This is the sixth post in our summer series "Lessons Learned in the Woods." Find the intro here. We had just begun the winding drive back to our campsite when we heard the familiar sound of an ambulance coming our way. There was only one thing it could mean: a climber was in trouble. We had just completed a satisfying day of rock climbing at the poetically named Purple Valley in the Red River Gorge, Kentucky. As first-time visitors of this crag, we were exhausted from the extra miles we’d put in searching for the routes we wanted to climb. Our stomachs...

This is the fifth post in our summer series "Lessons Learned in the Woods." Find the intro here. Give me a shout if you’ve ever caught yourself mindlessly scrolling through social media, standing up in the middle of the living room, when you’ve got a million other things to do and you can’t believe where the last hour went. The first step towards taking control of your smartphone is admitting that it already controls you. A few weeks ago I heard an interview that blew my mind. Tristan Harris, founder of Time Well Spent introduced me to the Attention Economy. Suddenly...

Note: This is post 2 of 3 from a Redbudsuds fan and friend Caylie Mindling Grubbs. Caylie approached us this spring, asking if she could share her story. We said yes! We’ll be following Caylie and her hubby Joshua on their cross-country road trip as they travel and share their experiences with Redbudsuds and thoughtfully clean living on the road. Missed the first one? Catch it here.   There’s this community that you only hear whispers about until you become one of them. Travelers. Nomads. Explorers. Restless wanderers. Eager learners. Nature collaborators. We’ve inadvertently become a part of this society, and...