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OUTSiDER SPOTLiGHT – Sara Boyle

Hi OUTSiDERS! I’m Sara Boyle and I’m excited to be the newest member of the THiNK OUTSiDE team. I am passionate about the outdoors, enjoying life’s adventures, living sustainably, and helping others. I hope that by creating engaging content I can help THiNK OUTSiDE achieve their mission of instilling a love of the outdoors in children and their families.

As children grow into young adults it can become harder to stay connected, harder to set aside time for each other, harder to find something in common that everybody enjoys. While my boys have grown older (15 and 21) and begun exploring their own paths in life it is our sense of adventure and exploration that keeps us together.

For the boys, the more extreme and exciting the adventure, the better. They push me to try new things and to go just a little further. I encourage them to slow down every once in a while and take in the beauty (and catch my breath).

We recently took a trip to Great Smoky Mountain National Park. This year has been a bit chaotic, to say the least, so this trip was a great opportunity to disconnect from society, reconnect with nature, and reset.

Our advice to make the most of a trip to the Smokies (or any other park that sees a lot of visitors) – wake up early, even start a few hikes with headlamps if you can.

You may just be lucky enough to have the mountains to yourselves for a few moments. Adventure in the dark. Watch the sunrise. Enjoy the morning light streaming through the trees. Encounter animals in their morning routine. Savor the views all to yourself. And as you make your way back down from the summit, welcome your fellow hikers with a smile.

Dream BiG! Be KiND! Adventure often!

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