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You Are Capable of More (Than You Acknowledge to Yourself)
Rebecca Sperry, Socked In Hikes
I think one of the things I was most fearful of, besides the whole not wanting to die piece, was losing this major piece of who I was in my passion for hiking.
Live Mindfully (and Build Creatively!)
Jen Deraspe, Spirals of Wellbeing
I really wanted to test more conscious living. Like, ‘what do I need?’ versus ‘what do I want?’
Ally, Amplify, and Open Your Wallet Already
Summits In Solidarity with Serena Ryan
If you could post an article about Black Lives Matter or transgender rights on [a white-dominated hiking social page] and get nothing but lovely comments and support and flowers, then there probably wouldn’t be a need for the social justice movements there are today.
Send It! (And Tell All Your Friends)
Katie Wolitarsky & Kat Englishman of The Send
We genuinely care about this community and these people, and we want to lift it up and promote it. And I mean, selfishly, we also want to know about all these cool things, too.
Let Your Experience Be Your Guide
Tami Rogers, Maine’s Outdoor Learning Center
A lot of people come in with great life experience. And that experience is what is going to make them the good guide.
Embrace Your Gray Areas
Emily Holland, Nature Untold Podcast
What other thing gives us that much sickness, and we don’t remove it from our lives?
Leave No Trace (and PLEASE No Painted Rocks!)
Nancy Zane, Leave No Trace (LNT) Master Educator
You just have to think about it - we’re not the only ones on the planet, and we have to share.
Take the Train and Bring Some Newbies
Melissa Goodwin, Girl Gotta Hike
That’s the biggest hurdle for people in New York, so many people here don’t have cars, but so many people want to get outside.
Find the Practices That Serve You
Nancy Wind, Peaks and Poses
When you want to make a change in yourself, you want to hang out with people that you want to be like.
Put Yourself In An Available Place
Briana & Cambyr Sullivan
This was a big dream of mine, I just didn’t have a name for it.
Find the ‘Extra’ in Your Ordinary
Tracyn Thayer
All the experiences I’ve had in my life up to that point kind of all came together.