{"id":194198,"date":"2023-10-31T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=194198"},"modified":"2023-10-30T17:06:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T00:06:35","slug":"writing-and-roadtripping-through-mother-nature-with-jedidiah-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/writing-and-roadtripping-through-mother-nature-with-jedidiah-jenkins","title":{"rendered":"Writing and Roadtripping Through Mother Nature with Jedidiah Jenkins"},"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\/7a77992d-acaa-4371-8b80-29a9054b86a3?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/writing-and-roadtripping-through-mother-nature-with-jedidiah-jenkins\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jedidiah Jenkins is a bestselling author who embraces outdoor adventurer as inspiration for his beautiful and deeply personal work. When he turned 30, Jedidiah quit his job, and set out on a bike ride that took him from the Oregon coast all the way down to Patagonia. When he returned, he wrote his a memoir about his journey called,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jedidiahjenkins.com\/to-shake-the-sleeping-self\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>To Shake the Sleeping Self<\/em><\/a>. In 2021, Jedidiah&#8217;s wild idea involved a cross-country road trip with his mother, where they examined their mother-son dynamic, their religious and political differences, and their lasting affection for each other despite some of their opposing views. The result, his brand new book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jedidiahjenkins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Mother, Nature<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Jedidiah:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jedidiahjenkins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jedidiahjenkins\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Order Jedidiah&#8217;s new book:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mother-Nature-000-Mile-Discover-Differences\/dp\/0593137264\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=F1KLu&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.579192ca-1482-4409-abe7-9e14f17ac827&amp;pf_rd_p=579192ca-1482-4409-abe7-9e14f17ac827&amp;pf_rd_r=130-3744256-0775023&amp;pd_rd_wg=BwO6g&amp;pd_rd_r=721bcf48-ff93-4667-a4ad-7ac3930d575d&amp;ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Mother, Nature&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>Shop&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/allbirds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allbirds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/used\/trade-it-in?cm_mmc=vanity-_-trade-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REI\u2019s Re\/Supply program<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 members get 10% more on their trade-ins thru 10\/31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoyed this episode:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Listen to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rei-blog-develop.go-vip.net\/blog\/podcasts\/camp-monsters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camp Monsters<\/a>&nbsp;podcast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/telbee.io\/channel\/rinb-_1hjfkadrkpbavm2a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Share YOUR wild idea<\/a>&nbsp;in a 1-minute vote note \u2013 submissions due 10\/31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Jedidiah Jenkins is a bestselling author who embraces outdoor adventurer as inspiration for his beautiful and deeply personal work. When he turned 30, Jedidiah quit his job, and set out on a bike ride that took him from the Oregon coast all the way down to Patagonia. 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