“My soul can find no staircase to heaven unless it be through earth’s loveliness.” – Michelangelo
Earth’s Loveliness
Category: Get Outside
A $100,000 Pledge!
CLIF Bar has pledged $100,000 to help protect the outdoors, and we can help! Here’s the deal: CLIF Bar is running their 2nd annual Meet the Moment program, that enables outdoor enthusiasts like you and me to share their stories and photos from our favorite outdoor adventures and raise money for 5 nonprofits that help …
Leaders Turning to Nature
Is is true that being out in nature can help you “disconnect from the chaos to find the truth”? That is what Tom Scott, a co-founder of Nantucket Nectars posits. In the April 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review, there is an excellent article co-written by the director and diversity manager of NOLS, the National …
The Best Teacher: Nature
“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, British archaeologist and biologist, 19th century
Wise Words from Edmund Hillary
“People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.” – Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mt. Everest
Mountaineering: What’s the Rush?
Last week the New York Times published an article discussing the new breed of mountain climbers – those that strive to achieve mountain summits in record times. While I am a novice mountaineer and love climbing mountain peaks, I have yet to attempt to break time records. For me, it is about enjoying the scenery …
Free Admission to U.S. National Parks this Weekend!
In honor of Veterans Day, the U.S. National Park Service is offering free admission November 11-13th! Yes, that means you can get free entry at the 147 national parks that charge admission. There are so many parks to choose from… where shall we go? 🙂
Helen Keller’s View on Nature
“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.” -Helen Keller
One With Nature
“Those who know do not talk Those who talk do not know Keep your mouth closed Guard your senses Temper your sharpness Simplify your problems Mask your brightness Be at one with the dust of the earth This is primal union. One who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies With good …
The North Face Speaker Series
The North Face Never Stop Exploring Speaker Series is bringing a handful of highly accomplished outdoor adventurers to various towns across the U.S.! The lineup includes an ultramarathoner, an extreme skier, an ultrarunner, a National Geographic photographer and alpinist, a climber, a ski mountaineer, and an extreme skier and base jumper! This is gonna be …