The Ultimate Outdoorswoman
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 17 June 2021
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
How Harriet Tubman could change your perspective on who belongs outdoors
You probably learned about Harriet Tubman in school growing up — how she led slaves to freedom on the underground railroad. But she was a lot more than an activist and freedom fighter. She was a daughter, wife, entrepreneur — and a talented outdoorswoman.
On this episode, we explore Tubman's relationship with nature; we unpack how that history shapes the way Black Americans engage with the outdoors today; and we show how a closer look at Tubman could offer new perspectives on who belongs outdoors.
FOR FURTHER LISTENING:
- Check out our "Black & Outdoorsy" playlist for stories celebrating Black experiences outdoors
- Hear the Following Harriet series
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| 0:00.0 | It's a sunny day and I'm out for a mountain bike ride. |
| 0:06.0 | From the open prairie, I can see three separate mountain ranges. |
| 0:10.0 | I get out my phone and open up an app called Peak Fizer. |
| 0:15.0 | Peak Viser is one of our sponsors for this episode. |
| 0:19.0 | They are on a mission to help you figure out what |
| 0:21.7 | mountains you're looking at, wherever you are in the world. Okay, so that's the Raiwas, |
| 0:26.5 | and that's Rocky Mountain National Park. Very cool. The app labels all the peaks and tells me |
| 0:35.5 | how far away they are. |
| 0:37.6 | There's also a peak bagging feature, so if I decide to climb one of these mountains, I can |
| 0:41.9 | check in at the summit and keep track of all my achievements. |
| 0:46.3 | Check out PeakVisor in the app store. |
| 0:48.7 | You just might love it. Support for Out There also comes from Out Travel the System. |
| 0:58.1 | Out Travel the System is a podcast brought to you by Expedia. |
| 1:02.1 | It's now in its third season, and its mission is to inspire and inform about travel. |
| 1:07.9 | That can mean anything from building your bucket list to taking concrete steps to |
| 1:12.5 | take that next trip when the time is right. The podcast finds people who are passionate about travel, |
| 1:19.5 | including a commercial airline pilot, a woman who travels pretty much year-round, and a man who |
| 1:25.7 | wants to have visited every country in the world by the end of |
| 1:29.0 | this year. When it comes to inspiration, Out Travel the System is also giving a voice to people |
| 1:35.1 | who love their hometowns and want to share them with travelers, or people who love, say, |
| 1:41.5 | lake or beach life in the winter. Out Travel the system is available wherever you get your |
| 1:47.1 | podcasts. You can like and subscribe to get all the latest episodes. |
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