Nov 30, 2023
Learning how to stay warm and, therefore, comfortable in cold
weather can be the difference between a great outdoor experience
and one you never, ever want to have again.
And while so much of the “what” of the clothing that you wear outside will be based on your own personal preferences and needs (helpful, right?),...
Nov 28, 2023
If the annoying perky people in the world are right and your perspective really does determine your reality, then there’s one tried and true way to make heading outside in less than great circumstances -- weather, schedule, whatever -- just a tiny bit better.
I’ve tested what it’s like to go out there with a...
Nov 21, 2023
Call it a gift of my daily outdoor habit: I am surprised to be grateful for some outdoor stuff that old me would’ve considered either not a big deal or downright bad.
And yet here I am, including it on a gratitude list? Life is weird.
Gratitude is a healing practice, and when it comes to challenging seasons (like...
Nov 16, 2023
There’s pushing yourself to chase big goals outside because it’s something you want to do -- and then there’s doing it because someone else can’t.
When Laura Carney found her dad’s unfinished bucket list years after his tragic death, she knew completing it wasn’t just a fun sounding idea -- it was something...
Nov 14, 2023
If the weather outside is frightful or simply not delightful, how
do you make yourself go outside anyway? What’s the trick for
getting past the discomfort and I-don’t-want-to so you can
experience what nature has to offer even in bad weather?
I lean on two tools to help me -- and you can lean on them, too. Learn...