Hi listeners this is Gail. Before we jump into this episode of She Explorers I just want to share a little news update that includes a request of you.

I'm working on a special upcoming episode with the help of you might

might recognize her name from her friend Liz song.

You might recognize her name from her website,

Snow Queen and Scout, or our very first episode earlier this summer. I've asked her to help me

tackle a big topic, diversity in the outdoors. It's something that's been on our minds

for a while and I've heard from you

our listeners that you feel the same especially after we touched on it in

episode six women outdoors online.

There's also been a lot of discussion in the media over the last year,

especially with our nation's current events

and the National Park Centennial this August. We want to have an open

conversation about diversity in the outdoors and we need your help to get us started. We're posing two simple questions on She Explorers.

Why does diversity in the outdoors matter to you?

And what questions do you have about the topic of diversity in the outdoors?

There are no wrong answers to these questions and we're excited about the prospect of including your voice in the discussion.

Head over to she-dash explores.com slash podcast slash diversity for instructions. That's she-explores.

That's she-explores.com slash podcast slash diversity.

Thank you in advance. We can't wait to get this conversation going.

Out here on the trail alone,

I can hear my own heartbeat, both literally and in the sense that I can feel where I need to be to be in touch with my soul.

I think it takes hiking solo to truly appreciate that need to be self-sufficient and

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