Always make time for the great outdoors @eddiebauer #liveyouradventure #ebcontributor | HUGE thanks to @justinrauchphoto for putting this video together during our time spent in Golden, BC 🙋🏼♂️
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People always ask when I began my ‘outdoor journey’ ... or how I ‘fell’ into it. Well I do have a write up on my website about it but I’ll reiterate it here, in a nutshell. I have always been active growing up (dance & soccer) but the outdoor/mountain love started in 2010. I joined my college cross country running team 2008 - 2010 and we went to the mountains for a team ‘bonding’ trip, it was probably the second or third mountain I climbed and I was instantly hooked. I ran ALOT... treadmill, local trails etc. I loved being outside but figured I needed more of a ‘balance’ so I started to head to the mountains more. Hiking, then I bought snowshoes, skate skis, a kayak, a road bike, camping gear etc... my outdoor ‘toy’ collection grew. I will ALWAYS be a runner at heart and it’s something I can do anywhere. I got into downhill skiing and back country camping 3/4 years ago, and continuously find myself interested in trying more outdoor activities... like paddle boarding and now ice climbing. his summer I hope to get out rock climbing and mountain biking. This app has also really helped me connect with other like minded people. I had in my bio ‘Fresh Air And Freedom’ for a long time, when I initially started on this platform, and turned it into a hashtag which now has over 300,000 shares! It speaks for itself... the outdoors in the fresh air is a place I do feel the most free. My best friend got it engraved onto a necklace for me for my birthday a couple years back and I haven’t taken it off since.
