What is a micro-adventure you ask? A Google Search for this phrase produces a Google knowledge graph card highlighting a series of books published in the 80′s. Not quite the adventure we had in mind, but below that, in the search results, lies our answer of what a micro-adventure may really be.

The term ‘micro-adventure’ looks to have been pioneered by Alastair Humphreys, an adventurer, author, and motivational speaker on the subject. His blog is a library of stories, expeditions, explorations, and trips from cycling around the world and hiking through Europe. He describes micro-adventures as a state of mind, an experience, something new. To experience adventure, there doesn’t have to be a long flight involved, expensive gear, or expansive knowledge. Simply getting out of the daily hustle for a few hours to explore the outdoors is sufficient. The micro-adventures you begin with will start to turn into a habit, and much larger adventures.

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