What does 25,000 pumpkins look like????

EPIC PICS

me and my buddy Jesse went on a hike at 5am to get to the top of a mountain to watch the sun rise…..it was soooo awesome, hiking in the pitch black and utter quiet, it was very peaceful.

who really is in charge? 

are we really that dumb to elect this guy

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.

To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.

To reach for another is to risk involvement.

To expose your ideas, your dream, before a

crowd is to risk their loss.

To love is to risk not being loved in return.

To live is to risk dying.

To believe is to risk failure.

But risks must be taken, because the greatest

hazard in life is to risk nothing.

they may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they

cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love live.

Chained by there attitudes, they are slaves; they

have forfeited their freedom.

Only a person who risks is free.

                                                                                                 Anonymous

 

 

 

This weekend i had one of the best talks with my dad. We talked about my major and how it might play out in my life. He told me that he was not sure that being an adventure education major was a good idea. My dad being my dad i think he was thinking that it would be hard to make it in this world with that major. But he then went on to say that, but if it  makes you happy, and these days it is what makes you happy,  that is important. It was hard for me to understand the true importance of this talk until i read this poem. The last line “Only a person who risks is free” is by far the most meaningful statement to me at this time. At this time in my life it is more clear to me than ever that life is a treasure that can be stolen from you in a second. I have always felt like i need to live my life so it’s worth living. Now i truly understand what that means. I now know why i strive to hit a 60 foot snowbaording jump or climb up a 2000 foot cliff. Not to have people say, wow, not to get money, i do it for me……..because that is the only way i can be free……………….

 

to people who read this poem, find something that gets you excited, do something that you love, life is too short to try and make the most money possible……find your wealth inside of your self.

this weekend my girlfriend Kristen came up to see me. we had a weekend of hiking and rock climbing. We hiked at Welch and Dicky and climbed at Rumney. This hike is no more then 20 min away and the rock climbing is even closer. God i love this place.

Photos

so this past weekend was the last weekend of my weekend climbing class. That’s right i am now free on the weekend. I do not have to worry about getting up at 530 am and going climbing. I must say though it was my best class that i have every taken before. In between climbing we learned about communication team building and just a ton of good skills that will help me throughout my life. Our final test was to build an anchor and rappel off a 140 foot cliff. We did it and it was the most fun i had every had in my life. I got two chances to go off the cliff. The first time i was very careful and took it easy, just taking my time, i got to the bottom and i was very happy with myself about that. Me being me, this careful pattern was not going to repeat it self. As i approached the edge of the cliff, i looked down, took a deep breath, and jumped. Almost in a free fall i grabbed onto the rope and swung back in to the cliff. Heart pounding adrenalin pulsating through my veins, I jumped again and again. I found a flow of jumping flying and falling……one of the best times of my life. I know not every one is a thrill seeker like i am but i must say to have that feeling of flying was good to get back…..now i just cant wait for snowboarding this year…..60 foot gap here i come

I must say this place is rather pretty…here are some pics that my mom took of my school

weekend two of climbing is now in the books here’s a video and some photos of the day.

movie

pics

 

Here are my Photos of the day.