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The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson and is narrated by Brock Armstrong.

Why camping is so great.

The benefits of spending time in the great outdoors. I've always loved to camp.

From my early days as a kid growing up in Maine, where it seemed like everyone camped, to my death-defying adventures with outward bound in the wilds of New England as a teen, to my new

current setup running a business in the Malibu New England as a teen. To my new current setup, running a business in the

Malibu Hills, I've always been a camper. Even when I dedicated my life to endurance training and

had little time for anything else, I always made it a point to get away to the woods with the

family for a few nights whenever I could. The reasoning was basic.

It was relaxing, enjoyable, decompressing, and just plain fun, and that's why most people camp.

It just feels right, doesn't it? But, as is always the case, there's more to it. Things that feel right or

taste right often have distinctly positive physiological effects. So why is camping so great? Why even today

do campsites at Lake Tahoe or Yosemite disappear upon release faster than a

Taylor Swift concert seat? If you're a skeptic of camping, be sure to listen on, and I'm sure I'll

win you over by the end. It's a rapid departure from your regular life without costing a fortune.

It'd be great if everyone could travel the world every time they had a little PTO saved

up.

But for most folks, going abroad or even to another city in their country, is cost prohibitive.

There's the plane ticket, there's the passport, there's the lodging,

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