Hello civilization. It's been a little over a week since I flew back from the West Coast where for 6 weeks I slept in a tent, backpacked outside Yosemite, whitewater rafted past Sutter's Mill, and summitted Mount Shasta. Twice. I led two three-week trips for a company called Overland, which has a nice little lineage of trip leaders you might know.
Weekends without smartphones? Try weeks without regular access to cell phones, beds, toilets, and fridges. It's scary yet incredibly liberating at the same time. I'd encourage everyone to try it sometime, if only for an extended weekend. You become incredibly aware of your carbon footprint and how much you depend on technology. Oh, and how awesome ice cream is.
Here's a pic from the 14,179 ft. peak of Mount Shasta with 3 of my students and a guide.
And here's the trailer for a movie coming out soon that looks awesome. Based on the childrens book we've all at some point read or was read aloud to us.
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Welcome back CTF.
Here's the newest trailer, which came out today. I'll give you a break on being up to date since your smartPhone comment put me squarely in my place:
http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2009/08/new_where_the_wild_things_are_3.php
Oh, and Quack.
Congrats on the Overland gig too by the way. One college campus to another...dangerous.
--Is CTF working in the Overland year around office post-Shasta?
--Tom didn't make P1atz shave his beard?
--Safety never takes a vacation.
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