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Their latest kick starter is live at Peak Design.com slash Chaos. I'm Gail Straub and you're listening to She Explorers, a podcast for

Inquisition women in the outdoors on the road and besides. Last episode I said we talk about women outdoors online, but I decided to change it up a bit.

I spent last week at a big trade show called Outdoor Retailer,

and I met so many women who are creating fantastic communities and

brands online. I realized I need to give the topic more time and let it breathe.

Life is like that sometimes. Instead, for this episode I talk with

two creatives who spend much of their time traveling solo in their vans.

These creatives are Allison Turner, a photographer,

and Amanda Sandlin, a graphic designer and visual artist.

There are two creatives on the road,

but their stories are very different.

I think I'm most of myself when I'm in nature

and I'm away from people and even though I've been to when I went to

Iceland and I was camping it was fun but I miss Max so I think that the most

comfortable is when I do have my camera and I'm by

myself and I'm camping I'm with Max, my dog. So I think that combination is the

best for me. This is Allison. I originally spoke with her while crafting the previous

episode about our origin story. She was one of the first women on the road interviewees on she dash explorers.com and I want to know why she answered my email

We ended up talking for a half an hour about why she loves escaping into the wilderness with her rescue dog Max. The short answer

it's her happy place. Allison's an experienced fan lifer. She started living a more

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