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links from episode 55

July 30, 2010

Adam joined me for episode 55 (with his daughter Thea in tow) to talk about outdoorsy stuff we’ve been up to this summer. Here are a few follow-up links pictures from their Mt. St. Helens trip their Nesmith Point hike Sleeping Beauty viewpoint Tanner Butte Tom, Dick, and Harry Heather’s blog (she’s one of the Hike [...]

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links from podcast 51

June 18, 2010

Last week I spoke with Lauri, one of the Hike and Learn adventurers. We talked about her hiking/backpacking history and her summer plans. She and her trip partner, John, have done a great job so far with the whole social media aspect of this project. Here are some links to their stuff: John and Lauri’s [...]

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an update from heather

June 11, 2010

Heather sent me this cool email narrative yesterday. I’ve been out in the wild! I explored the northern side of the Columbia River Gorge loop Douglas Loraine explains with some of my own modifications. I was out for 4 days with the intention of hiking the entire 39 mile loop but got stopped by deep [...]

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links from podcast 49

May 29, 2010

Some links from my conversation with Heather: Adventures Without Limits homepage Adventures Without Limits trip schedule (PDF) Mount Hood Community College Outdoor Recreation Program Mapping Support – great for planning your own trips Some of my recent photos

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hike and learn recipients announcement

May 17, 2010

Each of the fourteen Hike and Learn applications that I received were thoughtful, fun, interesting, and inspiring. But three applications stuck out. John and Lauri from Pomona College, in Southern California, applied as a pair. There’s something really compelling about two people trying to put up with each other and sharing trip-planning duties and having [...]

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hike and learn update

May 10, 2010

Last night I spent a few hours reading applications, watching videos, visiting websites, looking at pictures, and thinking a lot about the project. There were fourteen applicants from seven schools in three states (OR, WA, and CA; the only states I targeted). I’d skimmed each application as it came in, but setting aside the time to [...]

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hike and learn deadline

April 25, 2010

You’re putting off applying to Hike and Learn until the very last minute, aren’t you? That’s okay. I haven’t chosen anybody yet–I’ll wait until I have stuff from everybody who’s interested. The deadline is tomorrow (Monday). You can’t put it off any longer.

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follow-up for podcast 43

April 19, 2010

Don Nelson joined me last week to talk about some of the adventures he’s had mixing history and hiking into a kind of wilderness scavenger hunt. Here’s a trip report that he put on Portland Hikers Field Guide: Exploring the New Palmer area on Larch Mt. He also mentioned that he had been keeping trail [...]

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hike and learn

February 21, 2010

In podcast 36 (starting at about the 22-minute mark), I announced that I’m going to sponsor a few college students to go hiking for the summer and learn about social media. You can find more details at the Hike and Learn link in the navigation bar of this website.

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