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in 29 days - Badwater Ultramarathon, Death Valley:
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- Diggin' It in Death Valley National Park
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Category Archives: Expeditions, Excursions & Other Outdoor Explorations
Diggin’ It in Death Valley National Park
Ever wonder what it would be like to pound sand 16 hours a day in 100-degree weather? Me neither, but now I know. Dave Heckman and I just returned from stashing our food, water, and supplies for our July circumnavigation of … Continue reading
Putting it out there
This Sunday, Dave Heckman and I head out to the desert to stash supplies around Death Valley National Park in preparation for our July circumnavigation. We hope to finish placing the caches before the end of the week. In case … Continue reading
Challenge list challenge: make your own
If you spend any time fooling around with Facebook, you’ve probably seen the so-called challenge lists: “How many of these books have you read?” “How many of these countries have you visited?” “How many of these beers have you tried?” … Continue reading
Alive in Death Valley: Beyond Badwater
The prize for second hottest place on earth goes to Death Valley, where the temperature has exceeded 130 degrees during the summer months. What, then, convinces someone to spend time out there, much less run in those conditions? Every July, … Continue reading
127 Hours: Aron Ralston Movie Review
Could you do it? Would you do it? Cut off your arm to save your life? Of course you would. Because at our most vulnerable, and our most heroic, we all have the grit. It may take a while to summon the courage. We may fight the idea of doing what we know we must. But in the end, we’ll take on even the hardest thing when it means survival. That’s at least part of what “127 Hours” is about: having the cojones to do what you must even when it’s unthinkable. Continue reading






