Tag Archives: 2012

A Theory of Relativity

I pulled this tire up Signal Hill three times this morning. The first pull felt awfully hard. Indeed. Really, really hard. Interesting to note that that feeling of hardness made me really really want to stop. It was dark. Cold. … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #487 Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods…

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Visual Soliloquy #486 There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm…

There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. ~Willa Cather

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Visual Soliloquy #485 Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves…

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. ~James Matthew Barrie

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Visual Soliloquy #484 I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better…

I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better. ~Plutarch

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The Big Push…Err…Pull!

In just under three weeks, I will set foot for the first time in Greenland and it’s nearing two weeks to departure to Iceland-the staging point for the expedition. Each day I try to check a few more things off … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #483 A mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions…

A mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Visual Soliloquy #482 I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.— Maya Angelou

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Visual Soliloquy #481 An optimist is the human personification of spring…

An optimist is the human personification of spring. ~Susan J. Bissonette

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Visual Soliloquy #480 It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed…

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. –Theodore Roosevelt

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Looking Back, Looking Forward…Mount Hillaby

I’ve spent much of the evening working on my website, getting it ready to share the excitement and challenges of my upcoming expedition to Greenland. I’ve set the home page to display my blog so it will be very easy … Continue reading

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Where’s TA? Test message from TA’s SPOT

TA Latitude:47.57008 Longitude:-52.70163 GPS location Date/Time:03/21/2012 16:22:59 PDT Message:This is me testing my new spot device in advance of my Greenland expedition. Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7NCFN/47.57008N/52.70163W If the above link does not work, … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy 479 There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs…

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. ~Ansel Adams  

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Visual Soliloquy 478 The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear…

The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear. –Gandhi

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Visual Soliloquy 477 Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold…

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. –Helen Keller

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Skiing in Place

Another great day out training for Greenland. I love this picture of Marian standing at the edge of Windsor Lake. The fish eye lens of the Go-Pro has curved the horizon and given the picture a very sensuous feeling. I’d … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy 476 You don’t take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it…

You don’t take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it. ~Author Unknown

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Humbled by 60 KG

If it’s Saturday, it’s pull day! This weekend I had a date with 60 kg…up ten kg from last week. I also upped the weight in my pack by 10 kg as well. The result. Humility. You see, after last … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy 475 You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take…

You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. ~Wayne Gretzky

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Visual Soliloquy 474 Sadness flies on the wings of the morning and out of the heart of darkness comes the light…

Sadness flies on the wings of the morning and out of the heart of darkness comes the light. ~Jean Giraudoux

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Visual Soliloquy 473 When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest…

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. –Henry David Thoreau

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Visual Soliloquy 472 It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves…

It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves. ~André Gide

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Visual Soliloquy 471 Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first…

Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first. ~Frederick B. Wilcox

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Visual Soliloquy 470 Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure…

Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure. ~Author Unknown This … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy 469 Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over…

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald

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8 km with 50 kg

Given a big dump of snow earlier in the week, we’d hoped to get to ski today to try out my new boot/binding combination that we installed during Wednesday’s gift of a snow day. We gave up after only ten … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy 468 To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself…

To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. ~Soren Kierkegaard

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Visual Soliloquy #467 Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will…

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. –James Stephens

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Visual Soliloquy #466 A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult…

A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. -Melinda Gates

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Visual Soliloquy #497 Half the fun of the travel is the aesthetic of lostness…

Half the fun of the travel is the aesthetic of lostness. – Ray Bradbury

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Visual Soliloquy #465 Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding…

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. –Khalil Gibran

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Visual Soliloquy #464 Courage is as often the outcome of despair as hope; in the one case we have nothing to lose, in the other, all to gain…

Courage is as often the outcome of despair as hope; in the one case we have nothing to lose, in the other, all to gain. –Diane DePoiters

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Visual Soliloquy #495 I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world…

I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world. – Mary Anne Radmacher Hershey

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Visual Soliloquy #463 Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there…

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. ~Josh Billings

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Visual Soliloquy #462 Difficult things take a long time, impossible things a little longer…

Difficult things take a long time, impossible things a little longer. ~André A. Jackson

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Visual Soliloquy #461 Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb but how well you bounce…

Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb but how well you bounce. ~Vivian Komori This electronic communication is governed by the terms and conditions at http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2011.php

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Visual Soliloquy #460: There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle…

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. – Albert Einstein

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Visual Soliloquy #459 Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary…

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. –Khalil Gibran

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Visual Soliloquy #458 A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere…

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere. –Joyce A. Myers

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This Climb is Sponsored by the Letter G: Going for Gunnbjørn Fjeld in Greenland

My gallant and gregarious group of guessers guessed with gusto and after only three clues, the name of my next peak was gained: Gunnbjørn Fjeld. Gunnbjørn Fjeld (also named Hvitserk, Gunnbjørnfjeld, Gunnbjornfjeld, Gunnbjorn Fjell, Mt. Gunnbjorn) is the highest peak … Continue reading

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