{"id":190772,"date":"2023-06-27T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=190772"},"modified":"2023-06-26T15:40:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T22:40:26","slug":"journeying-through-the-national-parks-with-emily-pennington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/journeying-through-the-national-parks-with-emily-pennington","title":{"rendered":"Journeying Through the National Parks with Emily Pennington"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/8ee57515-4b72-4952-971a-0631def84067?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/journeying-through-the-national-parks-with-emily-pennington\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, Emily Pennington set off on the trip of a lifetime. Her goal was to visit every national park in the United States. Emily wasn\u2019t sure what she\u2019d find out there in the wilderness, but she needed a change &#8211; she was burnt out from her life in Los Angeles and reeling from personal losses. The time was right for Emily to quit her job, hit the road, and find her way outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Emily:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brazenbackpacker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brazenbackpacker\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase a copy of Emily&#8217;s new book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Feral-Losing-Finding-Americas-National\/dp\/1542039711\/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?crid=25U2424DFVUPW&amp;keywords=feral+book&amp;qid=1661282426&amp;sprefix=feral+book%2Caps%2C259&amp;sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Feral: Losing Myself and Finding My Way in America&#8217;s National Parks&nbsp;<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode Sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check out Danner&#8217;s all-new<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/s\/danner-mountain-600-leaf-gtx?cm_mmc=vl_danner-_-logo-_-buy_now-_-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Mountain 600 Leaf GTX<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/used\/trade-it-in\">Check out REI\u2019s trade-in program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript In 2020, Emily Pennington set off on the trip of a lifetime. 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