Tag: love
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 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: MtnChicks, 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 2, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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This morning, I shared this caption with my Instagram post: Have you ever been on an adventure that absolutely ruined you? I hear a lot of thru-hikers say that they’re no good after trail life, because you live so simply and rely on yourself…
Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, anxiety, backpacking, california, camping, health, hiking, life, love, mental health, mount Whitney, national parks, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, roadtrip, summer, travel, vacation, weekend, weekend warriors
Posted on August 27, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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CLICK HERE to check out my latest interview with adventure documentary filmmaker Scott Herriott – aka: Squatch of Squatch Films over at Epic Social! I highly recommend his 7 film documentary series that takes place on both the AT and PCT! -Walk -Even More…
Category: Epic Social Update, UncategorizedTags: adventure, appalachian trail, AT, backpacking, california, camping, documentary, docuseries, epic social adventures, filmmaking, hike, hiking, life, love, national parks, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, pacific crest trail, pct, roadtrip, Squatch, Squatch Films, summer, travel, vacation, weekend, weekend warriors
Posted on July 28, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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This week I made a pretty major life change decision. There are a few things that brought me to this place. Let’s recap! I am a major believer that all things happen for a reason. I am about timing. I am about trusting my…
Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, anxiety, epic social adventures, gear forward, goals, health, hiking, illinois, life, love, mental health, mount Whitney, non profit, opt outside, outdoors, travel
Not only does Lone Pine, California hold the tallest mountain in the lower 48; it also contains tons of western film history. In 1920, the Alabama Hills were the location for a silent film called “The Roundup.” Soon, other production companies discovered the beautiful…
Category: Mt. Whitney, Turkey and SnackPack, UncategorizedTags: adventure, backpacking, california, camping, eastern Sierra, epic social adventures, highway 395, hike, hiking, lone pine, lone pine California, love, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, roadtrip, Sierra, summer, travel, vacation, weekend warriors, western movie
Posted on July 11, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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(Monday, July 9th) Today made up for yesterday’s emotionally taxing day after accepting the weather reports. Easily one of the most beautiful hikes I have ever taken. The 4.5 mile trail (one way) in all honesty was not very difficult, but the altitude made…
Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, backpacking, california, camping, epic social adventures, find your park, hike, hiking, kearsarge pass, Kings Canyon National Park, love, mount Whitney, national park, national park geek, national parks, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, roadtrip, summer, travel, vacation, weekend, weekend warriors
Posted on July 5, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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Yesterday I lost track of time and what day it was. That’s the best feeling ever! We spent 7 hours in the car. It was a super scenic drive out of Estes Park down into Moab!We arrived at the campground around 3pm and spent…
Category: Mt. Whitney, UncategorizedTags: adventure, arches national park, camping, Canyonlands National Park, epic social adventures, find your park, goals, hike, hiking, love, national park, national parks, nature, nps, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, roadtrip, summer, travel, utah, vacation
Posted on July 3, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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What’s this?! An early post?! It’s only been three days since we’ve been on the road and let me tell ya, it feels like a LOT longer. We still have many days to go. I can’t stop thinking about my dogs. I think we…
Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, backpacking, camping, Colorado, epic social adventures, Estes Park, hike, hiking, love, national parks, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, RMNP, roadtrip, Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountains, summer, travel, vacation
Posted on July 2, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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I slept better than I have in a long time last night. We woke up around 6:45 and slowly got our things together and got on the road by 8:15. It is very overcast and windy today…70 degrees this AM. My kinda weather! We…
Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, backpacking, camping, Colorado, epic social adventures, Estes Park, hike, hiking, love, national parks, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, roadtrip, Rocky Mountains, rv, summer, travel, vacation, weekend
Posted on July 1, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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Last night was a long one. I was exhausted from working 6 days last week. 10-12 hour days Monday through Friday and a wedding party to get ready yesterday morning, as well as attending the ceremony and reception. There was still much to do…
Category: Mt. Whitney, Turkey and SnackPack, UncategorizedTags: adventure, california, camping, epic social adventures, goals, hike, hiking, life, love, mount Whitney, national parks, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, roadtrip, summer, travel, vacation, weekend warriors
