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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

1KHO 252: The Beautiful Simplicity of Nearby Nature | Alastair Humphreys, Local

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Join host Ginny Yurich and renowned adventurer Alastair Humphreys in this captivating episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. Against the backdrop of Humphreys' remarkable journey exploring a 20 km by 20 km grid square for an entire year, discover the magic of slowing down, embracing solitude, and finding adventure in the ordinary. From the challenges of daily life to the joy of homemade soups and the beauty of micro-seasons, explore how nature's wonders are waiting to be uncovered right in your own backyard. Humphreys shares insights on fostering a deeper connection with your surroundings and infusing curiosity into the familiar. Tune in for an inspiring conversation that encourages you to seek the extraordinary in the simplicity of nearby nature. This episode is a celebration of the unexpected adventures that await, even when life seems routine. ** Purchase your copy of Local here >> https://amzn.to/3Iz0aKF Learn more about Alastair here >> https://alastairhumphreys.com/ ** Download your free 1000 Hours Outside tracker here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Here we're go. Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is

0:04.7

Jenny Rich. I'm the founder of 1000 Hours Outside and one of our favorite guests

0:08.6

is back with us today. Alistair Humphrey's welcome. Thank you.

0:13.0

It's always lovely to talk to you.

0:15.0

It's so is.

0:16.0

It's been a while.

0:17.0

It is bizarre how time passes and I don't think we've talked since the beginning of the year.

0:22.0

You did a book club with the

0:24.0

1000 hours outside community which was so cool that you did that everybody loved it and since

0:30.3

then we haven't chatted but you feel like you catch up because you're on

0:33.6

social media and you see what the other person's doing but you launched two books

0:38.1

this year which were two books I was really excited about you were talking about them at the end of last year and I knew they

0:45.0

were coming out and they are in the world. You had two books. One is a book for kids called

0:49.9

Against the Odds. I'm going to put in the show notes where you can buy that if you

0:54.3

don't live near you and you want to get shipping because it's not quite

0:57.8

available in the US right now here but you can get it from companies where they

1:02.2

chip it to you. it's a book for

1:03.4

kids I can't wait to read this one I haven't read it yet it's similar to your other

1:07.3

book which is called tell us that was where I should have helpfully stepped in and helped you the title, but I really loved the sudden look of panic in your face.

1:16.7

So I thought I would prolong that. Great Adventures.

1:19.5

I love that book. So great Adventures is this, it kind of is like a, almost like a coffee table book. So Great Adventures is it kind of is like a almost like a

1:23.4

coffee table book like one you can go to all the time and it's this book where you

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