Podcast appearances and mentions of Chris McCandless

In the spring of 1992, Chris McCandless, a young man in his early twenties, set off on a journey that would capture the world's imagination. Driven by a deep sense of independence, he abandoned his comfortable life, sold his car, gave away his savings, and vanished into the Alaskan wilderness. And he…

Seriah is joined by Brennan Storr and Saxon in a deep dive into David Paulides' “Missing 411” material. Topics include omitted information, the case of Aaron Hedges who went missing while bow hunting and may have a much more mundane explanation, drama between Paulides and paranormal author and researcher Steph Young, wrongful accusations of plagiarism, a researcher run off of Reddit, Facebook chaos, intellectual property and monetization, the Smiley Face killers, fanatical Paulides followers and internet harassment, a massive search and rescue operation and evidence found by a complete civilian, fallacies about missing persons cases, common-place reasons for search and rescue failures, S.A.R .Woods and creepypastas about stairways in the forest, the “Ghost Story Guys” podcast, a fascinating story from Serbia, strange weather phenomena and missing people vs normal meteorological events, missing time/memories and multiple explanations, Saxon's encounter with a missing time survivor, Brennan's experience with a blue-tinted reality slip in a hospital elevator, Seriah's bizarre fire alarm and orb flock encounter, a analogy for the paranormal based on cancer, a horrific but mundane story that could have been a Missing 411 case if it hasn't been solved, missing children saved by “bears”, a missing woman (Amanda Eller) lost in a Hawaiian jungle for seventeen days despite a massive active search and being only about four miles from the parking lot, Saxon's trip to Iceland and bizarre tragic deaths there due to drastic weather changes, Chris McCandless who died preventably in Alaska as described in “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer, a deployment of U.S. Army Special Forces troops to assist in a search and rescue attempt, Brennan's book “Strange Little Place”, a misperception of a UFO sighting and military cover-up, the fictional series “Impulse”, questions challenging Paulides' objectivity on fairly easily explainable cases, incidents of wild hogs attacking/eating humans, a strange 1937 child disappearance with unanswered questions, and much more! This is a riveting discussion!

Seriah is joined by Brennan Storr and Saxon in a deep dive into David Paulides' “Missing 411” material. Topics include omitted information, the case of Aaron Hedges who went missing while bow hunting and may have a much more mundane explanation, drama between Paulides and paranormal author and researcher Steph Young, wrongful accusations of plagiarism, a researcher run off of Reddit, Facebook chaos, intellectual property and monetization, the Smiley Face killers, fanatical Paulides followers and internet harassment, a massive search and rescue operation and evidence found by a complete civilian, fallacies about missing persons cases, common-place reasons for search and rescue failures, S.A.R .Woods and creepypastas about stairways in the forest, the “Ghost Story Guys” podcast, a fascinating story from Serbia, strange weather phenomena and missing people vs normal meteorological events, missing time/memories and multiple explanations, Saxon's encounter with a missing time survivor, Brennan's experience with a blue-tinted reality slip in a hospital elevator, Seriah's bizarre fire alarm and orb flock encounter, a analogy for the paranormal based on cancer, a horrific but mundane story that could have been a Missing 411 case if it hasn't been solved, missing children saved by “bears”, a missing woman (Amanda Eller) lost in a Hawaiian jungle for seventeen days despite a massive active search and being only about four miles from the parking lot, Saxon's trip to Iceland and bizarre tragic deaths there due to drastic weather changes, Chris McCandless who died preventably in Alaska as described in “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer, a deployment of U.S. Army Special Forces troops to assist in a search and rescue attempt, Brennan's book “Strange Little Place”, a misperception of a UFO sighting and military cover-up, the fictional series “Impulse”, questions challenging Paulides' objectivity on fairly easily explainable cases, incidents of wild hogs attacking/eating humans, a strange 1937 child disappearance with unanswered questions, and much more! This is a riveting discussion!Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part PodcastOutro Music is Cactus Cathedral with Say It Again Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Čelit jen základním faktům života, tak to pojmenoval Chris McCandless, známý hlavně díky zfilmované knize Jona Krakauera Útěk do divočiny. Možná si ten příběh ještě pamatujete: McCandless, čerstvý absolvent vysoké školy, zkraje 90. let dva roky cestoval po Americe, protloukal se ke svobodě a nakonec zemřel hlady na Aljašce ve vraku starého autobusu, který mu sloužil co přístřeší.

