At 5:55 a.m. Denver is dark and fairly quiet as Syd and I have an…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 59
“A lot of other professional ultrarunners are a little more scientific with what they put…
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The Coffee Drinker’s Guide To Being Present
About five years ago, my friend Tommy told me what I thought was an insignificant…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 58
Rad short video about a first ascent in the Indian Himalaya: I’m not going to…
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Make 2017 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm
Note: I first wrote and published this post on December 29, 2011, calling it “Make…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 57
I went to eight film festivals this year and I think this was my favorite…
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The Top 10 Semi-Rad Posts From 2016
No matter what you think of 2016, from “Wow, I’m glad it’s over soon,” to…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 56
At the top of a 50-foot-tall human tower comprised of nearly 100 people is a…
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10 Ways To Talk About Powder Skiing
Ski season is here. With any luck, you’ll have one or more powder days, and…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 55
Alex Honnold has fun re-creating Dan Osman’s legendary solo of Bear’s Reach on Lover’s Leap.…
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9 Travel Tips To Lower Your Anxiety
I usually don’t write non-humorous lists on this blog, but I’ve traveled a lot this…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 54
Happy Friday from the Avalanches: I believe these light paintings of dinosaurs could make you…
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A Letter From Your Campfire: You’re Welcome
You know what really brings a group of people together in the outdoors? No, not…
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Happy Thanksgiving From Semi-Rad
(Original photo by Yathin S Krishnappa/Wikimedia Commons)
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 53
A good time to listen to John Muir (featuring Alastair Humphreys): A German coffee shop…
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New Book: Make It Till You Make It: 40 Myths and Truths About Creating
A couple times a week, someone who’s interested in writing or filmmaking or some other…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 52
This would be so calming if it didn’t look so cold: An essay on why…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 51
2 1/2 wonderful minutes of Arctic scenery: Kelly Cordes continues to be one of the…
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Take ‘The Mountains Are Calling And I Must Go’ To The Next Level
You’ve seen the John Muir quote “The mountains are calling and I must go” on…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 50
Maybe you can imagine what Andrew Bird + Matt Berninger + Lou Reed equals, but…
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Dear Phone, I Love You
Dear Phone: I love you. I mean, not in that Joaquin Phoenix-falling-in-love-with-his-operating-system way. But maybe…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 49
Erik Gordon is a good dude who understands the importance of coffee: This guy says…
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Hate Crowds? You Are Crowds.
Last Monday, my mom and I stood behind a fence at Arches National Park and…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 48
Paul’s Boots is live! “While antisocial personality traits do play a role, what really influences…
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The Best Pizza Slice In America
The Q train clicks and groans across the Manhattan Bridge, half-full of passengers on their…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 47
Know your history: If you’ve always wondered what doing Nolan’s 14 feels like but never…
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Get Your Autumn On!
That’s right, it’s fall, aka autumn, aka your favorite season, that fleeting changing of colors,…
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