Author: DaveC
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AK bound
Beargrass, by M. I didn’t really start to get nervous until I began collecting and packing things yesterday afternoon. Now, I’m nervous. Not because I’m worried about getting lost, or dying, or bears, or failure. I’m nervous because the work of many months is coming to focused fruition in a very compressed amount of time. …
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Problems of Authenticity
“Write drunk; edit sober.” -Hemingway Problems of authenticity have been much on my mind lately. Part of what I assume Hendrik was writing about when he discussed some folks’ “limited mental freedom” is the lack of contextualizing research providing knowledge of the larger context. Silly word though it has become, epic must be defined two…
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A silly season
As evidenced by the lack of big-wordy posts since the weekend before last, not much has been going on lately. Final arrangements for Alaska, putting things in order at work, and resting have been the order of the day. I’ve been really hungry all week, and assuming that it’s not all due to nerves, and…
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Tuesday videos
After a fairly uneventful weekend (skiing, packrafting, my friend’s (Greek!) wedding in Whitefish, prep for the classic, even some mountain biking), here’s what I find today: The MMT boys continue to deliver: Adam didn’t die. For which I am glad (feeds well into last weeks “don’t fuck with rivers” theme):
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10 months of skiing
First day of skiing this season was late October. As of today, we’re still going strong. [vimeo 25874444] Jewel has good corn early, and is remarkably un-suncupped. The silt plume in Flathead Lake is pretty impressive. Black Lake is still frozen almost totally solid, and the parking lot at Camp Misery is under a good 6…
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Backing down
Otherwise known as bailing. A very important thing that doesn’t get spoken about nearly enough, especially in the outdoor adventure world. Two interesting examples on my radar lately: With the later it’s nice to see the slick, increasingly influential Camp4 boys speaking honestly in a way that goes a fair bit beyond media relations.…
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Fixing Golite Jam side pockets (and other technical notes)
Problem: while the fabric is good, the elastic on the Golite Jam’s side pockets is lame! Super lame. Looks like something from your underwear. I can’t abide side pockets that won’t hold things with a vicelike, bushwacking proof grip, so this needed to change. Stat. Golite made it easy by not using a stretch stitch,…
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Revisiting the shadow
Lake McDonald. Apologies for the dramatic title; and while shadows (for once present, as this weekend is not overcast and rainy) played a prominent role in this latest trip, I am primarily speaking about that concept of the shadow found in one of my favorite poems. It took far too long, and far too much…
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A few little things
Rare orchids in GNP this past Sunday. Photo, and plant sleuthing, by M. I just finished another really good hill interval workout, and am drinking a Mighty Arrow while waiting for chicken to cook (seared, then baked in BBQ sauce, hot sauce, and root beer). My resting pulse right now, and the way my legs…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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