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Finding Myself on the Mountain

Finding Myself on the Mountain

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It was three miles before I realized my many mistakes. I was sweating through my cotton T-shirt and a breeze was picking up, sending shivers across my body. My overnight pack was too long for my small frame and jammed with items no longer worth their weight on my back. I hadn’t brought my own map so I kept looking ahead, searching for the spot where we’d [...]
How to Change the Face of The Outdoors: An American Ascent

How to Change the Face of The Outdoors: An American Ascent

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As a traveller and lover of the outdoors, be it hiking, camping, (attempting badly) to surf, running, wakeboarding etc, I love being outside. Along the way, I have noticed that the media's depiction of the great outdoors is often.. somewhat limited. There is a trend right now (with Instagram being a serial offender) of slim, caucasian women with long flowing[...]