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Jillian Brown and her adventure partner Martin Trahan are currently (as of July 2018) canoeing their way from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic via riverways across the United States.  She joins me to talk about the expedition, her experiences, and the spiritual side of such an effort.

Show Notes and Links

• What Jillian and her paddling partner are in the middle of doing right now!
• How does someone paddle from the Pacific to Miami via waterway?
• Background on the expedition.
• Jillian’s background and how she ended up on this expedition.
• A note on partnerships in an expedition like this.
• Where did Jillian's willingness to try things for the first time come from?
• How has the river helped focus thoughts while on such a long journey
• The Squirrel Story
• How to process the low moments of a journey and learning to push through
• Long-distance paddling - what’s the game plan?
• What it’s like paddling upriver
• Paddling a big river
• A day in the life of a long Long-distance Paddle
• Why choose a canoe over a kayak?
• Why is Jillian and her partner paddling this expedition
• Experiencing the kindness of strangers
• How to find and follow the journey
• www.coursingthroughamerica.com
• https://www.instagram.com/jillianabrownphotography/
• https://www.instagram.com/martin_trahan_canoeist/

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