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There is inspiration everywhere it can be. For me the sun is a huge

inspiration I'm really drawn to those warm tones trees. I mean if you take a

minute to like look at a tree, it's mind-blowing to think that every little shape of bark fits with all the other shapes. Like, it is art. Nature is art, you know, so for me those worlds just collide so beautifully. You're listening to Voices from the GoPro Mountain Games as she explores

podcast mini-series made in collaboration with the Vale Valley Foundation with

support from Life Straw. I'm Gail Straub and a couple of weeks ago we sent Gabachia

Moreno to Vale with a field recorder to capture the Mountain Games and to interview four women she mapped. to

to capture the Mountain Games and to interview four women she met there, who in their own unique ways are emblematic of the spirit of the event.

If you're new to the Mountain Games,

it's a four-day outdoor festival that celebrates adventure, art,

music, and community. But don't take it from me, take it from Gabatia, fresh off her weekend. Oh, what didn't happen?

It was so packed with fun.

Everywhere you turn, everywhere you walked by, there was literally something happening.

If you were walking down the trail and suddenly you look over the river and there were kayakers or

stand of paddleboarders or you know people cheering waiting for their person to

swing by on the river.

It was just a lot of energy.

I think people were really excited to be outside.

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