For my work, a colleague and I decided to propose a new travel study course that would involve a combination of our interests – sociology of sport (hiking, specifically) and…
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NY-Mount Marcy
Summit Date August 12, 2017 (around 11:00 am) Party Ryan Cragun, Mark Woolley, Tom Triplett Trip Report In my big swing across the US that allowed me to complete most…
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Continue readingHiking in Silver Springs State Park
I was invited to give a presentation to a freethought group in Ocala and thought it might be a good opportunity to explore a little more of Florida. I looked…
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Continue readingHalf Dome – Yosemite National Park
I was in Northern California on a speaking tour but had a couple of days while I was there that I didn’t have any speaking engagements. I had combined the…
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Continue readingPoint Lobos, California Hike
While on a book speaking tour in California, I had a few days where I didn’t have any talks. One one of those days, while I was staying in Santa…
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Summit Date May 25th, 2016, around 7:00 am Party Ryan Cragun & Tom Triplett Trip Report For the previous 45 highpoints I had done, my wife had expressed some concerns,…
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Continue readingKolob Canyon and Taylor Creek Trail
After spending the night at America’s Most Wanted Bed and Breakfast in Colorado City, we were headed home. But we wanted to do a little more sightseeing on the way….
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Continue readingAlaska Cruise – Juneau (Mendenhall Glacier)
As with my adventure with Debi in Skagway, when my mother-in-law asked what excursion I wanted to go on, I looked for the one that seemed the most physically demanding…
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Continue readingAlaska Cruise – Skagway and Laughton Glacier
Just after my mother-in-law booked the cruise to Alaska, she then emailed all of her children and their spouses and asked what excursions they wanted to go on. My general approach…
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Continue readingCalifornia Trip – day 5 – Riley’s Farm and Heart Rock
We headed out of Anaheim again on the 8th. Toren has never really spent any time on a farm. We visited a milk cattle operation once, but Toren is growing…
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