The Evolving Adventure

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Today's episode was so much fun to record. ⁠Amanda⁠ and I share a ⁠mutual friend⁠ that introduced us at the recent ⁠Javelina Jundred Endurance Run⁠ in ⁠Arizona⁠.

Amanda is a badass outdoor adventurer, having completed the ⁠Adirondack 46ers⁠ and currently working on the Adirondack Grid of ⁠552 peaks⁠. Amanda performed well at the race, and completed the 100 miles to get her finisher's buckle.

We talk about what happened in her race a couple weeks ago including why she decided to run 100 miles far from her mountainous New York home, what it's like to be in the desert overnight, what she ate, how her pacers made the last 2 20-mile loops fun, what she's up to next.

A great life tip was shared in the episode: to simply follow an idea. Just do it, and learn from it. Amanda crushed Javelina, and next up is completing the full ⁠Adirondack Grid⁠.

It was a blast to record with Amanda: our laughter and Amanda's stoke fill the episode.

As always, connect with me on ⁠Instagram⁠ or through [email protected] with questions, comments and guest suggestions.

Thank you for listening today, friends! Today's guest is ⁠Melissa Crawford⁠, a Medical Intuitive based in ⁠Nelson⁠, ⁠British Columbia⁠. 

Melissa shares her journey from Medical Doctor in the allopathic system to Medical Intuitive, and how that journey was shaped by her own personal healing. Simple nature connection has strongly affected her, and she is enthusiastic about bringing nature time into personal time and homeschooling her son. Melissa uses a variety of modalities including Light Therapy, Holistic Detox, Reiki, Vibrational Water Medicine, Medical intuition and ⁠ThetaHealing⁠.

We address a range of topics including her favorite nature connections, the potency of frequency medicine (Homeopathy and Vibrational Water Medicine), truth versus social programming, her experience healing on a deeper level through complementary, integrative modalities often eschewed by mainstream voices, teaching and modeling emotional intelligence, and how healing is simple... but not always easy.

This was a fun conversation full of great tidbits and resources. Melissa can be found on ⁠LinkedIn⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, her ⁠website⁠, Telegram and ⁠Instagram⁠. She offers both in-person and remote healing for individuals, and group healings through her Wild Hearts Collective Membership as well as other workshops online and in-person.

Hello friends, and thank you for listening. Today's episode details my experience being part of the biggest Hallowe'en ultramarathon dance party in the desert... the Aravaipa Running's Javelina Jundred presented by Hoka.

I did a lot, met a lot of cool people, and have so many more fun memories of driving trucks, pounding T-posts, setting up tents and passing out belt buckles. It's the first time I've been at a race and NOT been at an aid station.

Want to join us next year? Check out the Javelina Jundred website, Facebook page, Ultrasignup and the other events put on by Aravaipa. Signup starts January 1, 2024!

Remember... Arizona is AWESOME! Haha, just like all of us Aquarii are.

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I had a rough couple hour stretch after my trail adventure yesterday when I thought I'd lost my wallet. Turns out I hadn't, I just didn't look hard enough in my run vest, but it was rough nonetheless. Thinking I'd lost it, and how long it would take to replace what's in there, provided the material for today's episode. I share a bit about what's in my wallet, and some strategies I'm now using to make sure I can manage.

As always, connect with me at [email protected] with questions, comments and guest requests. You can also follow me on Instagram @cactusmoose

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The elk have unexpectedly dropped out of the high country, and I've seen some every day this past week. I thought I'd check in on elk medicine, and share a couple of tidbits about how I've applied that wisdom to my life.

As always, connect with me at [email protected] or @cactusmoose on Instagram with questions, comments and guest suggestions. There might be a slight shift in the podcast as momentum builds on another project I've been pondering.

Hi there friends, thank you for listening today.

I've been seeing chipmunks everywhere for the past week, and decided to record an episode today about their wisdom.

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Last Saturday, July 22, I ran a 50k ultramarathon in the town of Fernie: the Elk Valley Ultra by Stag Leap Running. Today I'm sharing my race-day experience: having stomach issues 5 miles in, seeing a bear cub, and doing a lot of climbing while it was 95 degrees. The course is gorgeous, and I highly recommend it for the views; it's also tough, and will test you on the climbs and technical sections.

It was a blast to go out and see how I fare against others, and we were blessed with a beautiful bluebird, smoke-free day in the valley.

As always, connect with me at [email protected] with questions, comments and guest ideas. I'm also on instagram @cactusmoose

Thanks for listening today, friends! I had a chance encounter with a badger on my run today, and thought I'd share badger medicine from the Sams & Carson deck I frequently use. Lo and behold, it's a meaning that's spot on for what I am experiencing in some aspects of my life.

As always, connect with me at [email protected] with questions, comments and guest suggestions. Until next week, here's to spending time outdoors and unplugged!

Thanks for listening today, friends! We had a stressful situation out here a couple weeks ago now, and I wanted to collect my thoughts and share my experience dealing with a forest fire.

We got really lucky in that it was nearby, reported to us quickly, and we were prepared. A small crew of four of us got it put out. It could have easily become out-of-control due to conditions that day. Living with fire is a reality of life throughout North America, and not just in recent memory. Our ponderosa forest depends upon fire for its health.

I offer today my experience as a source of what went right, what could have gone wrong, and what I didn't do or even consider when fighting the fire. I learned a lot, about not just fire behavior but about resourcefulness and the need to be self-reliant. I'm grateful for the chance to practice earlier in the spring.

Fire safety is great to review periodically, especially when heading out to camp, run or hike in fire-prone areas. Just like I could have easily been in a bad place when the winds shifted, you could find yourself stuck in an unfortunate situation. The tips were modified from a Department of Interior website, and common sense hopefully prevails when people are recreating in the bush. Please do not do something stupid like setting off fireworks to reveal whether your baby will be a boy or girl.

Thanks for listening, friends! Today's episode details a few of the... adventures I've had in airports when traveling in western North America. Learn from my experiences traveling after performing landscape beautification and trying out a new dietary addition... things didn't go exactly as planned. This episode will help you know what NOT to do when traveling.

As always, connect with me on Instagram or through [email protected] with questions, comments and guest suggestions. Until the next episode, I hope you have a wonderful day and get a chance to decompress in the fresh air.