0009: IN PURSUIT OF ADVENTURE
In Pursuit of Adventure
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The short essay that typically starts the newsletter wasn’t ready for the world. The idea was ready, but the execution wasn’t. Sometimes, that’s how things go. More often than not, more work is needed.
The pursuit of a dream is where character and identity are found.
On adventures, the pursuit, the striving, feel valuable because simply being there is a success. We accept the challenge of adventure as the work that makes us stronger and our experiences richer.
But, working towards any dream is a challenge. A dream is an idea, and turning ideas into action is making the imaginary real. That makes it sounds downright impossible, yet we do it every day.
Whether it is another step on a journey or a sentence on a page, usually more work is needed, and the adventure continues.
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ADVENTURE ALMANAC: EPISODE 7
Jacques Cousteau and the Invention of Scuba Diving
In the middle of WWII, Cousteau worked tirelessly to invent a method for breathing underwater. Cousteau’s wild story of adventure, experimentation, and eventual success in co-inventing modern scuba diving is a lesson in how NOT to learn how to scuba dive.
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LINKS FOR ADVENTURE NERDS
HUT TO HUT BIKEPACKING TRAIL IN UTAH
Who wants to go? Let’s call it a research trip. One of our long-term visions for Adventure Nerds is to build small off-grid huts for multi-day adventures. The team at Aquarius Trail has done a great job with this route.
Read More on AquariusTrail (3+ minutes)
YOUR CLOSEST NATIONAL PARK
Do you want to see some fancy GIS work? Check out this map of the US that has been divided up according to the closest National Park. Scroll down to the bottom for the full 2021 updated map.
Read More on ERSI (5 minutes)
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