Get Out There 🥾

Forget Birds — It's Tree-Watching Season

It's the perfect time of year to make a new friend (spoiler: it’s a tree)

Mar 23 • Nicole Garner Meeker

Watercolor Wilds: How to Spend Spring's Rainy Days Inspired

Artist Abigail Richardson challenges you to be like water and go with the flow

Mar 23 • Nicole Garner Meeker

Finding Friends Where the Wild Fowl Fly

Bay Area birder Paige Pritchard explains how bird watching can help you make friends (particularly those without feathers)

Dec 4, 2025 • Nicole Garner Meeker

There Goes The Sun (and It'll Be Alright)

A few tips for surviving the colder months when SAD creeps up

Nov 7, 2025 • Nicole Garner Meeker

Spending Time With Dead Folks May Be The Best Thing You Do Outside in October

There's a serious case for spending time in cemeteries while you're still above ground.

Oct 1, 2025 • Nicole Garner Meeker

Go Here: Mammoth Cave National Park

Ignore the online reviews — this place is literally cool.

Sep 5, 2025 • Nicole Garner Meeker

How to (Safely) Hike When it Feels like 199° Out There

"Is anyone else hot?" By the end of this adventure, you definitely will be.

Jun 26, 2025 • Nicole Garner Meeker

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