The Washington State Hiking Podcast

About The Washington State Hiking Podcast

Welcome to the The Washington State Hiking Podcast with your host, Jennie Thwing Flaming. Along with part time co-host and guidebook author Craig Romano, she provides practical and timely seasonal hiking advice for hikers, trail runners and potential hikers of all skill and ability levels that is practical, accurate, fun and inclusive. We cover hikes near Seattle and Tacoma as well as hikes all across Washington from the rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula to the Shrub Steppe of Eastern Washington. Jennie is a middle aged, plus sized, frequently solo slow hiker and a born and raised Washingtonian and has enjoyed Washington's trails her entire life. Craig is a trail runner and ultra marathoner who also loves the mellow walk close to home. Originally from New Hampshire, he has made his home in Washington for more than 30 years. He the author of more than 20 guidebooks covering trails across Washington State and beyond.

Publisher

Jennie Thwing Flaming and Craig Romano

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Mar 2024

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

38 of 141 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   The Most Overrated Hikes in Washington

   Host Jennie and guest Craig, a hiking guidebook author, debate and reveal their most overrated Washington hikes, offering listeners a fresh perspective on popular trails.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Best Larch Hikes for 2026

   Host Jennie shares her top recommendations for Washington State's best larch hikes, offering inspiration for outdoor enthusiasts.

3. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Trees 101 for Hikers

   Host Jennie and guest Craig, a hiking guidebook author, explore Washington's primary trees and identification tips for hikers.

Inside a recent episode

The Ethics of Bootlegged Trails

Published 3 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And basically, these are lakes or destinations that never had a trail built to them. But people have gone, in essence, off trail to find these places. And by going over and over, many people going on over and over on the same route, it, in essence, creates a trail just by default. That's very different than a group of people going out with saws and lopper and decide we're going to cut a trail here but both these can still fall the fisherman trails and the and the bootleg trails can still have some of the same problems so getting back to what you're saying yeah the legality the liability um there's so many issues um so first of all why people might say well let's back up why are these trails happening in the first place? […]

Who has been a guest on The Washington State Hiking Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Christian Martin
• April Katz
• Holly Weiler
• Connie Soper
• Cameron Perry

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

29 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

61

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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Does not typically book guests

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