So any time I'm on the opposite side of a mic or I am the one answering the questions like for a podcast appearance that I do or some PR work

I get asked the question have you ever thought of writing book and I feel like that's like a bit like asking a climber. Have you ever thought of climbing a cap or a backpacker being like, hey, have you dreamed of, you know, hiking the PCT?

It's like, hell yeah, I have. Occasionally through the years a publisher would ask us would be interested in doing something like that and just never felt like the right opportunity until now and that's because we've done it for a long time. We have an incredible set of stories to draw from. And so the moment is now.

States of adventure. 30 outdoor adventure stories about finding yourself by getting loss is available now for pre-order and hits bookshelves across the world July 23rd.

When Becca and I sat down to figure out what we wanted to do, we knew we wanted to create something

that would reflect the power of this Rad community.

So with the help of past contributors, our longtime collaborators, and our photographer friends,

we feel like we've been able to make something that lives up to the power of these stories.

For a year, we adapted some of our favorites to the written page and we were able to

pair it with remarkable visuals, Alex Hondold was kind enough to write the

forward for it, and now we could not be more psyched to hold the

finish book in our hands. In the coming months we'll be figuring out a few live

events but in the meantime you can pre-order states of adventure. The link is in the show notes. And a quick note, yeah, you can get it on Amazon,

but you can also order it from your local independent bookstore by clicking on the bookshop.org link on the landing page because you

know local independent good things wow been a lot of work this whole product has been

a ride I'm so grateful for it. In the meantime, I hate coffee, which given their age is a good thing.

Actually, I don't think hate is the right word.

Coffee puzzles them.

Coffee sparks a visceral curiosity.

When dad takes a sip, they witness a look of contentment, or maybe hope for the day.

Or a flickering of imagination slide across my face. When they try it, they taste what could only be described

as the remnants of a high school chemistry experiment gone horribly wrong. The bitter liquid burns, they gasp, the acidity

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