"I saw homeschooling as an opportunity to fully embrace the outdoors"

“I became very aware of my relationship with the outdoors because I was in the elements a lot in moments where I didn't want to be.”

“Hope is the fuel of life. If there's no hope, at what point could I get up in the morning?”

“I wish people would know that accessibility is a lot more than just what is in the law—but also what the spirit of what the law is.”

"I wish that people could be really fully engaging their senses in the outdoors, because I believe that it is transformative."

"I feel like that mythology that somehow there is some sort of inherent separation between us and nature– I think it's a false construction."

"There is nothing like getting to the summit of a mountain, drenched in sweat, looking out at the potential 360 view, and just sitting there and soaking it in."

"You know how they say that food tastes better when you're sharing it, when you're eating it with other people? I think the same thing is true if you are working together to get that food."

“I identify as being Nature. And I really deeply feel that in my body.”

"I always think about it: it's someone’s responsibility, if they have privilege and access, to help you gain access to those places as well. "