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Outdoor Adventure Episodes

Connecting Communities: 34-Miles of Cycling, Hiking, and History on the River Mountains Loop Trail
Feb. 19, 2026

Connecting Communities: 34-Miles of Cycling, Hiking, and History on t…

In this episode of CommunityCast, Howard Fox is joined by Paul Grube, the President of the River Mountains Loop Trail Partnership. Paul shares the fascinating history of this 34-mile paved trail and how it evolved from a "tra...

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Live Your Bold: The Making of Sierra 914 with Will Turner & Ryan Dugger
Dec. 9, 2025

Live Your Bold: The Making of Sierra 914 with Will Turner & Ryan Dugg…

In this episode of The Best Dam Podcast , your Host, Jill Lagan, is joined by ultra-endurance athlete Will Turner and filmmaker Ryan Dugger . Will and Ryan break down the making of Sierra 914 , an award-winning documentary ca...

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Casting Wide: Young Anglers Shaping a Community With The Boulder City Bass Club
April 23, 2024

Casting Wide: Young Anglers Shaping a Community With The Boulder City…

The Best Dam Podcast welcomes young anglers from the Boulder City Bass Club. We'll hear from Rylan Garrett, Brandon Kaminski, and Lexi Wendst, who are as skilled with a fishing rod as they are with their youthful wisdom. The...

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Izzy Collett: Desert Adventures in the Heart of Southern Nevada
June 29, 2023

Izzy Collett: Desert Adventures in the Heart of Southern Nevada

This episode of The Best Dam Podcast features, Izzy Collett: Instructor and CEO at Desert Adventures. Izzy is an ACA trained kayak and canoe instructor, Wilderness First Responder, and Wilderness Medicine instructor. Desert A...

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Mike Gauthier, Superintendent, National Park Service, Lake Mead National Recreation Area
May 9, 2023

Mike Gauthier, Superintendent, National Park Service, Lake Mead Natio…

This episode of The Best Dam Podcast features, Mike Gauthier, Superintendent, National Park Service, Lake Mead National Recreation Area WHAT WE CHATTED ABOUT The role of the Superintendent The Partnership between the Park and...

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Chad Taylor, Director of Marketing & Guest Experience  @ Lake Mead Mohave Adventures
March 28, 2023

Chad Taylor, Director of Marketing & Guest Experience @ Lake Mead Mo…

This episode of The Best Dam Podcast features, Chad Taylor, Director of Marketing at Guest Experience, Inc. WHAT WE CHATTED ABOUT Traditional media may tell us that Lake Mead has dried up and now all we see are boat wrecks an...

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Ashley Pipkin, Biologist with the National Park Service, Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division, and the Basin and Range Dark Sky Cooperative.
July 18, 2022

Ashley Pipkin, Biologist with the National Park Service, Natural Soun…

Today on the Best Dam Podcast we have the honor of speaking with Ashley Pipkin . Ashley is a Biologist for the National Park Service, Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division, and the Basin and Range Dark Sky Cooperative. Ashl...

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Meet David Lusvardi, Vice President of National Park Express, and Chairman of the Board for the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce
June 3, 2022

Meet David Lusvardi, Vice President of National Park Express, and Cha…

Hello, and welcome to The Best Dam Podcast . On today’s show, we have the pleasure of speaking with David Lusvardi, Vice President of National Park Express. National Park Express is an amazing partner of the Boulder City Cham...

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