The TripOutside Podcast

Sedona Mountain Bike Academy is an outfitter based in Sedona, AZ that helps mountain bikers become better riders.

Pure Aloha Adventures was founded in 2014 and is a locally owned, woman-owned, and woman-ran small business in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii!

8-day classical music rafting trips, climbing 14ers, and lobbying for wildlife conservation.

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Founded in March of 2020, Adventure Explorations is an outfitter based in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Climbing, hiking, and kayaking are just a few of the things that they do. In addition to these smaller adventures, they offer fully customizable trips into the wilderness in and around Pennslyvania.  

Cody and Chris's purpose at Adventure Explorations is to be the bridge between people’s discovery of their potential, their possibilities, and choices, and the freedom it creates. All that they are and do is devoted to building this connection.  

We hope that you enjoy the conversation as much as we did and if you find yourself in the Northeast, check out Adventure Explorations for a wilderness adventure.   

Segments from this episode:  

00:00 - Intro 

04:00 - Starting an outfitter during the pandemic 

7:37 - The benefits of being in the outdoors 

17:00 - Kayaking in Pennsylvania 

20:20 - The types of trips that Adventure Explorations offers 

26:30 - The top outdoor things to do in Pennsylvania  

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Fall in love with Laguna and the marine reserve with Justin from Laguna Ethos. In this episode, Justin shares his passion for the wildlife below the water and how they're helping spread the stoke in the world by taking people out on kayak trips, surf lessons, and hiking trips.   

Segments from this episode: 

00:00 - Intro 

4:02 - How Laguna Beach is Being Preserved 

9:00 - The Tours Laguna Ethos Offers 

13:07 - Other Things to Do in Laguna Beach 

15:20 - What It’s Like Starting an Outfitter During the Pandemic 

18:45 - Sea Lions in Laguna Beach 

20:45 - How to Get Into Free Diving 

23:47 - Running an Outdoor Business 

28:15 - What Justin Does for Fun in Laguna Beach  

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The next stop on our virtual adventure was in Oregon with Jared Kennedy from The Blue Mountains Trail Project.  

Jared Kennedy co-founded a company called The Outdoor Project in 2012 and built the company to be a global brand offering resources and travel guides for over 8,000 locations across the globe. In the last year, the company was acquired and since August of 2020, Jared has been the project lead for The Blue Mountains Trail Project.  

His thoughts on tech-enabled conservation and connecting communities make this episode definitely worth a listen.

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Segments from the episode:  

00:00 - Intro  

4:10 - The Origins of the Blue Mountains Trail Project 

8:15 - The Founding of the Outdoor Project 

11:10 - Challenges of Maintaining Trails 

15:10 - How technology can help protect wildlife 

20:45 - Current status of the Blue Mountains Trail 

25:00 - Hells Canyon National Recreation Area 

26:11 - When can people start hiking the Blue Mountains Trail? 

30:02 - How to get started with backpacking   

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To learn more about the Blue Mountain Trail Project, check out their website here: https://www.hellscanyon.org/  

To register for the hellraiser, you can do so here: https://www.hellscanyon.org//hellraiser   

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Here are a few of the other organizations that are supporting The Blue Mountains Trail Project...  

Oregon Natural Dessert Association - https://onda.org/ 

Six Moon Designs - https://www.sixmoondesigns.com/ 

Travel Oregon - https://traveloregon.com/

The next stop on our virtual adventure was in Crested Butte, CO with the Burton's from Wheelies and Waves Adventure Co.     

With a love of everything warm and water sports-related and a desire to live in this beautiful mountain town, CB SUP (Courtney and Braden Stand Up Paddle) was born in 2015 to make it easier for people to find their beach in their high mountain paradise.   

As they continued to expand, they realized they had so much more to offer than just paddleboards, and are constantly working on spreading their conscious business efforts e-biking and even across the globe to be able to help more people enjoy the outdoors. 

