The Pisgah Pop is grit made physical — 30 miles across the wild, humid, ridgerunning spine of the Art Loeb Trail. In this episode, we take you from the dark hardwood forests of Davidson River to the glowing quartzite of Shining Rock, across the iconic balds of Black Balsam and Tennent Mountain, and down into the quiet woods of the Daniel Boone Camp.
You’ll hear the story of this Southern Appalachian epic: the humidity, the fog, the roots, the wind, the balds, and the deep internal shift that happens when you choose to keep moving long after the day gets hard. We break down the route, the risks, the weather, the logistics, the human history, and the psychological architecture that makes US15 a true test of endurance.
If you’re the kind of person who seeks meaning over ease — who wants a story worth telling — the Pisgah Pop is waiting.
Off you pop.
