I’m flying to the great Centennial State with Kalen for a few days to see some friends, eat homemade fish tacos, play with my favorite canine, Baxter, and drop by the old stomping grounds. Hope everyone has a damn good one and happy 4th of Juuuly.
MP3: Dewey Terry - Let Them Ole Stars and Stripes Shine
Posted: July 1st, 2009 under Have A Good Weekend.
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“Appealing as I find the idea of reincarnation, I must confess that it has a flaw: to wit, there is not a shred of evidence suggesting it might be true. The idea has nothing going for it but desire, the restless aspiration of the human mind. But when was aspiration ever intimidated by fact? Given a choice, I plan to be a long-winged fantailed bird next time around.
Which one? Vulture, eagle, hawk, falcon, crane, heron, wood ibis? Well, I believe I was a wood ibis once, back in the good old days of the Pleistocene epoch. And from what I already know of passion, violence, the intensity of the blood, I think I’ll pass on eagle, hawk, or falcon this time. For a lifetime or two, or maybe three, I think I’ll settle for the sedate career, serene and soaring, of the humble turkey buzzard. And if any falcon comes around making trouble I’ll spit in his eye. Or hers. And contemplate this world we love from a silent and considerable height.”
- Edward Abbey, Down The River
Posted: July 1st, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Posted: July 1st, 2009 under Music.
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Lose your job? Looking for a new one? Consider the Appalachian Trail as a networking opportunity.
Posted: June 30th, 2009 under Camping.
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Needless to say, when the Bush Administration took the Everglades off the United Nations list of endangered sites, it was a controversial decision. Most critics chalked it up to Bush’s complete disregard of all things environment while supporters argued that by originally being put on the list back in 1993, the Everglades achieved a restoration project and the UN’s money should now be spent in other much poorer countries. Unfortunately the restoration hadn’t been completed yet.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and The Obama Administration announced today that they will move to put the Everglades back on the UN list of endangered sites. Salazar claims that Bush’s decision was “without adequate consultations with the National Park Service, the state of Florida and other stakeholders.”
My only experience in the Everglades was two years ago when a friend (Tim, pictured above and the mastermind behind this site) and I paddled for three days around Cape Sable, but as most people that know me are well are of, that trip was one of the most extraordinary three days I ever spent on this Earth and easily one of the best life/camping experiences I’ve ever had. Go there. It’s un-fucking-believably beautiful, scary, hot, and vast. And f-ed.
(Via The Goat)
MP3: Macon Ed and Tampa Joe - Mean Florida Blues
Posted: June 30th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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I’ll be in Boulder/Nederland for a couple of days starting on Friday, so hoot and holler if you’re going to be around. And please, please, please persuade me to stay.
Posted: June 29th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Roberto Dutestco’s photographs of Sable Island Horses:
This narrow 41 km sandbar is located 300 km southeast of Halifx, Nova Scotia. Known for hundreds of years as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic”, it is the site of over 275 shipwrecks, and the home of more than 300 wild horses.
It is a world that exits by its own rules, a place without trees, without shade, and without shelter. It is a place where I have witnessed true peace and unquestionable love among its occupants - the wild horses of Sable Island.
The Wild Horses of Sable Island is currently on view at 13 Crosby Street, NY, NY
Posted: June 29th, 2009 under Photos.
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Steak and tomatoes for dinner in Yellowstone National Park, April 1987.
Posted: June 25th, 2009 under Camping.
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Wiki:
The Daughters of the American Revolution pushed New Mexico to design a contemporary and unique flag in 1920. A contest to design the new state flag was won by Dr. Harry Mera of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mera was an archaeologist who was familiar with the Zia sun symbol found at Zia Pueblo on a 19th century pot. The symbol has sacred meaning to the Zia. Four is a sacred number which symbolizes the Circle of Life: four winds, four seasons, four directions, and four sacred obligations. The circle binds the four elements of four together. His winning design is the flag that the state uses today. The salutation, “I salute the flag of the State of New Mexico and the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures,” was many years ago commonly recited in New Mexico public schools after the United States pledge of allegiance.
Posted: June 24th, 2009 under Native American.
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Rockwell Lighthouse, located in Sitka, AK, is owned by Burgess Bauder, a local veternarian. Daniel’s brother is staying there for the summer helping out Bauder (who charges each customer $5 for his vet services) and we couldn’t be more jealous. Have fun, Noah.
MP3: Donny Hathaway - Jealous Guy
Posted: June 24th, 2009 under The Great Outdoors.
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