Segments from the episode:  

00:00 - Intro  

05:45 - Pro tips for visiting Crested Butte  

6:45 - Starting an outfitter business  

10:15 - Best places to paddle in Crested Butte  

14:45 - Hot springs near Crested Butte?  

16:00 - What Wheelies and Waves offers for adventures  

21:30 - What the Burton’s like to do in their free time  

24:20 - Planning for the 2021 Season  

26:00 - What to be mindful of when visiting Crested Butte  

29:45 - The importance of conservation    

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The next stop on our virtual adventure was in Oahu, Hawaii with Kelsey Moore from Yoga Floats.

Yoga Floats came about out of the desire to enjoy the breathtaking beauty and serenity of Oahu, Hawaii. An avid yogi and enthusiastic paddler, Kelsey, the founder of Yoga Floats, wanted to find a way to combine the deep sense of peace she found through yoga with the inspiring and uplifting feeling of being on the ocean.  

They take daily yoga trips out into the Pacific Ocean to help others find their inner peace in one of the most beautiful places on Earth.  

Segments from the episode:  

00:00 - Intro 

00:45 - Getting into SUP Yoga 

05:00 - The steps leading up to launching Yoga Floats 

08:30 - What it’s like to do SUP Yoga and best practices 

13:30 - What guests need to bring for a SUP Yoga lesson 

15:30 - Things to do in Hawaii  

22:30 - Pros and cons of being in the outdoor industry 

28:00 - Living in Hawaii during COVID  

To book your next human-powered adventure visit us here: https://www.tripoutside.com/honolulu-hi-sup-yoga-lessons-yoga-floats/

The next stop on our virtual adventure was in Rincon, Puerto Rico with Brenda Cerezo from Rincon Diving & Snorkeling.   

Brenda left her career as a paralegal to open up a diving and snorkeling school in Puerto Rico and hasn't looked back. Since 2013 she and the team at Rincon Diving & Snorkeling have had over 3000 happy guests join them on underwater adventures.   

Have you ever been on an underwater adventure?  

Segments from the episode:  

00:27 - Intro

2:57 - What it’s like to drive in Puerto Rico

4:27 - What most people do when they visit PR

6:35 - Why most people visit Rincon

7:27 - Best time to visit Rincon

9:30 - Coral Reefs in Rincon

14:55 - Using Underwater Scooters

16:25 - Why Brenda opened her Rincon Diving & Snorkeling

19:10 - FAQ’s about Scuba Diving

24:45 - Costs for scuba courses

31:55 - Brenda’s favorite dives from throughout the years

37:55 - Reet’s favorite human-powered adventures

41:00 - Wildlife species that are disappearing underwater

To book your next human-powered adventure visit us here: https://www.tripoutside.com/rincon-pr-diving-snorkeling-tours-lessons-rincon-diving/

The next stop on our virtual adventure was in Miami, Florida with the "Island Guys" from Clear View Kayaks.   

There is more to Miami than just the partying. Brooke and Santi thought so as well and decided to pursue their passions and start exploring the canals, the backwaters and the islands around South Florida. 

They love taking visitors and locals out to explore the hidden gems of Miami by water on clear view kayaks by day and night, and have their own unique mix of outdoors and exploration. They're innovators who enjoy creating fun new outdoor activities while preserving nature.   

Fun fact: Clear View Kayaks is the only kayaking company to be acknowledged by the Miami Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves Adopt-An-Island program. They contracted the "Island Guys" to maintain & cleanup the island.  

Segments from the episode:  

00:00 - Intro 

1:30 - How Clear View Kayaks got started 

8:45 - What people miss when visiting Miami 

10:25 - Exploring the waterways of Downtown Miami 

11:45 - Costs for tours and rentals in Miami 

14:40 - Other outdoor things to do in Miami 

19:00 - Kite surfing near South Beach 

20:30 - Clear View’s busiest time of year 

21:55 - How they adopted an island 

26:00 - The importance of human-powered activities 

32:00 - Embracing Nature   

To book your next human-powered adventure visit us here: https://www.tripoutside.com/s/miami-fl/any/