The Florida Man Who’s Changing the Definition of Adventure: Mason Gravley

For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passions

The places we don’t always think of as adventure destinations are precisely the places Mason Gravley likes to explore.

Mason grew up somewhere between the swamps, orange groves, and cattle ranches of central Florida. After vagabonding throughout the western US, he’s come back to find a deep relationship with his home state.

Now, Mason's Lead Adventurer for Athletic Brewing and hosts the Adventure Sports Podcast (his words). He’s also one of the raddest dads and friends out there (our words).

We talk about…

-Biking from Alaska to Florida… on a shoestring budget, without knowing how to change a flat tire, and not having snow or mountain experiences!

-A 10,000 mile bike ride to every National Park west of the Mississippi River

-The decision to start having kids in the middle of an adventurous life

-Fitting in adventure when you have multiple streams of work and a family

-Lessons from over 1,000 episodes of the Adventure Sports Podcast

-A life mission to protect as much of wild Florida as possible (where 100,000 acres of wild land are lost to development a year)

-Paddling across alligator-filled Lake Okeechobee to raise awareness for conservation

-Even if you can’t save the world, you can help your backyard

-Mother Nature is Mother Nature, whether it's the Grand Canyon, the Himalaya, or a square foot of grass in your yard; nothing is more or less beautiful

Connect with Mason:

-Mason on Instagram: https://instagram.com/alive_adventures and https://instagram.com/adventuresportspodcast

-The Adventure Sports Podcast: https://www.adventuresportspodcast.com/

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Shout-Outs:

-Music: The King of Sandwich Island by Shut-ins

-Thank you to The Ruins, the best wedding venue in Oregon, for supporting the show.

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