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Quote for Monday, November 13, 2006
"If a Koyukon Indian wrote a book about bears, maybe half the volume would be the rules of keeping yourself in a state of respect toward the animal." -Richard Nelson, Alaskan Anthropologist
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Journal for Thursday, November 9, 2006
This week we looked at social change and how it relates to people on a political and personal level. For example, we used Robby’s desire to have a large all-terrain vehicle that has notoriously poor gas mileage as an instance of his ‘personal’ world. Robby, being a world-wise and savvy guy, also sees global warming… Read more »
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Quote for Thursday, November 9, 2006
"Man always kills the thing he loves, and so we the pioneers have killed our wilderness. Some say we had to. Be that as it may, I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" -Aldo… Read more »
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Quote for Tuesday, November 7, 2006
"What is the good of having a nice house without having a decent planet to put it on?" -Thoreau
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Nature Awareness Hike, November 3, 2006
Students inspect the Ponderosa’s fragrant fire protection: bark.
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Quote for Monday, November 6, 2006
"Each time a man stands up for an idea, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls… Read more »
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Journal Discussion for Friday, November 3, 2006
We’re in the process of figuring out what CAP is and who our classmates are. I’d like you to take a second and tell us a little about your first experiences with the outdoors. I’m not very interested in bragging about how epic your mountain climb was or how many days you’ve been backpacking. I… Read more »
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Quote for Friday, November 3, 2006
"I’d rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth." -Steve McQueen
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Quote for Thursday, November 2, 2006
“The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” – Henry Miller
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Quote for Tuesday, October 31, 2006
“This is the true joy in life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; The being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion… Read more »
