Welcome to the Bonfire. The place where your stories are heard. A place where you can connect! Post your story below and upload a photo to share. You’ve heard about how we came to love adventure sports. Now we want to hear about you! Whether you belong to a multi-generational outdoor family or you just tried hiking for the first time, your story is important! If you’ve been inspired by the stories from Melanin Base Camp, let us know! Or grab a drink, find a rock and just enjoy the vibes.
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A couple years ago I began working with the migrant youth in my community. Their fears, insecurities, and internalized shame were all so similar to me. They were mine.
Read MoreAll of the fishermen I saw along the way were black or brown-skinned men with rods in one hand and suitcases filled with a day’s catch in the other. I wondered, as I walked, why none of this was included in our understanding of what it means to be “outdoorsy?”
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