Posted on April 24, 2019
by Jennifer Potts
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I want to preface this by saying the entirety of this entry actually has zero to do with the outdoors; but I can assure you we do find ourselves there in the end. If you’re okay with reading about things unrelated to my blog’s…
Category: UncategorizedTags: addiction, anxiety, challenge, depression, heal, healing, health, life, love, mental health, nature, recovery, reflection, rock bottom, self, self help, self love, stories, survive, survivor
Posted on February 12, 2019
by Jennifer Potts
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Good evening everyone! I know it has been a while since I have posted here. I have been working a LOT on other platforms and projects lately. You’re never far from my heart and mind, little blog. February is going to prove that big…
Category: Illinois Park Project, Trail Tuesday, UncategorizedTags: adventure, backpacking, camping, Chicago, epic social adventures, gear forward, goals, happy, health, hiking, illinois, Illinois hiking, Illinois State Parks, life, love, mental health, Midwest, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, roadtrip, state parks, summer, trail maintenance, travel, volunteer, weekend, weekend warriors
Posted on January 3, 2019
by Jennifer Potts
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Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holiday season. Here in the Midwest we’ve had some pretty mild weather so far which is great as I have some plans for myself through January. I decided not to set any actual resolutions for…
Category: river to river trail, Turkey and SnackPack, UncategorizedTags: adventure, appalachian trail, AT, backpacking, camping, epic social adventures, goals, happy, health, hike, hiking, illinois, life, love, mental health, missouri, national park, national parks, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, roadtrip, section hike, summer, travel, vacation, weekend, weekend warriors
Posted on December 12, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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For the last few months I have been experimenting with CBD oil and edibles as another natural way (outside of hiking) of easing my anxiety. Along with my anxiety comes restlessness and mild insomnia. CBD comes from the same plant as marijuana – where…
Category: Gear and Product Reviews, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, cannabis, cbd, cbd oil, Go Green Hemp, happy, health, Hemp, Hemp oil, life, mental health, nature, outdoors, wellness
Posted on December 5, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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Hi y’all! I’m just popping in for a quick catch up. I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and GREEN FRIDAY! Did you opt outside on Black Friday? Turkey and I led our 2nd annual Black Friday #OptOutside hike with 52 Hike Challenge and…
Category: Turkey and SnackPack, UncategorizedTags: adventure, backpacking, camping, fall, friends, goals, happy, health, hike, hiking, illinois, life, love, MtnChicks, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, rei, roadtrip, stories, travel, weekend, weekend warriors, winter camping
Posted on November 3, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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High Knob Campground to ShawneeMart, Eddyville IL, October 20 – 22. Kirstin and I left town around 8am on Saturday to meet Heather at High Knob. Heather started her section Friday morning (after camping out solo at Elizabethtown, the Eastern terminus of the River…
Category: river to river trail, UncategorizedTags: adventure, aha wnee, backpacking, camping, fall, friends, happy, health, hike, hiking, illinois, life, mental health, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, r2r, roadtrip, section hike, shawnee national forest, travel, weekend, weekend warriors, winter camping
