trails in and around Emigrant Trail, Prosser, Boca.
20:00 – Shout out to Tahoe Mountain Sports – helping TW out with a ski binding issue.
20:50 – The Truckee Follies – Rated X fundraiser for Downtown Merchants Association.
23:15 – Truckee Dirt Union Loam Masters Rally happening May 29-30.
24:08 – Sugar Bowl is selling off all their vintage 1950s gondolas for $10k a piece.
28:40 – Randy Robbins thinks snowboard beaver tail slapping is DOPE.
29:45 – Parkhill has some thoughts about hallowed vs hollowed ground and gatekeeping.
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