Walking the Line: A Return Conversation with Ben “Paladin” Cox

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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This week on Papa Bear Hikes, host Martin welcomes back listener favorite Ben “Paladin” Cox. A husband, father, hiker, environmentalist, hunter, fisherman, and world traveler, Ben joins us once again to share stories, reflections, and a few new perspectives since his last visit. Together, Martin and Ben dive into the experiences that have shaped him over the past year from time spent outdoors to moments that brought him closer to home. Whether you’re an adventurer, a dreamer, or someone...

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0:00.0	CDT Days, the Hill of Wilderness.
0:06.1	What do they have in common?
0:07.4	Let's find out.
0:20.4	Today, I want to welcome back our friend, Ben Cox.
0:23.5	Ben was just recently out west.
0:26.4	Well, now, I don't know how recently it was,
0:27.9	but recent enough where he's on here to talk about it
0:30.1	and talk about CTD days
0:33.4	and also about an area that I have some interest in
0:36.2	and we've never touched on the podcast.
0:37.9	And that's the Hill of Wilderness.
0:39.1	Ben, welcome back.
0:41.4	Great to be back, sir.
0:43.2	I'm honored to be here.
0:46.2	We've had guests on that have attended AT Trail Days, right?
0:51.1	And Damascus, that's like a big deal.
0:53.2	Everybody goes there.
0:55.5	And we're starting to see more of these trails having what they call their trail days, where it's a big gathering of people who have
0:59.6	through hiked and aspiring through hikers and they attract sponsors and manufacturers, et cetera,
1:06.7	et cetera. So you were recently at the CTD days. Tell us about that experience a little bit.
1:11.9	The Continental Divide Trail Days.
1:16.9	Yes, the Continental Divide Trail Days, it was actually their 10th anniversary.
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