blissful hiker ❤︎ inspiring you to hike your own hike
alison young
151 episodes
3 weeks ago
Send us a text “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” —Margaret Atwood Part one in the series highlights a night of near-solitude at Lake Itasca State Park. The moment is a reflection on spring’s renewal and the fragile, hard-won legacy of preservation that allows this landscape to remain alive and vibrant today. 1. Camping alone at Floating Bog Bay amid the rich smell of earth, Alison listens as frogs, birds, and insects erupt in raucous celebration. 2. The episo...
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Send us a text “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” —Margaret Atwood Part one in the series highlights a night of near-solitude at Lake Itasca State Park. The moment is a reflection on spring’s renewal and the fragile, hard-won legacy of preservation that allows this landscape to remain alive and vibrant today. 1. Camping alone at Floating Bog Bay amid the rich smell of earth, Alison listens as frogs, birds, and insects erupt in raucous celebration. 2. The episo...
blissful hiker ❤︎ inspiring you to hike your own hike
6 minutes
1 year ago
The Fear Factor
Send us a textBlissful feels plenty of fear and anxiety before a thru-hike, but she manages her fears by asking, “If the worst happens, then what?” The answers to those questions helps us think more rationally rather than being paralyzed by anxiety, and thus live a more zesty and adventurous life.All of us feel fear at least some of the time that can hold us back from action.The trick is not to tame fear but to hear it out and hen get on with things anyway.We do this by asking far ...
blissful hiker ❤︎ inspiring you to hike your own hike
Send us a text “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” —Margaret Atwood Part one in the series highlights a night of near-solitude at Lake Itasca State Park. The moment is a reflection on spring’s renewal and the fragile, hard-won legacy of preservation that allows this landscape to remain alive and vibrant today. 1. Camping alone at Floating Bog Bay amid the rich smell of earth, Alison listens as frogs, birds, and insects erupt in raucous celebration. 2. The episo...
