This snap was taken by one of my student employees on his recent climb of Oregon’s tallest peak, Mt. Hood, at 11,250 ft (3,429 Metres). Lovely view of a sunset shadow.
This snap was taken by one of my student employees on his recent climb of Oregon’s tallest peak, Mt. Hood, at 11,250 ft (3,429 Metres). Lovely view of a sunset shadow.
This is a video in which Mr. Kipchoge talks about his upbringing in Kenya and his attempt to break the two hour barrier in the marathon, which he almost did last May. It’s worth watching I think (turn on Close Captioning, but listen too, as his accent makes some of the captions that are produced inaccurate). Three important items from his talk: 1. Stick to your priorities 2. No excuses 3. Learn to say “No.†Finally, he argues that discipline is like a muscle – the more it gets put into use, the stronger it becomes.
 Happy Birthday Aldo Leopold - Considered by many to be the father of wildlife ecology and the United States’ wilderness system, Aldo Leopold was a conservationist, forester, philosopher, educator, writer, and outdoor enthusiast. Among his best known ideas is the “land ethic,†which calls for an ethical, caring relationship between people and nature. I grew up hiking, camping, backpacking in the pacific northwest and didn’t realize the significance of Aldo Leopold until much later in life. In the early 2000s I was fortunate to be able to take a trip to New Mexico and hike in the Gila Wilderness Area and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Area. Both were championed by Mr. Leopold, with the Gila being created in the first batch of wilderness…
i run: *to feel better physically and mentally *to challenge my body *to achieve goals *friendship and comraderie *to meditate *to think *to be outdoors *to explore new places *to keep perspective
Today I graduated from PT which arrives several months from an ankle break that happened while overenthusiastically playing softball last May 22nd. I should have stayed at 2nd base and I shouldn’t have slid into 3rd. Ah well – I am grateful for the physical therapist that I had who helped me regain range-of-motion and most of the strength that this kind of injury costs. There is still work to be done, but for now, I do not need to return to see Michael. I got the shirt as a graduation gift. 🙂