Musings
Last Adventurer
#preservethegood

As you’ve seen above, #preservethegood could mean anything – it could mean helping someone in a time of need; it could be picking up trash on a trail, or a wilderness area; it could be educating people on leave no trace principles; it could be making a difference in any way you want; and it could be just about anything you want as long as you are focused in keeping the magic and the unique positive things in this world and this life. In terms of tangible things, I encourage you, my readers and followers to use the hashtag when you post a photo of something amazing; or when you’re talking about something exceptional you – or someone else has done to improve the world. I look forward to seeing how all of you end up preserving the good in 2015, and you can rest assured that as always, I will keep preserving the good where I find it as well, because as Plato says, “Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.” 

#preservethegood
Hiking, State Parks
Last Adventurer
Canyon Trail to Waipoo Falls

As I mentioned previously, Waimea Canyon is a site that is most definitely one of the “must-view” locations on Kauai, and in the world; and as I also mentioned, the best way to experience it is to hike it. While there are many great hikes through the canyon, the best hike in my book is the Canyon Trail to Waipoo Falls. It is the best hike to me because at four miles roundtrip, it is accessible, it has stunning views of the canyon from inside the canyon, and it ends at the top Waipoo Falls. It also allows the hiker the chance to swim in a waterfall, which is a once in a lifetime experience.

Canyon Trail to Waipoo Falls

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IIAWT Preview/Recap Casaval Ridge, September 2013

Sunrise, Mt. Shasta

Sunrise, Mt. Shasta

A couple months ago we had some of those dreaded "technical difficulties" that every Podcast, Videocast, or other online production dreads. Fortunately, we were able to sort out the problems, and even better, our guest Michael Buturla, was still willing to come on the show even after we wasted an hour on one of his Wednesdays! So tonight, we'll be going back in time to do the show that we never did, and we'll be talking the infamous Casaval Ridge on Mt. Shasta, one of the truly great mountaineering routes in the United States. If you're interested in learning more about our guest, or his climb of Casaval Ridge, click here and here to read his trip reports; and if you're interested as to what he's been climbing recently, check out this great trip report of climbing the Grand Teton that he wrote this year. As always, if you want to listen, you can find us on iTunes, or here

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