Big Red Canoe - Friends of the Boundary Waters podcast
Sports:Wilderness
When many of us think of the Boundary Waters, we think about paddling and portaging. But there area number of ways to experience the Wilderness, including recreational hiking. In this episode, we meet Michelle Kwan, who went on her first Boundary Waters trip in an even more unique way - as a volunteer doing trail clearing work.
For Michelle, this turned out to be life-changing experience.
In this episode Michelle shares her story about connecting to the Boundary Waters through trail-clearing, and the logistics of a trail clearing trip. Then she goes much deeper, sharing her observations on being a person color in the wilderness, discussing issues of access and why more BIPOC people aren’t visiting the Boundary Waters, and how she's working to change that.
After participating on several trips and recruiting several people to join her, Michelle is now leader her own trail clearing trips. She wants to continue to develop her skills, - including creating unique, flavorful Asian-inspired camping meals, and continuing her work to guide more people and inspire them to venture out to wild places.
Inspired? Sign up for a trail clearing trip!
https://www.friends-bwca.org/bwca-trail-clearing
Visit https://www.friends-bwca.org/podcast for more information and resources from this episode.
Website:
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Twitter:
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Visit https://www.friends-bwca.org/podcast for more information and resources from this episode.
Website:
https://www.friends-bwca.org
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/BWCAW
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FriendsBWCAW
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/FriendsOfTheBWCA
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/friendsbwcaw/
Donate:
https://www.friends-bwca.org/donate/
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