{"id":200638,"date":"2025-08-12T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=200638"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:17:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:17:34","slug":"embarking-on-a-2000-mile-kayak-expedition-to-the-gulf-of-mexico-with-ann-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/embarking-on-a-2000-mile-kayak-expedition-to-the-gulf-of-mexico-with-ann-rose","title":{"rendered":"Embarking on a 2,000-Mile Kayak Expedition to the Gulf of Mexico with Ann Rose"},"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\/132ab25c-2701-4188-9292-c2c62482fd8b?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/completing-a-2-000-mile-kayak-expedition-to-the-gulf-of-mexico-with-ann-rose\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ann Rose is a farmer living off the grid in rural North Carolina, where she\u2019s spent most of her life deeply connected to the Appalachian Mountains and forests. After a series of droughts made farming more difficult, she found herself stuck and ready for change. At 58, she set out to kayak from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico. 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