Social Creatures
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2019
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Allison Fowle has always been an introvert. So the idea of spending an entire summer in the wilderness was highly appealing.
But during her time in the mountains of Idaho, she began to rethink her appetite for solitude.
On this episode, she shares the story of her final days in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. During those final days, something happened that shook her to the core and changed her thinking on “alone time.”
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores big questions |
| 0:06.3 | through intimate stories outdoors. First of all, happy Thanksgiving. I hope that wherever you are |
| 0:14.1 | and whatever you're doing today, you're able to focus on the good things in life. So earlier this fall, I was at a wedding in New York City, |
| 0:24.7 | and someone asked where I live. I told him I live in Wyoming. There's this pause, and he |
| 0:32.6 | looks at me kind of funny, and then he goes, so how do you like it out there? You know, as if he's expecting me to say, |
| 0:41.8 | I hate it. I told him I love living in Wyoming. And he goes, why? Why? It's a question I get a lot. |
| 0:59.5 | Why do you love living in a state with perpetual winter, too much wind, and almost no people? |
| 1:14.2 | There are many, many reasons to love this place. But one of the most tangible is that we're surrounded by beautiful open spaces, miles upon miles of woods and mountains and prairies where we can relax and recharge. Many of these open spaces are public lands, |
| 1:23.0 | lands owned by the American people. They're there, at least in part, for all of us to use and enjoy. |
| 1:31.3 | But in return, these places need care and love. And that's where an organization called Parks Project comes in. |
| 1:40.8 | Parks Project is one of our sponsors for this episode. They're on a mission to leave our public lands better than we found them. |
| 1:48.0 | To do that, they organize volunteer events and they sell apparel and accessories to raise money for wild spaces in the U.S. and Canada. |
| 1:57.0 | Everything you buy from Parks Project provides vital funding for a national park or other public |
| 2:04.7 | lands. |
| 2:06.0 | Check it out at parksproject.us. |
| 2:08.7 | And for 15% off your purchase, use the coupon code out there at checkout. |
| 2:15.2 | That's parksproject.us coupon code out there. |
| 2:24.3 | Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude. But if we're being honest, it can also be a stressful time. |
| 2:35.6 | Being around people nonstop can be exhausting, even if they're people you love. |
| 2:41.7 | Many of us find ourselves craving space. |
| 2:45.4 | But how much space is too much? |
| 2:49.3 | Today's story comes to us from a woman named Allison Fowell. Back in 2016, she landed a |
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