"One of the great undiscovered joys of life comes from doing everything one attempts to the best of one’s ability. There is a special sense of satisfaction, a pride in surveying such a work, a work which is rounded, full, exact, complete in its parts, which the superficial person who leaves his or her work… Read more »
“Despite perceived feelings of superiority over nature, humanity remains fully and totally dependent on the natural world. We need the bounty of nature to survive on this planet. We need the fresh air to breathe, the clean water to drink, the fertile soil to provide our sustenance.” – Daniel Sitarz
“We never know how the impact of our actions may ripple out. We never know who may be touched. That’s one more reason why, although the fruits of our labors can’t always be seen, they matter immensely.” – Paul Loeb
During class on Thursday, we had a visit from Halsted Morris with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. We learned a lot about avalache ingredients, slope and terrain, route selection, rescue techniques, and we even got to play with avalanche beacons! If you missed class, visit the CAIC website and read up on avalanches because there… Read more »
I would like everyone to take a moment to reflect on our Action Project focusing on air pollution and alternative fuel. In general, how do you think our Action Project is going so far? Specifically, what is going well in terms of positive actions, behaviors, successes, etc. that you have observed? Specifically, what is not… Read more »
“Use joy as your life compass. When you’re feeling out of joy – stop. You are probably off track. The signals of pain say you’re violating one of the elemental forces. You’re existing, not creating; you’re stuck in the past, not being pulled by your purpose; you’re disconnecting, not openly connecting. Our feelings are nature’s… Read more »
“Teamwork – A few harmless flakes working together can unleash an avalanche of destruction.” – Larry Kersten
Expedition Behavior is something that can make or break a course. It can bring people together as a group and as a team, or it can completely tear it apart. According to Harvey (1999), NOLS Instructor and author, EB addresses basic human needs: The most basic human needs [are]…food, water, shelter, and feeling of security…After… Read more »
The Community Adventure Program Trip Log (TLOG) is a tool that we use to document each trip. Students can use this as a reference and template for coordinating their own trips outside of this class and future CAP classes will use this information as a reference for future trips. This is also a reflective tool… Read more »
