Mountain Biking, Poison Oak & Raising Kids Wildly with Casey Botts | Go Wildly PodcastEpisode 31 | Go Wildly Podcast

Casey Botts is a former firefighter, stay-at-home dad, and co-founder of Ashland DEVO, a nonprofit youth mountain bike program serving riders across Southern Oregon. This episode is full of trail stories, practical wisdom, and genuine joy.

We talk about: Ashland's ecology and why his family moved here, life as an urban firefighter in Sacramento, why there's barely any mountain biking left in Marin County, building Ashland DEVO from scratch, tips for seasonal depression and poison oak, finding flow on a trail run, watching your kids progress outside, advice for a good life, and a dramatic self-arrest on Mount Bailey that may have saved his life.

Links & MentionsAshland DEVO: ashlanddevo.orgNICA: nationalmtb.orgBikeKraft: bikekraft.comRogue Valley Runners: roguevalleyrunners.comSendHer: @sendher.mtb.club

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Hosted & Produced by Emily Berlant & Heather WhiteTheme Music: "Rainmaker" by Jared Masters

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