Too Poor to Dream?
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
We often hear that "the outdoors is free." But for Charlsie Shaver, just driving to a trailhead was often cost-prohibitive; hitting the road to explore America's wild places was a luxury she could only dream of.
On this episode, Charlsie explores what it takes to build the life you want. How do you balance the need for stability with a thirst for freedom? And how do you keep dreaming, when you can barely pay the rent?
This story first aired in 2019.
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| 0:00.0 | So I'm curious. Have any of you been feeling a little blue about the end of summer? I know I have. |
| 0:08.3 | And to try and counteract the gloom, I'm starting to build a bucket list for the fall. |
| 0:14.3 | If you're anything like me and you want to come up with things to look forward to, consider |
| 0:19.4 | trying a peak bagging challenge with PeakVisor. |
| 0:23.9 | PeakVisor is one of our sponsors. They make an app that helps you make the most of your adventures |
| 0:29.2 | in the mountains. And they regularly run these worldwide peak bagging challenges, where you can collect |
| 0:35.7 | summits, mountain huts, lakes, and more. |
| 0:39.3 | You can participate wherever you are in the world, and in fact, there are even hiking and |
| 0:44.2 | check-in opportunities in relatively flat regions. If you're looking for a fun challenge, |
| 0:50.0 | check out PeakVisor in the app store. You just might love it. |
| 0:59.7 | Music Check out PeakVisor 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 |
| 1:06.7 | through intimate stories outdoors. I want to start today by sharing something that a listener said |
| 1:13.7 | about us. This is from a review on Apple Podcasts, and this person said, quote, Willow's |
| 1:20.3 | stories and interviews always give me a sense of calmness, almost like the feeling I have |
| 1:26.4 | when I'm in the wilderness. |
| 1:32.3 | Thank you so much to whoever left this review. |
| 1:35.6 | Feedback like that means a lot to me. |
| 1:41.4 | And these kind of reviews also make a big difference to us as a show, because they help new listeners find us. |
| 1:43.7 | If out there brightens your day at all, |
| 1:46.3 | consider leaving a review of your own wherever you're listening right now. Thank you so much. This season is called Nature's Nostalgia. Each episode, we're sharing award-winning |
| 2:07.6 | narratives and beloved fan favorites from the early days of Out There. The idea for today's story |
| 2:14.8 | came from an email I got a few years ago. A listener named |
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