A microadventure is an escape from the ordinary in everyday life. With planning, practice, and a little bit of dedication, you can be camping on a hill tonight and at work again tomorrow.
After my 6 month thru hike on the Appalachian Trail, I got to feeling a bit restless in everyday life. I have a few adventures planned for this year, like a road trip to Colorado in June among others, but what about in the meantime? What about right now? I needed to find something that would give me a feeling of adventure without all the hard work, planning, money and vacation time that usually comes with it.
“You work from 9 to 5 but what about the 5 to 9?”
A microadventure is just that. It is getting out of your home or office if just for the evening. Cooking dinner and sleeping on a hill. Watching the sunrise over the nearest city. Trying something new like a race, or biking to a part of town that you have never been to before. The idea is that you can get outside anytime with adventures that are quick, easy, cheap, and fun.
As Alastair puts it, “you work from 9 to 5 but what about the 5 to 9?” You don’t have to wait for the weekend for an adventure, you can have one right now!
This year along with some other adventures I have planned, I want to follow the microadventure calendar from alastairhumphreys.com.
This calendar serves as a quick look at some of the best days to get out there and experience nature, and a great reminder that it doesn’t have to be difficult to do so.
So… who wants to come?