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All right, I am out for a bike ride and I am at a spot here where I can see three different mountain ranges, and I only know what one of them is.

Does that sound familiar? It happens to me a lot. I'll be out for a

hike or bike ride and I'll find myself wondering what mountains I'm looking at. This is where an app

called PeakVisor comes in handy. PeakVisor is our presenting sponsor this season. Their app helps you identify mountains and plan adventures.

If you'd like to be a superhero of outdoor navigation, check out Peak Fizer in the app store. You just might love it.

Hi, I'm Willow Beldon and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores

big questions through intimate stories outdoors.

There's this thing that scientists do when they're studying genes.

If they want to figure out what a specific gene does, they'll remove it.

Then they observe what happens. Does the organism grow more slowly? Is it susceptible to disease?

These so-called knockout experiments help us understand what a gene does.

Scientists study this in laboratories, but the concept can apply to our everyday

lives as well. Today's story is about what happens when a key part of your identity is taken

away. It's episode 9 of our season on silence. Maria Ordevasse Montaignees has the story. And just so you know, this episode

mentions suicidal thoughts.

When I discovered the Oxford Greenbelt Way, it was kind of by accident. I was living in England and looking for new places to run.

So I scrolled around a map of Oxford, and something caught my eye, a path labeled Oxford Greenbelt Way.

It turned out to be a long-distance loop that went through woods, farmland, and residential

neighborhoods.

It even followed the well-known Thames path for a bit.

The route was nearly 55 miles long.

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