Adventure Stories-Field Notes 91: Season 3 Highlights Pt 1 Boldly Went Podcast

We’re resharing crowd favorites and a diverse collection of outdoor adventure stories taking place on the water from Season 3. part 1 of a 2 part series of our Season 3 highlights. In Season 3 we were lucky enough to bring you stories from Tacoma, Bellingham, and Seattle, WA, Bend and Portland, OR, and Calgary, Canada. We’ve heard stories about from all different kinds of outdoor adventurers but this week we’re sharing a collection of adventure stories that were crowd favorites that took place both in and on the water. These stories are terrifying and inspiring.

Adventure Storytellers: Rob Hodge, Charis Weathers, Jorja Henderson, Josh Hancock, Susan Conrad
From: Seattle, WA, Bellingham, WA, & Bend, OR

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This week's featured adventure stories
Season 3 Highlights

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Rob Hodge, sailing the plywood coffin in the Race to Alaska "R2AK"

Charis Weathers, fearless canoer, with accomplice, Karen.

Josh Hancock tell his story about the first big rafting trip he took since becoming paraplegic.

Jorja Henderson, 14 y.o., up close whale watching.

Susan Conrad, solo kayaking the Inside Passage.

Learn more about each of these storytellers and their stories by visiting the original Field Notes pages linked just below and listening to the full original episode.

Rob Hodge Field Notes 75: We're Stupid. I Love You. Canadian Rockies Backcountry Skiing. Race to Alaska (R2AK)
Charis Weathers Field Notes 86: Side Eye WIth Caution
Josh Hancock Field Notes 81: Extreme River Rafting
Jorja Henderson Field Notes 83: Maritime Miracles
Susan Conrad Field Notes 77: We Can Do Hard

Note from Angel Mathis

I loved this story by Susan from the start, but I had no idea the places this story was going to take Boldly Went. Susan’s story was shared through our podcast at the same time that, then nominee, now Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, had been exposed as a sexual assault perpetrator.

Multiple women came forward with their truths about Kavanaugh, but rather than collectively doing what was right for women, the USA dug their political trenches and found ways to justify the ongoing assault against women.

I was extremely disheartened. Rather than resigning to it though, and wallowing in my powerlessness, I got busy adjusting our podcast production schedule and worked closely with Tim to carefully select 2 stories by 2 women who demonstrated extreme strength. Out of that, the 77th episode of Boldly Went was born. We called it, "We Can Do Hard," titled from a quote taken directly from Susan’s mouth.

Susan strongly supported this episode after its release.

I would learn a few weeks later, when I finally had the opportunity to read Susan’s book, called Inside: One Woman's Journey Through the Inside Passage, that she had a very personal reason for raging against sexual assault too. Many women do.

(Her book is a really insightful look into the grit it takes to paddle all alone through the Inside Passage chock full of bear encounters, love, friendship, and other life changing experiences, and I recommend it.)

As I reflect over the last year at Boldly Went, leveraging the voice of Boldly Went to speak against injustices such as these are my proudest moments. And to do it in solidarity with you strong adventurers feels even more powerful. Men and women showed up in response to this message, and for that, I am grateful….and hopeful.

Honorable Mentions In This Episode

Cassi Knight for her death-defying pack rafting love story.
Melba Seto whose paddles got sucked out to sea and she had few options other than making new ones.

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