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From the Editor A
fter packing for a trip this summer, a friend said to me, “I can just see your suitcase: a pile of pink clothes.” My friend had it right. I like pink.
There, I said it. I like pink, flowers, nail polish, gardening, and getting dirty. But I also love backpacking, bike riding, fishing, skiing, and running stage races. I like trying new sports, learning how my bike works, building campfires, and exploring outdoors. And I love being a woman. As we got started on this issue, I asked a bunch of gals to define an “adventure woman” and got a variety of answers. The term is too broad to define concisely, and honestly there’s no one true definition. I imagine many of you feel similarly. You don’t fit a mold. But, luckily, neither do the women we hear from in the fall issue of Women’s Adventure magazine. And that means we have a lot to learn from each other and them. They are women who travel together; veterans who find peace, adventure, and perspective in the outdoors; and young people with cancer conquering challenges in the outdoors. You’ll learn from, relate to, and be inspired by each of them. BASEgirl Clair Marie (on our cover) has been told “you can’t” for years, yet she does anyway. Known as the youngest person and one of the first 50 women worldwide to BASE jump, Clair is a self-described girly girl and one hundred percent extreme athlete. She earns a living teaching people about her passion (page 42) and knows the limits sometimes put on female athletes. So, she makes a special point of encouraging other women to live their dreams and disregard those limiting opinions. Co-author of The Gluten-Free Edge, Melissa McLean Jory understands what it’s like to be different, too. She is an athlete with celiac disease who learned how to feel and be healthy in the outdoors and shares with you how to gain that athletic edge, too (page 12). Writer Chris Kassar builds on Melissa’s advice and serves up tips for eating seasonally (page 18) and practicing yoga this fall (page 68), while Linda J. Williamson coaches us through mind-calming and clarifying meditation on page 40. Travel is another sure-fire way to break free from molds. Kate Chandler and WAM travel editor Gigi Ragland divulge how to best embrace this season’s most unique and timely travel opportunities (page 26). Marge Gunderson (page 38), celebrates her birthdays by gathering all her friends for a long bike ride—a mile to represent every year of her life so far. This year, she turned 71. And pro mountain biker Rebecca Rusch also gets more women on bikes, spending her spare time leading skills camps (page 46). Discovering your definition of adventuress is an individual process, so our job is just to equip you with tools and inspiration to make it easier to continue being yourself: the new adventuress. We and the women in this magazine are the gals who do what others say can’t be done. Whatever being a woman and being adventurous means to you is fine with me. I’m just glad we’re friends. Until next time, DAVE NEVINS
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