#116 | From Solo Female Backpacking Across the U.S. to Building Les Ventures: Cowgirl Camping & Climbing Mt. Whitney's Snow Covered 99 Switchbacks with Melanie Daisy

On this episode, I am joined by a SoCal based outdoor adventurer, solo backpacker, traveler, community builder, outdoor creator, and founder of Les Ventures - Melanie Daisy. We dive into Mel's outdoor roots from boulder hopping in the Mojave Desert with her mom as a kid to discovering trail maintenance in Laguna Canyon as a source of healing during a difficult divorce. That connection to the land…