TLOG for December 13, 2003

The Community Adventure Trip Log (TLOG) is a tool that we use to document each trip. Students can use this as a reference and template for coordinating their own trips outside of this class and future CAP classes will use this information as a reference for future trips. This is also a reflective tool for students to document what worked and what did not work for future outings. Below, the crew is posing in front of the quinzee that we built.

(From left to right in the back: Eric, Ivan, Chloe, Ford, Newt, Coral, Cailin, Colin, Nathan Jonathan, Christi. Dueling ice axes in front: Rithy and Dana.)

PRE-TRIP INFORMATION

Basic Trip Information:
Trip name: Introduction to Winter Camping
Dates: December 13

Daily Camera Features the Community Adventure Program

I have to say it has been an extremely rewarding process to come up with a vision for a program, work it out on paper, and then bring it to the community. This past week, all of the hard work has been paying off and the community has responded with recognition and acknowledgement. On Saturday, December 20, 2003, Erika Stutzman wrote an article called Blogging in Boulder, which featured a few Boulder community Blogs, including my friend Mikal Belicove’s Blog located at Belicove.com. Here

Rocky Mountain Rescue Group

When your butt is on the line, it is comforting knowing that Boulder is home to one of the finest search and rescue teams in the country. On Wednesday, Alex Hearn, from the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group (a.k.a. RMR) gave the Community Adventure Program the real dirt on their elite crew of dedicated volunteers and outdoor enthusiasts.

Alex, who woke up Wednesday morning battling the flu, came through for the class and kept his commitment in a stunning display of strength, stamina, and courage. CAP students were enlightened by the history of RMR, dazzled by the rescue statistics of Boulder County, awe-struck by jaw dropping descriptions of actual rescue missions, and relieved to receive advice for how to avoid becoming RMR

Quote for December 19, 2003

“Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion. Then when you

Quote for December 17, 2003

“For a great tree death comes as a gradual transformation. Its vitality ebbs slowly. Even when life has abandoned it entirely it remains a majestic thing. On some hilltop a dead tree may dominate the landscape for miles around. Alone among living things it retains its character and dignity after death. Plants wither; animals disintegrate. But a dead tree may be as arresting, as filled with personality, in death as it is life. Even in its final moments, when the massive trunk lies prone and it has moldered into a ridge covered with mosses and fungi, it arrives at a fitting and noble end. It enriches and refreshes the earth. And later, as part of other green and growing things, it rises again.”

Weekly Outdoor Clinic Calendar – December 16, 2003

CAP students are expected to broaden their outdoor knowledge and skill base by tapping into the rich educational resources in their community. In order to accomplish this goal, students will take advantage of the free outdoor skills clinics, workshops, and slide shows offered by outdoor retail stores in the Colorado Front Range. Below are some of the hot events going in the community this week:

Tuesday, December 16, 2003 – Backcountry Awareness and Technique for Women, Mountain Sports, Boulder, 7pm.

Tuesday, December 16th, 2003 – Avalanche Awareness, REI Flagship, Denver, 7pm.

Wednesday, December 17, 2003 – Snowshoeing Tips and Techniques, Mountain Sports, Boulder, 7pm.

Wednesday, December 17, 2003 – The Evolution of Women

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Quote for December 16, 2003

“How deep our sleep last night in the mountain

Weather Report and Avalanche Update – December 12 – 14, 2003

Weekend Weather Report for Idaho Springs, CO:

Fri, Dec 12, 2003: Partly Cloudy, High 25

Three-Part Journal Entry, by Coral Hackler

Tuesday, December 2, 2003:
* On Tuesday we researched our Community Action Project questions. Mine was “what are the laws on trash and dogsh.. on trails. I searched and searched and searched and couldn

Quote for December 12, 2003

“I am in love with this world. I have nestled lovingly in it. I have climbed its mountains, roamed its forests, sailed its waters, crossed its deserts, felt the sting of its frosts, the oppression of its heats, the drench of its rains, the fury of its winds, and always have beauty and joy waited upon my goings and comings.”

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