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Welcome to the blog—where outdoor lessons meet real-world leadership. From quick hits to deeper dives, each post bridges the trail and the office to spark growth, insight, and purpose. Whether you're navigating peaks or projects, this space is for those moving their journey forward—one step, one story at a time.

Building Outdoor Equity & Access with MicroAdventures
One of the hurdles in encouraging new people to the outdoors is the common platitude that it’s too difficult, costly, or timely to get out for a real adventure. Enter Alastair Humphreys and the MicroAdventure. The local land is calling…

Barbie Doesn’t Want to Wear Pink Outdoors
The Outdoor Industry has been struggling for 50 years to bring quality outdoor gear to women, but the battle against the "Pink It & Shrink It" agenda is still going strong. Learn about this $14 Billion side of the industry and the researchers bringing this issue to light.

8 Un-Environmentalist Reasons to Get on a Bike & Help the Climate Anyway
Americans are co-dependent on vehicles. As you look at our transportation infrastructure, we’ve been groomed for it.. So… the convenience of road driving means a lot of green-ish, not-really-super-environmentalist-type of folks need more reasons to bike than just saved CO2 emissions. Here are Those Reasons

Personal Story: How Federal Service Uses Outdoor Recreation to Build International Relations
A personal story of how I experienced Outdoor Recreation being used as a tool to build organizational leadership at an International Level during my time in the Arctic Circle, Greenland.