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Meet the Owners of Outshine Adventures, A Chattanooga Based, Outdoor Adventure Company
Chattanooga, TN. (May 18, 2022) - Sunshine Loveless and Michelle Loveless are the owners and founders of Outshine Adventures, a women and LGBTQ owned business based in Chattanooga, TN that offers guided outdoor experiences with equipment and instruction that encourage people to get outside and connect with nature. The newly rebranded Outshine Adventures was founded by Sunshine Loveless as Sunshine’s Adventures in 2018 with 2 paddleboards and an idea. Today, Outshine Adventures offers guided paddle board tours, hiking tours, mountain bike clinics, women’s adventure retreats and yoga offerings. They also have a solar powered adventure van that you can rent to travel and explore the great outdoors on your own.
Sunshine found her love for the outdoors after taking a whitewater rafting trip on the Ocoee River. They spent 6 years guiding full-time before transitioning into social work. After a short bout with lung cancer in 2016, Sunshine chose to get back outside, and use nature as therapy to heal. The dream to run their own business was finally realized in 2018 with the encouragement and support from their partner, Michelle Loveless.
Michelle is a 500 HR certified yoga instructor that’s been practicing yoga for over 15 years and teaching in a studio for nearly 2 years. Michelle’s nurturing mother earth presence brought a new element to the business and tour offerings.
Outshine Adventures is dedicated to offering immersive outdoor experiences for all folks. They provide safe and inclusive spaces for everyone to get outside and adventure differently.
“In our modern society, the outdoors has become a foriegn and intimidating space for many, yet time spent in nature has incredible health benefits. It’s our mission to inspire more people to get outside and adventure differently with our tour offerings and campervan rentals. We call it nature therapy”, says Sunshine Loveless, co-owner of Outshine Adventures.
Upcoming events:
May 20 ~ Bat Cave Adventure Paddle Tours (Every Friday through September 9)
May 24 ~ Community Yoga at Renaissance |
June 4 ~ Mountain Bike Skills Clinic - All levels
June 12 ~ SUP Yoga
June 13 ~ Full Moon Yoga + Hike at Lula Lake
June 18 ~ Get Outside with Pride - partner paddle with Soft Animal and TrailblazUs Outdoors
Check out more events at www.outshineadventures.com. Outshine can customize tours for private groups of 4 or more and enjoy working with local non-profits and summer camps to provide outdoor experiences for marginalized groups.
For more information
Visit: https://outshineadventures.com/
Email outshine.adventures@gmail.com
Call (423) 763-7357
About Outshine Adventures
Outshine Adventures is a queer/women-owned company dedicated to providing sustainable eco-tours and immersive outdoor experiences for all! We believe in the health benefits of spending time outside connecting with nature and that outdoor spaces are for everyone. We are committed to offering inclusive outdoor experiences for every-body and connecting folks with Chattanooga’s vibrant outdoor scene. No matter your level of experience or comfort with the outdoors, we invite you to get out and adventure differently with us!
Outshine Adventures offers a variety of guided outdoor experiences and one of a kind adventures in the greater Chattanooga area. All equipment and instruction is provided on all tours and yoga offerings. Tour offerings include paddleboarding, hiking, yoga, mountain biking and women’s adventure retreats. Outshine works with local non-profits, school groups, and summer camps to provide recreational opportunities for those that may feel intimidated to go outside on their own. Lastly, Outshine has a solar powered adventure van that they rent out for people to explore and travel on their own in comfort and style. They will even curate a custom travel itinerary and book campgrounds for you to make it as easy as possible to get outside, connect with nature and adventure differently.
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