122 | (Best of) Humans Outside with Amy Bushatz

As my family enjoys the summer in Alaska on our family gap year we are slowing down (a new adventure for us). Part of this gap year was designed to meet up and connect more deeply with adventurous families and one family in particular was sparked by having a guest on the podcast. Amy Buschatz was a guest in 2022 and after we recorded she nonchalantly suggested that when we come to Alaska we could stay with her. I warned her that I don't pass up invitations like that. Apparently she has offered to many of her podcast guests and no one has ever followed up until she met us. A few weeks ago we parked our RV in Amy's driveway. My oldest son went with her oldest son to high school adventure camp with the youth group and I got to experience Friday Fling and hike the Butte (a 1-mile staircase to heaven) complete with views of Knik Glacier and Bald Eagle soaring above us. Given the connection to our point in time experience in Alaska, I thought I'd bring this episode back for a feature today.

Amy's message is very similar to our effort of building a foundation of simple adventures and discovering the adventures that can happen just beyond your backyard. In 2016 Amy left behind life as she knew it and moved with her husband and two sons to Alaska, looking for a fresh start and more time in the great outdoors. While Amy had a background as a reporter, editor, runner, and Army wife she was not an expert in designing a life in all things outdoorsy. She created the Humans Outside podcast to help people like her get outside and love it. But just talking about getting outside wasn't enough. Since September 2017 she has spent at least 20 consecutive minutes outside every single day.

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