The Wandering collective is inspired by all of the amazing women working and living in the great outdoors, who have overcome a wide array of challenges in order to accomplish incredible feats. Nature is the very essence of their being: they love it, they live it, and they revel in all its challenges. The Wandering Collective was created by three women whose lives are surrounded by the great outdoors and feel more themselves in the wilderness than in a building or crowds. In creating this web page, we hope to ignite the explorer in you. For the one who wants to venture further, or for those who are ready to start their own journey. Through stories and other media, we want all the great lady adventurers out there to be able to share, teach, learn, and explore together; the good, the bad, and the ugly.

The challenges we face in the wilderness are sometimes expected, but often times creep up on us instead, growing over time or suddenly engulfing us in a matter of minutes. These challenges can be physical, mental and even emotional; yet they all have one thing in common, they must be acknowledged, and hopefully overcome. The Wandering Collective believes that these challenges are where the real and raw stories of the outdoors happen, and ultimately aim to share these moments with others. Going beyond the spectacular and unique trips, and getting down into the gritty details that we so often look past or don’t want to admit. Here, we hope to create a safe space, where readers, writers, and adventurers alike, can come together to laugh, shed a tear, and find compassion, through relatable and raw experiences.

“We don’t develop courage by being happy everyday. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.” -Barbara De Angelis.