On Failing, Outdoors
Posted by Emily Larson onPersonally, I picked up a number of new outdoor hobbies in 2020. I bought a bike in the spring and started riding the single track at Tut Hill. I said yes to a mountain bike race shortly after. I joined my coworkers in climbing trips to the Palisades on long summer evenings. And I set the lofty goal of through-hiking South Dakota’s own Centennial Trail after not having backpacked for 3 years or so. Then, I promptly failed at each of these hobbies listed...