Journeying Through the National Parks with Emily Pennington

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🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In 2020, Emily Pennington set off on the trip of a lifetime. Her goal was to visit every national park in the United States in one year. She wasn't sure what she'd find out there in the wilderness, but the time was right for Emily to quit her job, hit the road, and find her way outside.

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0:00.0	There are a few things in life like the wilderness that are actually big enough to hold the
0:11.9	enormity of our human emotions like grief and rage and joy.
0:18.7	And I came away from the trip, a completely different person, but also so much more in
0:27.9	love with the national parks than I think I ever had been.
0:35.5	In 2020, Emily Pennington set off on the trip of a lifetime.
0:40.0	Her goal was to visit every national park in the United States.
0:44.2	Emily wasn't sure what she'd find out there in the wilderness, but she needed a change.
0:48.8	She was burned out from her life in Los Angeles and reeling from personal losses.
0:53.4	The time was right for Emily to quit her job, hit the road, and find her way outside.
0:59.1	I'm Shelby Stanger, and this is Wild Adios worth living, an REI co-op studios production.
1:06.2	A note this episode discusses mental health and sexual assault.
1:10.2	Listener discretion is advised.
1:16.7	When Emily Pennington decided to tour America's national parks, she thought it would be the
1:21.4	perfect chance to pursue her dream of becoming an adventure journalist.
1:26.9	Emily already had a regular call with outside magazine, and she wrote about her trip while
1:31.2	she was on the road.
1:32.8	She also posted on social media, and her journey made for pretty good storytelling.
1:37.1	In 2023, Emily ended up publishing a book called Farrell, losing myself and finding my way
1:43.6	in America's national parks.
1:46.2	On Farrell, Emily chronicles the physical and emotional challenges she faced.
1:51.5	The trip was delayed by COVID, rocked by a breakup, and even impacted by climate change.
1:57.8	Her adventure had some serious ups and downs, but Emily was expecting some surprises.
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