Hub and spoke. Audio Collective.

So I have a tradition I want to tell you about.

My mom passed away back in 2009, and since then, her birthday has always been really hard for me.

So a while back, I decided to do something nice to mark the occasion.

I went for a hike. And now it's become an annual tradition. This year, her birthday hike took me up a

mountain near my home in Wyoming. And from the top, I could see this beautiful panorama of mountains and

plains stretching way off into the distance. And I found myself wondering about all the far-off

peaks. So I pulled out my phone, and I opened up an app called Peak Fizer.

Okay, here we go.

All right, so Elk Mountain we know.

And then we have Pennock Mountain,

which looks like it's probably got beautiful aspens on it right now.

It looks all golden.

Peak Fizer is one of our sponsors.

Their app is kind of like your own personal mountain guide. Check it out in the app

store. You just might love it. Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast

that explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors.

This season is called Nature's Nostalgia.

Each episode, we're sharing award-winning stories and beloved fan favorites from the early days of Out There.

Today's episode is about love.

Love between two people who bonded over their passion for the outdoors, but who eventually

realized that the thing they had in common was also one of their biggest differences.

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