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Be Kind To Your Mind
Tri State Hikers Executive Board
We all see the need for getting more people outdoors, especially the kids… That’s been our focus recently, to get more young people and kids outside, because at the end of the day, that’s our future, then are the future. And now is the time to nurture that love for nature.
Heat Things Up with a DIY Adventure
Paula, Trish & Jen Visit Cedar Grove Sauna
“WHOOOOOOAAOO!” “HOLY SH*T” “WOW” “WOW” “This is amazing!”
Make (and Claim) Space for Yourself
Ava Baptiste, TriState Hikers
Sometimes when someone comes for a hike, they just want to get something off their chest, or they just want to be free to talk. I think it’s so much easier to talk to a stranger than people you know… and sometimes that’s what people need, just a listening ear.
Biking Through Loss and Building a Legacy
Sandy Noble
My main sport, for 31 years now, it’s been mountain biking. Even after after my husband’s death, within a few days, I was in the woods….anybody that’s been through anything, you know, exercise is just a great way to relieve a lot of stress and sadness.
Get Your Guide On(line)
Shay Bellas, Navitour
We really find a lot of information out about ourselves when we travel… we see that the world is not as scary as the media makes it out to be. And that we, all in all, have way more in common with each other than differences. It’s really good to see that and explore that.
Plan Some Post-Pandemic Play
Jen Hazard, Author of The Maine Play Book
I came to recognize it as I was older…. just going to a new space, and exploring like that, that really always just inspires me, no matter what.
Be Your Own Hero
Lori Steere, Butter Hill Hideaway
Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff, and I was like, ‘You know what? I’m just going to do this for now’, and it happened.
(Re)Treat Yourself to a Bigger Life
Carrie Hoffman, Bigger Life Adventures & Grand Canyon Eco-Retreat
Someone said to me once, ‘your life can be bigger than your biggest dreams for it’, and I never forgot that. And that’s actually where I got the name for my company, Bigger Life Adventures, because it’s true.
Keep Things in (Outside) Perspective
Lauren Humphrey of Outside Perspectives
Our goal is mainly to get more kids outside. And more often.
Seek (and Find!) Sanctuary Where You Least Expect It
Jennifer Klein, PhD, The Trustees of Reservations
We have to connect [nature] to where people live, and get our programs to talk more about a greater bio region, rather than ‘nature is here. And it’s not here.’
Find (or Make) Your Own Happy
"Tall" Ashley Leedberg, Two Loons Guide Service
It kind of clicked inside that I didn’t need to be miserable at my job. That wasn’t the goal, that wasn’t the point.
Give the People What They Want
Kelley Cullenberg & Sarah Doscinski, Spandits
One of the really key things to staying in the business has been adaptability, you know, just rolling with the times and what people are looking for.