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Ep 0003 – Bikes, Camera, Action! Plus free music

Laurie and Mark on the boat at Lake Tahoe prior to the bike race
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Mark and I talk about the first time we went to a bike shop and were told we were “too fat” to ride bikes, hah! I get a bike helmut POV camera with mic. Hear an audio snippet of my first recorded bike ride as I huff and comment up a big hill by the Pasadena Rose Bowl. Song of the Week Whisper by Stray Dogg

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Ep 0001 – Intro to Daily Adventure Tales and the Couch Potato Challenge

Laurie gazes out at the sky while hiking in the mountains at dawn
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I launch the Daily Adventure Tales podcast. I share how and why Daily Adventure Tales came to be and why I am qualified to write about adventure. I decide to challenge myself to go hiking at dawn “yikes” instead of sitting on the sofa and planning a TV day.

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Finding Balance – The Zen of Bike Riding

Laurie riding by the LA River on bike path
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Adventure Question: What things lead to Zen moments in your life? Have you ever found strength and peace from a struggle? Whatever your answer, try to have a mini-adventure doing some of that and come back to tell the tale. Past Adventure post: This was one of my favorite posts from my sparkpeople.com blog, and […]

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