Walk on the Wild Side – Part 2

About this episode

The episode explores various personal journeys involving trust, career changes, and life-altering decisions.

In our first story, Land Tawney seizes the chance for an epic backpacking trip into the Frank Church Wilderness, made even better by the inclusion of his nine-year-old daughter and support llamas. When the intense summer heat and rugged trail push the young girl to the brink of giving up, he must trust her to make the decision to push forward or turn back. Land calls his story “Young Grit”. Land Tawney is a 5th generation Montanan prone to wandering & good times. Land earned his Bachelor of Science focused in Wildlife Biology from The University of Montana and has been working his entire adult life to conserve public lands and water and access to them at the local, state, and federal levels. From testifying in front of Congress in Washington DC to organizing grassroots volunteers all across North America, Land walks the walk. He now co-chairs a new non-profit, American Hunters and Anglers Action Network, and works tirelessly to protect our public lands for present and future generations. Hayley Glassic was driven by a childhood dream of couture and must abandon fashion for a seemingly stable career path, only to have a single brochure unexpectedly reroute her life. A…

Topics covered

• wilderness backpacking
• personal growth
• career change
• romance
• health challenges
• travel

Keywords

• wilderness
• backpacking
• salmon hatchery
• romance
• Peace Corps
• cancer
• Africa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alaskan salmon hatchery, Peace Corps

Places: Africa

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