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[row] [col width=”1/2″] It’s hard to write a feel good post about anything right now. It’s really hard. But, I do feel good about what our team is doing together, and what we will undoubtedly accomplish in the 2020 season. We just wrapped our team training this past weekend where we problem solved …
[st_divider divider_type=”border” height=”” margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″] Show Notes! Sam and Jenna fell in love with the outdoors and each other in the Nantahala Gorge in Western NC nearly a half decade ago. Before they married they decided to take on the challenge of living together on the road, while working, as “traveling trainers” for the Leave …
Episode 6: The Ovett’s – Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics Read More »
[st_divider divider_type=”border” height=”” margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″] Show Notes! Heather Ekstrom has been exploring edges since she was a little girl. Growing up in a household full of activity, Heather was encouraged to find ‘fun’ and chase after it; the kicker being that she got to be the one to slap the definition on ‘fun’ herself. From …
I have spent a good majority of my time sitting with my face in a sketchbook or behind a computer screen in my lifetime. At a pretty young age my mother had me paint my first acrylic painting. I remember how I would get lost in time and totally sucked into the moment of creative …
Expression, Flow, and My Path – Also, New Schwag… Read More »
[st_divider divider_type=”border” height=”” margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″] Show Notes! Although this wasn’t our intended episode 4, we eventually were going to get to a review episode of some of our past episodes. We’re happy to get to this sooner rather than later as we are still early in the life of UnderCurrents and will help us define …
Episode 4: Emergency Episode with Chris and Lyd, Revisit with Past Episodes and Ideas Read More »
[st_divider divider_type=”border” height=”” margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″] Show Notes! What I thought was going to be an episode about preventative medicine and dealing with injuries, I realized it was more of a love story than anything else. John Ditmars found himself hitting a rock bottom when he experienced a traumatic injury which pretty much left him paralyzed. …
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[st_divider divider_type=”border” height=”” margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″] Show Notes! Chris Baer is enigmatic to say the least. He shirks the common lifestyle almost seemingly to just laugh in the face of it, because he can. That said, he’s not a jerk about it either, quite the contrary. He has managed to learn everything it takes to get …
Episode 3: Chris Baer – OG #vanlife and Outrunning the Coronavirus Read More »
[st_divider divider_type=”border” height=”” margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″] Show Notes! Kaysee Armstrong is magnetic… and intense. We often think about the draw, the pull of magnetism, but it also has the opposite effect, too: pushing away. Kaysee’s intensity in life and in her professional pursuit of mountain biking can change the polarity of that magnetism. She’s learning to …
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[st_divider divider_type=”border” height=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=””] Show Notes! Robbie has been an influential character in whitewater kayaking, especially in the last few years. He has a deeply introspective approach to his paddling, river snorkeling, and all around way around water… but not without controversy either. In the Fall of 2019, Robbie and friend Mac McGee swam …
Episode 1: Robbie Gilson – Anything IS Everything Read More »
[row] [col width=”1/2″] The Emotional: Part I Hey all, I buried myself in work this year. I didn’t like that… I think I’ll get back to what it is I like. Don’t get me wrong, I love working. I really do. I love pouring my energy into projects, work with others, leading and mentoring, and …