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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Visual Soliloquy #642 Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books…
Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books. ~John Lubbock
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Visual Soliloquy #641 I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver of one hour. I dripped it carelessly, Ah! I didn’t know, I held opportunity…
I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver of one hour. I dripped it carelessly, Ah! I didn’t know, I held opportunity. ~Hazel Lee
2013 Scott Expedition Training in Greenland
This team was coming in as we were flying out of Greenland-they traced some of our route so you can see some tracks my team made…a lovely piece-be patient as it is HD but some of the footage is gorgeous-it … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #640 Action is the antidote to despair…
Action is the antidote to despair. – Joan Baez
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Visual Soliloquy #639 Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon…
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. ~Doug Larson
Visual Soliloquy #638 You are what you think about all day long…
You are what you think about all day long.- Dr. Robert Schuller
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Visual Soliloquy #637 Gratitude is the music of the heart, when its chords are swept by the breeze of kindness…
Gratitude is the music of the heart, when its chords are swept by the breeze of kindness. ~Author Unknown
Visual Soliloquy #636 During the darkest indigo midnight, yet will countless stars blossom…
During the darkest indigo midnight, yet will countless stars blossom. ~Dr. SunWolf
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Visual Soliloquy #635 Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If you’re alive, it isn’t…
Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If you’re alive, it isn’t. ~Richard Bach
Visual Soliloquy #634 Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour…
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour. ~Truman Capote
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Visual Soliloquy #633 They who have a why to live can bear almost any how…
They who have a why to live can bear almost any how. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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Visual Soliloquy #632 If the wind will not serve, take to the oars…
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. ~Latin Proverb
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Training Plan for Mera, Island, and Logan
Starting to map out the training plan for my spring climbs of Mera peak, Island Peak, and Mount Logan. It’s good to have it take shape and it starts right now this week. Logan has a 10-15 hour summit day … Continue reading
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In the Versatility of Wanderlust
In the versatility of wanderlust There lies the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious of adventure Of life, Of love, Of Omas round the world So filled with kindness And the courage to nurture excellence towards the summit. Can I Live? Can I Aspire? Can … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #631 Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it…
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. ~Helen Keller
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Visual Soliloquy #630 Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once…
Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. –Lillian Dickson
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Visual Soliloquy #629 I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know…
I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly. ~Buckminster Fuller
Visual Soliloquy #628 The brook would lose its song if you removed the rocks…
The brook would lose its song if you removed the rocks. ~Fred Beck
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Visual Soliloquy #627 Gratitude is the memory of the heart…
Gratitude is the memory of the heart. ~Jean Baptiste Massieu
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Visual Soliloquy #626 Establishing goals is all right if you don’t let them deprive you of interesting detours. ~Doug Larson
Establishing goals is all right if you don’t let them deprive you of interesting detours. ~Doug Larson
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Visual Soliloquy #625 Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise…
Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise. ~Alice Walker
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Visual Soliloquy #624 Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come…
Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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Visual Soliloquy #623 We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us…
We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. ~Joseph Campbell
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What’s TA Climbing Next IV? Clue #6
Konbanwa, Round six…time to guess what TA is climbing next…looking here for a list of my next three climbs (two have already been identified by dedicated guessers)…so you’re looking for the third and to submit all three in the correct … Continue reading
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What’s TA Climbing Next IV? Clue #5
Howdy, Round five…time to guess what TA is climbing next…looking here for a list of my next three climbs (two have already been identified by dedicated guessers)…so you’re looking for the third and to submit all three in the correct … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #622 Nothing is interesting if you’re not interested…
Nothing is interesting if you’re not interested. ~Helen MacInness
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What’s TA Climbing Next IV? Clue #4
Namaste, Round four…time to guess what TA is climbing next…looking here for a list of my next three climbs (two have already been identified by dedicated guessers)…so you’re looking for the third and to submit all three in the correct … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #621 We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us…
We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. ~Joseph Campbell
Visual Soliloquy #620 Spend the afternoon. You can’t take it with you…
Spend the afternoon. You can’t take it with you. ~Annie Dillard
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What’s TA Climbing Next IV? Clue 3
Hola, Round three…time to guess what TA is climbing next…looking here for a list of my next three climbs (two have already been identified by dedicated guessers)…so you’re looking for the third and to submit all three in the correct … Continue reading
What’s TA Climbing Next IV? Clue 2
Bonjour, Clue #2…Time to guess what TA is climbing next…here is the second in a series of visual clues and you can try to guess what I am climbing next…looking here for a list of my next three climbs…so you … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #619 Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude…
Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. ~Ralph Marston
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What is TA Climbing Next IV?
OK folks…it’s that time again…time to guess what TA is climbing next…I’ll present a series of visual clues and you can try to guess…looking here for a list of my next three climbs…so you must guess all three and in … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #618 Live every day as if it were going to be your last; for one day you’re sure to be right…
Live every day as if it were going to be your last; for one day you’re sure to be right. ~Harry “Breaker” Harbord Morant
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A Decision to Participate
Dr. TA Loeffler talks to students at Sheshatshiu Innu School about her outdoor adventures. By Michelle Osmond (MUN Gazette Oct. 10, 2012) One of Dr. TA Loeffler’s favourite parts of her expedition on the Churchill River this past summer was … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #617 If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere…
If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere. –Frank A. Clark
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Visual Soliloquy #616 Life is one big transition…
Life is one big transition. –Willie Stargell
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Visual Soliloquy #615 Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself …
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. – George Bernard Shaw.