Retiree
Retirement is the promised land for the Weekend Warrior, when work is done and all your time can be devoted to what you value most. For outdoorists, this means an all-you-can-breathe-outdoor-buffet! I’ll be talking to Retirees I meet outdoors to see how close they come to reaching this ideal.
Main Attractions
- Culturally approved and (mostly) respected
- Near total outdoor freedom
Outdoor Time
- Nearly unlimited
Challenges
- Difficulties associated with advancing age
- Financial challenges of retirement
Techniques
- Look for senior pass deals like the National Park Service Senior Pass
- Find volunteer opportunities
Articles:
Treading Quietly in Hard Times
Outdoor values can suffer when economic, physical, or emotional hardship sets in. This is evidence that the outdoors has evolved from our source of life and survival to a conquest, from a conquest to an abstract idea, and from an abstract idea to a leisurely adventure. Hardships tend to press us back down the chain, [...]
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Tom Hickey
It’s easy to underestimate Tom Hickey if you don’t get into a conversation with him. A retired tax accountant who lives in Santa Fe, I met him atop Desolation Peak above the Santa Fe Ski Basin on an afternoon hike. His stiff-kneed walk gave me the impression of an overambitious senior citizen. He was also [...]
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