Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Road Trip Stories

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Road Trip Stories
Author: Matt Artz
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2013-06-23
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1304164748

From kayaking in Death Valley to rock climbing in the Eastern Sierra, Matt Artz's short collection of road trip stories illustrates the value of life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it.

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: National Park Stories

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: National Park Stories
Author: Matt Artz
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2013-06-23
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1304164799

From Death Valley to Joshua Tree; from Yellowstone to Victoria Falls, Matt Artz's short collection of outdoor stories illustrates how outings in national parks can quench our thirst for wildness and leave lifelong impressions.

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Rock Climbing Stories 2

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Rock Climbing Stories 2
Author: Matt Artz
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2013-08-24
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1304358712

From interviews with rock climbing royalty to tales of mere amateurs floundering up boulders, this short collection of climbing stories illustrates life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it. Oh, and beer. Don't forget the beer.

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Sierra Stories

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Sierra Stories
Author: Matt Artz
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2013-05-23
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1304061973

From mountaineering to kayaking to rock climbing and more, this short collection of outdoor adventure stories from the Sierra Nevada Mountains illustrates life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it.

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Rock Climbing Stories

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Rock Climbing Stories
Author: Matt Artz
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2013-05-23
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1304063011

From scaling tall mountains to tiny boulders and everything in between, this short collection of rock climbing stories illustrates life's "little adventures"--weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts--it's how you enjoy it.

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Hiking Stories

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Hiking Stories
Author: Matt Artz
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2013-05-22
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1304061310

From Southern California to Botswana, the Sierra Nevada Mountains to South Africa, and Greece to the Mojave Desert, this short collection of hiking stories illustrates life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it.

Road Ends Ahead: Reflections on Aging and the Outdoor Lifestyle

Road Ends Ahead: Reflections on Aging and the Outdoor Lifestyle
Author: Matt Artz
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 103
Release: 2013-08-24
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1304357740

I'm getting older. I'm slowing down. I can't do everything that I used to. And as the steamroller of old age continues its relentless advance, there's not much I can do about it. Except complain. And write. Many of the outdoor stories I've been writing over the last three or so years share a common theme: reflections on aging, and how it's changing my perspective on life and my relationship with the outdoors. And thus this little compilation was born. The road may end ahead, but there is still quite a distance left to travel...

A Life Outside 4: More Stories from the Outdoors

A Life Outside 4: More Stories from the Outdoors
Author: Matt Artz
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2013-08-24
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1304358011

From the wilds of Africa to local trails and boulders, the fourth installment in the A Life Outside series is the perfect companion for those unfortunate times when you can't do what you really want to do: get outside and enjoy the natural world. An American myth perpetuated in the Botswana wilderness. Wildlife in the wild, and even wilder wildlife in wild dreams. Interviews with rock climbing royalty. Bouldering. Bikes. Beer. Injuries. More Bouldering. More bikes. And more beer. Compassion. Love. Death. It's all here. In the end, A Life Outside 4 is about finding your place in the outdoors-the place that defines you, the place where you could spend your life, and the place where you could die.

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior
Author: Brig. Gen. Paul “Greg” Smith, US Army (retired)
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2024-05-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476652635

America's National Guard was once considered a ragtag gaggle of pretend soldiers. Beginning in the 1980s the National Guard gradually transformed into today's highly flexible operational force that answers our nation's call for overseas combat deployments as well as domestic emergencies that run the gamut from lifesaving disaster responses to staffing Covid clinics. Brigadier General Paul "Greg" Smith describes his personal journey during these years, from a callow cadet to a committed commander leading military forces in response to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Smith gives a humorous, gritty, and sometimes touching glimpse into the inner workings of this unique military organization while offering portraits of the men and women who serve as the minutemen of our age. His reflections on service, duty, and the complexities of command will enlighten anyone who seeks to better understand the challenges of leadership.

Ultramarathon Man

Ultramarathon Man
Author: Dean Karnazes
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2006-03-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1440684936

In one of his most ambitious physical efforts to date, Dean Karnazes attempted to run 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 days to raise awareness of youth obesity and urge Americans of all fitness levels to "take that next step." "UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days", a Journeyfilm documentary, follows Dean’s incredible step-by-step journey across the country. Ultrarunning legend Dean Karnazes has run 262 miles-the equivalent of ten marathons-without rest. He has run over mountains, across Death Valley, and to the South Pole-and is probably the first person to eat an entire pizza while running. With an insight, candor, and humor rarely seen in sports memoirs (and written without the aid of a ghostwriter or cowriter), Ultramarathon Man has inspired tens of thousands of people-nonrunners and runners alike-to push themselves beyond their comfort zones and be reminded of "what it feels like to be truly alive," says Sam Fussell, author of Muscle. Ultramarathon Man answers the questions Karnazes is continually asked: - Why do you do it? - How do you do it? - Are you insane? And in the new paperback edition, Karnazes answers the two questions he was most asked on his book tour: - What, exactly, do you eat? - How do you train to stay in such good shape?