A Journey to the Strange World Beyond Our Screens

Outside Podcast

Sports, Wilderness

4.4 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

After more than a year of pandemic living, our lives have migrated online to a remarkable degree: we Zoom and tweet and Slack all day, then Netflix and Hulu ourselves to sleep. Now, as we emerge into a hopeful spring and summer, our challenge is to awaken the adventurous sides of ourselves that have gone dormant. In this episode, Chris Colin, author of the brilliantly funny new book Off: The Day the Internet Died, puts forth a simple solution: just start talking about all the awesome outdoorsy things we wish we were doing instead of staring at our devices. He explains how to make your way back to the strange and magical experiences that can only be found in the real world. This episode of the Outside Podcast is brought to you by Lake Hartwell Country, a largely undiscovered region in the mountains of South Carolina that’s one of the best adventure playgrounds anywhere. Visit lakehartwellcountry.com to start planning your trip now.

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0:00.0	This episode of the outside podcast is brought to you by Lake Hartwell Country, a largely
0:05.3	undiscovered region in the mountains of South Carolina that's one of the best adventure
0:10.3	playgrounds anywhere.
0:12.6	Tucked into the northwest corner of the state, Lake Hartwell Country offers a unique
0:17.2	getaway and an un-crowded section of the Appalachian Mountains.
0:21.9	Here it rains more than 75 inches a year, creating a verdant rainforest, and, as you might
0:28.2	expect, a lot of waterfalls.
0:31.1	In fact, there are more than a hundred of them.
0:34.2	Many can be reached with a short hike.
0:36.3	To get to others, you might spend hours walking empty trails, or even paddling a kayak.
0:42.9	Lake Hartwell Country is truly a land of water.
0:46.5	There are three major lakes, including its namesake Lake Hartwell, which offers 962 miles
0:53.2	of shoreline.
0:54.2	That's more than the coast of California.
0:57.4	It's known for superb fishing and regularly hosts nationally renowned bass fishing tournaments.
1:03.9	Then there's the Chittuga River, a federally designated wild and scenic river that outside
1:09.3	magazine regularly calls out as one of our favorite paddling destinations.
1:14.4	It's one of the longest free-flowing rivers in the southeast, and it provides visitors
1:19.0	spectacular scenery as it plummets through steep gorges.
1:23.0	There are also sandy beaches and quiet stretches for relaxing.
1:27.5	Visit Lake Hartwell Country dot com now to start planning your adventure to the undiscovered
1:33.2	South Carolina Mountains.
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