Empowerment

  • Wild, Not Reckless: Safety Tips for Solo Adventuring

    Wild, Not Reckless: Safety Tips for Solo Adventuring

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    You don’t need permission to wander solo. But you do need a plan. Being a woman alone in the outdoors can feel bold, liberating, even radical. But “wild” doesn’t have to mean reckless. In fact, the more informed and prepared you are, the more confident and grounded your time outside will feel. This post…

  • You Can Be Feminine and Outdoorsy — No, Really

    You Can Be Feminine and Outdoorsy — No, Really

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    There’s a moment I always come back to. I was at 10,000 ft elevation. Kneeling in the dirt, windburned and sun-tired, tying a new fly onto my line with chipped toenail polish showing through my Teva’s and dirt under my fingernails. My hat was pulled low against the wind. And I caught a glimpse…

  • Being a Woman [in the Outdoors] is Hard

    Being a Woman [in the Outdoors] is Hard

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    The wild doesn’t care about your gender. The mountains don’t lower themselves for your comfort, and the trail doesn’t ask your permission before it climbs. In nature, everything is earned. And for women navigating the outdoors — whether hiking solo, setting up camp, fishing alpine lakes, or glassing ridgelines for elk — the journey…

  • Taking Up Space in the Wild: Getting Past the Doubt

    Taking Up Space in the Wild: Getting Past the Doubt

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    “Where’s your husband?”“Are you sure you know how to use that?”“You’re out here alone?” I’ve heard it all. And every time, I get a little more rooted in my why. When I first started hunting, hiking, and fly fishing, I thought I needed to downplay my inexperience, shrink my presence, or laugh off the…