The Great Outdoors
Join us each week for inspiration to take that first step outside your front door or to build the outdoor adventure of a lifetime.
Jodi never thought she’d find herself at Arches National Park in Moab, Utah, now she can’t stop thinking about when she can go back
Do you have the desire to spend more time outdoors, but aren’t sure where to start? Are you interested in learning how to camp, but feel a little clueless about camping gear, camp cooking, how to make a campfire or even how to choose a campsite? You’ve landed in the right place.
We Do This For Fun is a podcast and community about thriving in the great outdoors. It’s for outdoor experts and novices alike and a place to help you find the unique ways that you can connect with nature. We bring you ideas, tips and tricks, inspirational humans and transformational experiences to help guide your path to increased time in the outdoors.
We share ideas that may seem counterintuitive, like “it’s important to be uncomfortable”. Why? Because the accomplishment you feel after discomfort builds your strength and confidence and flows into all aspects of life. Slowly, you may find you have a new perspective on “fun”, the courage to say yes to things you’d never considered for yourself and heightened resilience that eases your day to day existence.
What we can promise you- you will discover something if you go outside. Something that moves you, changes your perspective or even transforms your life. It’s your curiosity that will help you find your outdoor “fun”. Maybe it’s van life, an RV or a tent. Maybe it’s a bike, cross country skis, or a canoe. It could be the Boundary Waters, Glacier or a rainforest in Belize. Maybe it’s simply a campfire in your backyard. Until you get out there, you don’t know what your “thing” is. Join us each week for inspiration to take that first step outside your front door or to build the outdoor adventure of a lifetime.
Meet the Twins
It all begins with an idea.
Andy Gruhn’s backpack…we call it the “Be Optimistic”.
Our conversation with “The Twins” aka. our husbands caused us to pause and think. Could the outdoors and camping experiences been key in developing who they are today? Lynn and I are Type A, we worry, we try to perfect, control and be certain before we jump in. We’ve been apprehensive about life. The Twins? The exact opposite. We got to thinking, can the outdoors shape the outcome of personality? These two men are so different than most people we know- uniquely laid back, optimistic and supportive. They are confident things will always work out and the common thread between them is their love of the outdoors and camping.
We’ll be jumping more into this idea in We Do This For Fun as we explore the power of nature. It’s good for all of us, but guess what? Studies show it’s really good for our kids and important for their development. Who needs to build resilience, move, be imaginative and inquisitive, and learn responsibility more than the next generation? There are real consequences to not spending time outdoors. Kids who spend time outdoors are happier, smarter, more attentive, and less anxious than kids who don’t. While our husbands are definitely not smarter or more attentive than us, they do seem to live life more effortlessly- free of anxiety, full of happiness and always excited for the next adventure.
Camping and time spent outdoors is fuel for the soul, but maybe it’s much more than that. The Twins grew up with more time outdoors than the many of us. Are they living proof that outdoor adventuring is key to happiness, creativity, and gratification in life? Could time spent outdoors and camping be the link many of us are missing?