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About Carey Kish: Carey Kish is veteran hiker, outdoors and travel writer, photographer, registered Maine guide and certified funmeister. Kish has completed some two-dozen long-distance trails in the United States, Canada and Europe, including the 2,189-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine (once in 1977 and again in 2015), the 1,100-mile Florida Trail in 2017, and has plans to tackle all 2,650 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada in 2019.   In addition to the AMC Maine Mountain Guide, Kish is the author of AMC’s Best Day Hikes Along the Maine Coast. He is the longtime hiking and camping columnist for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and writes the outdoor adventure blog “Maineiac Outdoors” at MaineToday.com. His writing and photos have appeared in numerous publications, most recently the Activities Guide of Maine, the Maine Brew Guide, Maine Today Travel Magazine, Green &amp; Healthy Maine and the Sunrise Guide. Kish is currently working on a new book entitled Beer Hiking New England, which pairs 60 great hikes with nearby craft breweries/brewpubs.   Kish is an active member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, New England Outdoor Writers Association, North American Snowsports Journalists Association and New England Travel Writers Network. He lives on Mt. Desert Island with his wife, Fran Leyman.  In this episode: 5:05 – How Carey got started in business 7:04 – Carey’s love for Maine and why he wanted to grow his career here 8:00 – The value of living in Maine and the strength of Maine’s brand 10:56 – How the print media industry has changed, and which social media site Carey likes best 12:43 – The places in Maine that Carey likes to share with readers 14:48 – The birth of the internet and tools Carey uses to get his message out 17:18 – How Carey has approached challenges and obstacles in his career 19:23 – Why Carey Kish wanted to hike the Appalachian trail 21:18 – The example of a relationship Carey established on Facebook 27:37 – How social media is like a full-time focus group 30:22 – A story from Carey’s trip on The Appalachian Trail and a huge surprise for Carey at a diner 33:14 – How Carey has used Facebook to build his network 34:56 – Why Carey wants to get back to engaging his audience through his blog 35:53 – Why discipline is important to being successful for blogging and social media 40:14 – How his network has advanced his career 42:18 – Why Carey Kish loves Stephen King’s book ‘On Writing’ 43:41 – Cary’s advice for PR Maven® Nation 45:55 – What writing and playing the Maine lottery have in common Quote:  “Follow your dreams, do what you love.” — Carey Kish, adventurer, outdoors and travel writer Mentioned in this episode: Go Maine car pool – https://www.gomaine.org/Ways-to-Commute/Carpool University of Maine – https://umaine.edu/ Maine Mountain Guide –  https://www.amazon.com/Maine-Mountain-Guide-10th-Comprehensive/dp/1934028304 MaineToday.com – Trailhead blog – http://mainetoday.com/author/ckish/ Who Moved my Cheese? By Dr. Spencer Johnson –  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/who-moved-my-cheese-spencer-johnson/1100490904/2694123479805?st=PLA&amp;sid=BNB_Core+Catch-All,+Low&amp;sourceId=PLAGoNA&amp;dpid=tdtve346c&amp;2sid=Google_c&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAs8XiBRAGEiwAFyQ-egB2NPqMMb2EX4EIM85_ofahPUhS_7_tBgZpR6EyzZNgkNIyzwY-6RoC_0MQAvD_BwE ‘On Writing,’ by Stephen King –  https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1548876992&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=stephen+king+-+on+writing Looking to connect? Email maineoutdoors@aol.com  Website Facebook: www.facebook.com/careykish

