Replay-The value of Wilderness, Outdoors, and Saving the Yellowstone Grizzly with Doug Peacock [EP 361]
Enjoy this replay of my conversation with one of my environmental heroes Doug Peacock. I was fortunate to meet Doug at an Earth First! Rendezvous in Idaho in 1988. I'm just finishing his newest book "Was it Worth It", from Patagonia Books. Doug and I talk about his many adventures, his love for wildness, and his current work to save the Yellowstone Grizzly.
Facebook Twitter Instagram The Outdoor Biz Podcast Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Sign up for my Newsletter HERE. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! You can contact me here: email: rick@theoutdoorbizpodcast.com or leave me a message on Speakpipe! Show Notes Intro to OutdoorsMy dad was a boy scout organizer. So he would go up to the woods and lead them and organize boy scout troops operated in the woods. And I would be too little to be a boy scout.
So I got cut loose to just run wild in the woods and catch turtles and hunt squirrels, whatever, everything. And that's how I grew up.
BooksIn the Shadow of the Sabertooth:A Renegade Naturalist Considers Global Warming, the First Americans and the Terrible Beasts of the Pleistocene
The Essential Grizzly: The Mingled Fates of Men and Bears
Walking It Off: A Veteran's Chronicle of War and Wilderness
Grizzly Years: In Search of the American Wilderness
Favorite GearKorean war Mickey Mouse boots, those black things
AdviceAt Save the Yellowstone Grizzly, actually, we're looking for help. People that can be tablers in Yellowstone National Park, and just talk to people about bears and hand out brochures, and stuff like that.
Writers/Books"You want it dense, really high specific gravity. I remember carrying the Odyssey, Moby Dick, and I carried one of Jimmy Harrison's books out there. And after Ed died, I had to read Hayduke Lives, so I took it out there. Lately, I've just read a book by Joy Williams. And oh hell just three or four nights ago I cooked dinner for Richard Powers and Gretel Ehrlich and David & Betsy Quammen."
Follow up with Doug Doug Peacock Save the Yellowstone Grizzly Welcome to a podcast dedicated to outdoor enthusiasts looking to elevate their outdoor careers while embracing the freedom and joy of outdoor adventure. We dive deep into outdoor recreation, adventure travel, and outdoor activities, helping you find the best outdoor jobs that fit your ideal outdoor life. Whether you're seeking career growth or just more time to get outdoors, we've got you covered.