Humans Outside

After I started spending at least 20 consecutive minutes outside every day I started wondering how spending time outside helps my relationships. Does it make my marriage better? And if so, why?

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The current state of the world and “social distancing” can make you a little stir-crazy. The cure? Get outside! Last week, one of Amy’s favorite races was canceled due to you-know-what, so she headed…

The world has been thrown for a loop with the spread of COVID-19. This included the cancelation of Amy’s travel plans to sunny California. Listen in to find out how she still made time to get outside…

Adrianne Haslet wasn’t at the Boston Marathon finish line in 2013 because she was a runner. Her decision to walk by, however, changed her life as the bombs went off, taking her leg in their wake. 

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Amy was traveling last week, but she still made time to get outside! Listen to this episode of her Outdoor Diary to find out the best tips for getting outside when you’re on a business trip!

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What does conservation and hunting have in common? According to this week’s guest, JJ Hinton, everything. JJ leads the Mule Deer Foundation, a Utah-based organization that advocates for the preservat…

Check out this outdoor diary episode to find out what Amy did outside last week! It’s a family friendly event that’s definitely unique to Alaska! Hint: it involves fur, ice cream, dogsleds, and extre…

Nicole Spitzack’s journey to the outdoors hasn’t been all fun and adventure. While her passion for world travel really has led her to some incredible places, it’s been the journey to heal from the su…

Recently, Amy experienced a newfound motivation to try an outdoor activity that she has never done before! Listen to this outdoor diary episode to find out what new activity Amy tried last week and h…

Erin Kirkland’s work as an Alaska travel wizard is centered not on outsides, but on Alaskans themselves. But she doesn’t stop there. She’s got an extra focus on the state’s future stewards: kids. As …

Time in the outdoors is supposed to be full of adventure and new experiences, right? Well, sometimes.

But other times, we do the same thing over and over. When this happens, it’s important to take …

Spending time outdoors can help us heal, but what if we could use it to help others heal, too?

Elizabeth Carr has used the outdoors to help her heal from her own trauma. She also works with Back on…

How does Amy celebrate? By getting outside, of course! This week’s adventures included a lot of little pockets of the outdoors between life, as well as hitting the slopes with the family, and a mount…

One moment she was riding high off taking gold in nordic skiing at the olympics, a first for the U.S., and the next she was receiving a breast cancer diagnosis. 

But Kikkan Randall doesn’t take life’…

It’s easy to stick to the easy when the weather is already hard. This week outdoor time included something a little different: a snowshoe race.

Mentioned in the show:Snowshoe racing: http://www.sno…

A cruise isn’t exactly the most ideal way to spend time in nature, but it IS warm. People always ask how we deal with the darkness in Alaska. Finding some sun is key.

But a cruise isn’t all we did …

It’s no secret that spending time outside can help people process traumatic experiences. But about literally walking off a war? And what about doing it with your husband or wife?Wella and Justin Jay,…

How are we spending time outside? 

Outdoor time this week wasn’t exactly, well, ideal. It was really cold and it included my first-ever marathon DNF -- did not finish. So what’s THAT like? Listen f…