A jet to Europe… …a bike ride through Spain… …eating with locals… …enjoying the customs of far-off lands. Sounds great, but how do you make it happen? How do you prepare, and what do you do once you get there? im and I took our first adventure travel experience together biking through Western Europe. We were completely unprepared. Our only previous ... Read More »
Walking takes longer… than any other known form of locomotion except crawling. Thus it stretches time and prolongs life. Life is already too short to waste on speed. Edward Abbey You know you have an addiction to backpacking when… The mud caked to your boots has sentimental value. You’ve packed your pack so many times you can do it ... Read More »
If we are all so aware of the dominance of the internet and the benefits of getting kids offline and outside, why are so many falling down the digital rabbit hole? The Importance of Nurturing Outdoor-Minded Children hen’s the last time you sent a text to your child when they were just upstairs? Or even in the next room? We all ... Read More »
“If you don’t start somewhere, you’re gonna go nowhere.” – Bob Marley t’s an unfortunate reality of life, almost all of us get stuck in ruts. Working a desk job with a boss and a Nissan Sentra parked outside, we’re drawn into the fallacy that this is what life’s all about. When that’s the case, we need something to break ... Read More »
(This post was originally published on my personal blog, The Mad to Live, and has been republished on OMM) I have £1k ($1,600 US) to spend however which way I want on an epic adventure of a lifetime. What do I do? That’s the question I’ve been asked to answer for the Grand Adventure Challenge, and I have come up with ... Read More »
Welcome to 180 Degrees Outloud, an upcoming series on Outdoor Minded Mag where we ask outdoor minded folks essential questions about their travels, their insights, and their lives. They get 180 words to answer, giving us a full 180 degree spectrum of different view points and perspectives. Today, I have the opportunity to introduce you to First Descents which offers ... Read More »
So your matches are drenched from the afternoon thunderstorm and that five-year old lighter in your first aid kit finally ran out of fuel. You need to make a fire but the conventional ways we always count on while in the backcountry went up in smoke, and not the kind your numb toes get excited about. Here are five ways to start a ... Read More »
I looked over the edge of the cliff of black sand. I watched my amigas in orange jumpsuits slide swiftly down and out of my line of sight. They disappeared as the slope of the mountain took a sharper angle. I sat on my plywood board, rubbing the braided rope attached to the plank between my fingers, wondering if they ... Read More »
Interpreting the outdoors is difficult and funny at times when you’re a man and wife team. These are some of the most popular things Justin and I say in the outdoors and how each one of us interprets it. This may not be true for all women and men but it has certainly proven true for us over the ... Read More »
So, you’re ready to run your first Tri? You’re crazy enough to do the training, pumped enough to reach for that cross-the-finish-line feeling, and motivated enough to achieve this amazing goal. Of course you are! To get you started, here are 10 key tips, resources, and insider insights to get you started on training for your first Tri. These tips ... Read More »