About Carey Kish: Carey Kish is veteran hiker, outdoors and travel writer, photographer, registered Maine guide and certified funmeister. Kish has completed some two-dozen long-distance trails in the United States, Canada and Europe, including the 2,189-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine (once in 1977 and again in 2015), the 1,100-mile Florida Trail in 2017, and has plans to tackle all 2,650 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada in 2019.  In addition to the AMC Maine Mountain Guide, Kish is the author of AMC’s Best Day Hikes Along the Maine Coast. He is the longtime hiking and camping columnist for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and writes the outdoor adventure blog “Maineiac Outdoors” at <a href="http://MaineToday.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MaineToday.com</a>. His writing and photos have appeared in numerous publications, most recently the Activities Guide of Maine, the Maine Brew Guide, Maine Today Travel Magazine, Green &amp; Healthy Maine and the Sunrise Guide. Kish is currently working on a new book entitled Beer Hiking New England, which pairs 60 great hikes with nearby craft breweries/brewpubs.  Kish is an active member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, New England Outdoor Writers Association, North American Snowsports Journalists Association and New England Travel Writers Network. He lives on Mt. Desert Island with his wife, Fran Leyman.  In this episode: 5:05 – How Carey got started in business 7:04 – Carey’s love for Maine and why he wanted to grow his career here 8:00 – The value of living in Maine and the strength of Maine’s brand 10:56 – How the print media industry has changed, and which social media site Carey likes best 12:43 – The places in Maine that Carey likes to share with readers 14:48 – The birth of the internet and tools Carey uses to get his message out 17:18 – How Carey has approached challenges and obstacles in his career 19:23 – Why Carey Kish wanted to hike the Appalachian trail 21:18 – The example of a relationship Carey established on Facebook 27:37 – How social media is like a full-time focus group 30:22 – A story from Carey’s trip on The Appalachian Trail and a huge surprise for Carey at a diner 33:14 – How Carey has used Facebook to build his network 34:56 – Why Carey wants to get back to engaging his audience through his blog 35:53 – Why discipline is important to being successful for blogging and social media 40:14 – How his network has advanced his career 42:18 – Why Carey Kish loves Stephen King’s book ‘On Writing’ 43:41 – Cary’s advice for PR Maven® Nation 45:55 – What writing and playing the Maine lottery have in common Quote:  “Follow your dreams, do what you love.” — Carey Kish, adventurer, outdoors and travel writer Mentioned in this episode: Go Maine car pool – <a href="https://www.gomaine.org/Ways-to-Commute/Carpool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gomaine.org/Ways-to-Commute/Carpool</a> University of Maine – <a href="https://umaine.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://umaine.edu/</a> Maine Mountain Guide – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Maine-Mountain-Guide-10th-Comprehensive/dp/1934028304" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Maine-Mountain-Guide-10th-Comprehensive/dp/1934028304</a> <a href="http://mainetoday.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">MaineToday.com</a> – Trailhead blog – <a href="http://mainetoday.com/author/ckish/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mainetoday.com/author/ckish/</a> Who Moved my Cheese? By Dr. Spencer Johnson – <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/who-moved-my-cheese-spencer-johnson/1100490904/2694123479805?st=PLA&amp;sid=BNB_Core+Catch-All,+Low&amp;sourceId=PLAGoNA&amp;dpid=tdtve346c&amp;2sid=Google_c&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAs8XiBRAGEiwAFyQ-egB2NPqMMb2EX4EIM85_ofahPUhS_7_tBgZpR6EyzZNgkNIyzwY-6RoC_0MQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/who-moved-my-cheese-spencer-johnson/1100490904/2694123479805?st=PLA&amp;sid=BNB_Core+Catch-All,+Low&amp;sourceId=PLAGoNA&amp;dpid=tdtve346c&amp;2sid=Google_c&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAs8XiBRAGEiwAFyQ-egB2NPqMMb2EX4EIM85_ofahPUhS_7_tBgZpR6EyzZNgkNIyzwY-6RoC_0MQAvD_BwE</a> ‘On Writing,’ by Stephen King – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1548876992&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=stephen+king+-+on+writing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1548876992&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=stephen+king+-+on+writing</a> Looking to connect? Email maineoutdoors@aol.com Website Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/careykish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/careykish</a>

Episode 31: Carey Kish, Adventurer and author

Carey Kish, a Maine-based outdoor writer, joins Dan this week and talks about what it takes to put together a solid guidebook and compile the impressive, newly-released 11th edition of the Maine Mountain Guide, available now at the  AMC Store. Download Episode

Carey Kish, a Maine-based outdoor writer, joins Dan this week and talks about what it takes to put together a solid guidebook and compile the impressive, newly-released 11th edition of the Maine Mountain Guide, available now at the <a href="https://amcstore.outdoors.org/maine-mountain-guide-11th-edition-055094" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> AMC Store.</a> <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/weeklyhikingtip/Episode_34__Carey_Kish.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Download Episode</a>

Episode 34: Carey Kish