On today’s episode of CCC: Hard Corps, I talk (starting at 1:30) about debriefing from an alum’s perspective thirty years after debriefing for my own Backcountry season, and the ghosts that I still find at Camp Mather. We also hear from Dallio

Tehama Fire Center, and Two Backcountry Interviews

Sep 15th, 2019 36m 56s

Today on CCC: Hard Corps, we get to see a little more of the vision that I have for the blog and podcast. I intend to explore all aspects of the CCC program, throughout its 40+ year history. I want to cover every center and every program that I

Backcountry Debriefing: George Godfrey, Adam Garcia, and Eric Rasmussen

Aug 14th, 2019 26m 29s

Today’s podcast has three interviews from the 2018 Backcountry Trails Program debriefing. They were recorded on location in September, 2018 at Camp Mather, just outside of Yosemite National Park.The Corpsmembers interviewed are:George Godfrey

2018 Backcountry Debriefing Part 5

May 13th, 2019 47m 3s

More interviews from the 2018 Backcountry Debriefing held at Camp Mather near Yosemite National Park.We hear from Isaiah Van Dyke (Kings Canyon), Maggie Jones (Trinity), Cherokee Smith (Yosemite 2), Julio Limon (Inyo), and from CCC/Backcountry

2018 Debriefing Part 4

May 6th, 2019 44m 4s

Howdy! Welcome to CCC: Hard Corps, the best place on the Internet to find stories of the California Conservation Corps.I am your host, George Parker. I am a former Backcountry Corpsmember, Del Norte crewleader, and Delta C1.In this episode, w

2018 Backcountry Debriefing Part 3 and 2019 Orientation

Apr 28th, 2019 37m 30s

Welcome to more Corpsmember interviews from the 2018 Backcountry debriefing. We also hear from Backcountry Trails Program Director Karlson Hubbard on some of the philosophy that goes into the Backcountry Trails program. It's a balance of commun

2018 Backcountry Debriefing Part 2

Apr 15th, 2019 41m 12s

Part Two of the 2018 Backcountry Trails debriefing.We hear from Dayne Shelor (Yosemite 2), Robert Slack (Trinity), Alissa Smith (Kings Canyon), and Anne Highley-Smith (Backcountry Alumni and current BC Program Assistant).We lean a little bit

2018 Backcountry Debriefing Part 1

Nov 7th, 2018 40m 27s

We start posting our 2018 Backcountry Trail crew interviews, recorded at Camp Mather outside of Yosemite National Park.If you are a former Corpsmember and would like to share your trails stories from the Cs, contact me at either:grinningdwa

Hurricane Relief, Flood Fighting Center, and Backcountry Debriefing Preview

Oct 31st, 2018 19m 54s

In Episode #8, we hear about:Two CCC crews dispatched to Florida to help with hurricane recovery. Click on these links to see further video on:Fortuna CrewSan Pedro CrewWe also hear about the new Delta Center, the flood fighting center

07: Upcoming Stories, and Bob Cox

Sep 29th, 2018 28m 46s

In Episode 07 of CCC: Hard Corps, I talk about upcoming stories, and tell you about one of my CCC mentors, Bob Cox. Bob's influence is one of the reasons why the CCC: Hard Corps blog/podcast even exists.I also make a call for former Corpsmembe

06: CCC: Hard Corps Mission and Geo's Story

Jun 11th, 2018 31m 3s

On today's podcast, I will talk about the mission and vision I had for starting CCC: Hard Corps.I also realized that I have been asking Corpsmembers for their stories, but I hadn't yet shared my story with you. Part Two of this podcast in my C

05: 2017 Klamath Backcountry Interviews

Nov 8th, 2017 30m 1s

This week's podcast features our interviews with several members of the 2017 Klamath Backcountry Trail crew. Recorded at the Backcountry Debriefing at Camp Mather, outside of Yosemite National Park.For more stories of members in the California

04: 2017 Kings Canyon Backcountry Interviews

Nov 1st, 2017 29m 19s

This week's podcast features our interviews with several members of the 2017 Kings Canyon Backcountry Trail crew. Recorded at the Backcountry Debriefing at Camp Mather, outside of Yosemite National Park.For more stories of members in the Calif

03: 2017 Desolation Wilderness Crew Interviews

Oct 25th, 2017 30m 54s

Interviews with members of the 2017 Desolation Wilderness crew of the California Conservation Corps.

2017 Yosemite 1 and Yosemite 2 Interviews

Oct 18th, 2017 30m 22s

Today's podcast contains 5 interviews with members of the 2017 Yosemite 1 and Yosemite 2 CCC Backcountry trail crews. Recorded at Camp Mather, September 25, 2017.

2017 Backcountry Trails Debriefing: Trinity Alps Crew

Oct 11th, 2017 16m 4s

CCC: Hard Corps is dedicated to telling the stories of members of the California Conservation Corps. This episode contains interviews with the 2017 Trinity Alps Backcountry Trail crew. The interviews were recorded at their end of season debrief

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