Tag Archives: Nature

Visual Soliloquy #1132 If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them…

Posted on May 16, 2015 by TA Loeffler

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. ― Henry David Thoreau Did you Know? There are approximately 12 peaks on the … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #1131 Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that…

Posted on May 15, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that. ― George Carlin Did you … Continue reading →

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Mission 5959 Wrap-Up: Listening to Whispers and the Dragon’s Tongue

Posted on May 15, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Getting to the top is optional, getting back down is mandatory. A lot of people forget about that.― Ed Viesturs I’ve read several of Ed Viesturs’ books. He is the first American to summit all 14 8000 metre peaks without … Continue reading →

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Mission 5959: Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had…

Posted on May 13, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had. ― Alice Sebold Did you Know? Near Mount Logan the temperatures are extremely low. In 1991, a record … Continue reading →

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Mission 5959: May your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country…

Posted on May 12, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Mission 5959 Game Plan: Travel back to Whitehorse to begin traveling home  (more news as soon as I have a keyboard instead of a phone) Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: Throw your dreams into space like a kite, … Continue reading →

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 9 I dream my painting and I paint my dream…

Posted on May 11, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Move up to Camp 3 at approx. 4,700 meters.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: I dream my painting and I paint my dream. ― Vincent van … Continue reading →

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 8 A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality…

Posted on May 10, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Acclimatization day and load carry up through icefall to approx 4,700 meters. Return to Camp 2. Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: A dream you dream alone … Continue reading →

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 7 The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams…

Posted on May 9, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather:  Rest day.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ― Eleanor Roosevelt Did you Know? … Continue reading →

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 6 Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird, that cannot fly…

Posted on May 8, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Move up to Camp 2 at 4,100 meters.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, … Continue reading →

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 5 There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure…

Posted on May 7, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Move up and carry loads to Camp Two/King Col at 4,100 meters. Return to Camp 1.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: There is only one thing … Continue reading →

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 4 Yes: I am a dreamer. For dreamers are ones who can only find their way by moonlight, and their punishment is that they sees the dawn before the rest of the world…

Posted on May 6, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Move to Camp 1.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: Yes: I am a dreamer. For dreamers are ones who can only find their way by moonlight, … Continue reading →

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 3 You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us…

Posted on May 5, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Carry loads and establish Camp 1 at approx. 3,300 meters. Descend back to base camp.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: You may say I’m a dreamer, … Continue reading →

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 2 It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live…

Posted on May 4, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Fly to Base Camp on Quintina Sella Glacier.  Establish base camp at approx 2,800 meters.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: It does not do to dwell … Continue reading →

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 1 Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do…

Posted on May 3, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Arrive in Whitehorse and meet the climbing team. Full briefing, update on conditions and review gear. Afternoon drive to Kluane Lake. Sleep at 800 meters elevation.  Check the weather forecast here. Mission 5959 Dreams … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #1130 There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster…

Posted on April 26, 2015 by TA Loeffler

There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster. ― Dalai Lama XIV

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Calling All Weather Favours: One Week and Counting to Mission 5959

Posted on April 24, 2015 by TA Loeffler
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Visual Soliloquy #1129 Good luck is a residue of preparation…

Posted on April 24, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Good luck is a residue of preparation. ― Jack Youngblood

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Visual Soliloquy #1128 You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle…

Posted on April 13, 2015 by TA Loeffler

You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle. ― Shannon L. Alder

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Visual Soliloquy #1127 The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best…

Posted on April 10, 2015 by TA Loeffler

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. -Epictetus

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Visual Soliloquy #1126 There’s nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway…

Posted on April 9, 2015 by TA Loeffler

There’s nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway. ~Mark Burnett

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Visual Soliloquy #1125 Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation…

Posted on April 7, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation. ― Robert H. Schuller

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Visual Soliloquy #1124 One kind word can warm three winter months…

Posted on April 6, 2015 by TA Loeffler

One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb

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Visual Soliloquy #1123 The earth has music for those who listen…

Posted on April 3, 2015 by TA Loeffler

The earth has music for those who listen. ― George Santayana

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Visual Soliloquy #1122 There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love…

Posted on April 1, 2015 by TA Loeffler

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. –Sophia … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #1121 The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart…

Posted on March 31, 2015 by TA Loeffler

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. –Helen Keller

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Visual Soliloquy #1120 Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up…

Posted on March 28, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up. ― Dean Karnazes

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Visual Soliloquy #1119 This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays…

Posted on March 26, 2015 by TA Loeffler

This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Visual Soliloquy #1118 I could never resist the call of the trail…

Posted on March 23, 2015 by TA Loeffler

I could never resist the call of the trail. –Buffalo Bill Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/trail.html#MtchDS3Kee6DV2zT.99

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Visual Soliloquy #1117 Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop…

Posted on March 22, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. ~Ovid

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Visual Soliloquy #1116 One should use common words to say uncommon things…

Posted on March 21, 2015 by TA Loeffler

One should use common words to say uncommon things. ― Arthur Schopenhauer

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Visual Soliloquy #1115 So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers…

Posted on March 18, 2015 by TA Loeffler

So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #1114 When it was dark, you always carried the sun in your hand for me…

Posted on March 17, 2015 by TA Loeffler

When it was dark, you always carried the sun in your hand for me. ― Seán O’Casey

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Visual Soliloquy #1113 Trees are my mentors…

Posted on March 15, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Trees are my mentors. When in their presence, everything seems possible. Note to self, “Spend more time with trees.” – TA Loeffler

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Visual Soliloquy #1112 Anticipate the day as if it was your birthday and you are turning six again…

Posted on March 14, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Anticipate the day as if it was your birthday and you are turning six again. ~Mike Dolan

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Visual Soliloquy #1111 But you can build a future out of anything. A scrap, a flicker. The desire to go forward, slowly, one foot at a time. You can build an airy city out of ruins…

Posted on March 11, 2015 by TA Loeffler

But you can build a future out of anything. A scrap, a flicker. The desire to go forward, slowly, one foot at a time. You can build an airy city out of ruins. ― Lauren Oliver

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Visual Soliloquy #1110 Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you…

Posted on March 9, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! –Dr. Seuss

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Visual Soliloquy #1109 May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out…

Posted on March 8, 2015 by TA Loeffler

May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out. ― J.R.R. Tolkien

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Visual Soliloquy #1108 And like a colourful bloom of temporary lights in the sky, you will shine…

Posted on March 6, 2015 by TA Loeffler

And like a colourful bloom of temporary lights in the sky, you will shine. ― Chad Sugg

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Visual Soliloquy #1107 Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow…

Posted on March 4, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. ― Anita Desai

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Visual Soliloquy #1106 The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot…

Posted on March 3, 2015 by TA Loeffler

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. ~ Michael Althsuler

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