Čelit jen základním faktům života, tak to pojmenoval Chris McCandless, známý hlavně díky zfilmované knize Jona Krakauera Útěk do divočiny. Možná si ten příběh ještě pamatujete: McCandless, čerstvý absolvent vysoké školy, zkraje 90. let dva roky cestoval po Americe, protloukal se ke svobodě a nakonec zemřel hlady na Aljašce ve vraku starého autobusu, který mu sloužil co přístřeší.Všechny díly podcastu Ranní úvaha můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Father in heaven, thank you for this moment. We are here by your grace! Your Word open before us and your Spirit active in us. Speak to us, we pray, in Jesus's name, amen.Today we're starting a new series in the Old Testament book of Numbers, and I just want to go ahead and tell you that this book is going to surprise you. If you've read the Book of Numbers before you may have noticed that, unsurprisingly, there's a lot of numbers. There are two big census reports of Israel in Chapter 1 and Chapter 26, and there's also a few parts that might be a little hard to understand, but mainly, this book is packed with action and suspense … There is conflict and resolution, obedience and rebellion, espionage and war, celebration and complaint, blessings and curses — There is meat that falls from the sky, the ground that swallows men alive, a rock that gushes water, poisonous snakes that kill people, and a donkey that talks. It's an amazing book, and the main point overall is that we might learn how to live with God on the road. The ultimate goal of everything (and I mean everything) is that God's glory be magnified in our hearts being satisfied in all that he is for us in Christ — and that means that God is our God and we are his people, and he is with us forever. That's what heaven is! That's home, Christian! But we're not there yet. For right now, we are on the road, we're still on a journey, and the Book of Numbers is meant to help us. We're gonna be in this book over the next 11 weeks, and what I'd like to do today is give you a short introduction to this book as a whole. And I want to tell you three things that the Book of Numbers is gonna help you do (and this goes for everyone, but I'm especially thinking about those of you who heard we were doing a series on Numbers and thought, “Oh man, Numbers??”. Here are three things you can prepare to do in response to this book:Enter the wildHear the wordHeed the warningAnd before we look closer at these three things, I want to make sure we're all on same page when it comes to the storyline. For the last several years we've been working our way through the Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament. Numbers is book #4 of 5, and it only makes sense if we understand it in the context of these other books. So let's back up for a second and remember where we are.GenesisEverything starts in Genesis 1:1 — “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…” God is the First Cause. He's the Unmoved Mover. He is dependent on nothing, but all things are dependent upon him, which magnifies his glory. After Adam's fall into sin, the entire world was corrupted and broken, but God, by his grace, was determined to have a people who lived under his blessing. And so he chose Abraham and blessed him — God said: I will bless you and make you a blessing; through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed, and your descendants will be as many as the stars (Genesis 12:1–3; 15:5–6). And God also promised him a certain land — the land of the Canaanites (Gen. 12:7; 15:18–21; 26:1–5; 28:4; 35:12). God repeats this promise to Isaac and then to Jacob. Jacob's name is changed to Israel, and he has 12 sons.Exodus Fast-forward to the Book of Exodus, and all the children of Israel had migrated to Egypt because of a famine; they had grown in number, which threatened Pharaoh, so he makes them slaves, but then God raises up Moses to lead the people out of Egypt in the exodus. God does this dramatically, through many signs and wonders, executing judgment on the false gods of Egypt (see Num. 33:4). The people of Israel escape, through the Red Sea, and they journey to Mount Sinai. And Mount Sinai is the place where God comes down on the mountain to speak with Moses. God gives Israel the law and instructions for the tabernacle, which will be God's dwelling place among his people. God will be with his people, but how? That's the vital question that emerges in the story. How will this Holy God, Creator of all things, dwell with this sinful people? — because one thing that becomes clear by the end of the Book of Exodus is that the people of Israel are sinful. They grumble about almost everything. They're bent away from God. So how can a people like that have a relationship with this God? Leviticus That's the big question that Leviticus takes on, and the answer is atonement. The Day of Atonement is the center of the Book of Leviticus, and Leviticus is the center of the Torah. Through blood sacrifice, the people's sins can be forgiven and they can worship God — they can live with God's presence at the center of their lives! God makes a way for sinners to be close to him, and this is all pointing to the gospel of Jesus Christ. That's Leviticus.NumbersAnd now here is Numbers. For location and timing, Numbers opens and the people of Israel are still in the wilderness of Sinai. This is continuing the Book of Exodus. Numbers 1 picks up where Exodus 40 left off. So Leviticus comes between Exodus and Numbers because of its theme, but in terms of timing, Numbers happens right after Exodus. The people of Israel had built the Tabernacle and received the law, and now they're just about to set out on a journey from the wilderness of Sinai to the Promised Land (that same land that God promised Abraham back in Genesis).They're leaving from where they are (Mount Sinai) to go to their promised home, but they don't want to leave the presence of Yahweh. That's the whole point of the Tabernacle — it's a mobile dwelling place for God. The people must have God go with them — as a cloud by day and fire by night. And this is the answer to Moses's prayer going back to Exodus 33. Remember God promised Moses, “My presence will go with you”, and Moses said to God — one of the high points of Scripture — Moses said,“If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here. 16 For how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Is it not in your going with us, so that we are distinct, I and your people, from every other people on the face of the earth?” 17 And the Lord said to Moses, “This very thing that you have spoken I will do …” (vv. 15–17)So the Book of Numbers focuses in on God's holy presence going with his people, even as they go deeper into the wilderness. That's where we are.Three things this book will help you do …1. Enter the WildBack in 1992 there was a guy named Chris McCandless who died of starvation in an abandoned bus on Stampede Trail in Alaska. If you've seen the movie or watched the documentary or read the book, you know the story. He graduated at the top of his class at Emory University, but gave away all his money and accomplishments to become a vagabond, and he ended up hitchhiking to Alaska — because he wanted to be deep in the wild. He wanted the adventure of the wilderness and it killed him, and he's been criticized for this. Apparently, he was ill-prepared and under-equipped for where he went. He went hiking and didn't even have a map, and sadly, if he did have a map he would have seen that he wasn't as remote as he thought. With a map, he could have easily walked out from where he was to safety. So this a tragic story — it was an avoidable death in the wilderness.And we're actually gonna see this same thing in the Book of Numbers. The people of Israel are also in the wilderness — but it's not because they want to be — they're in the wilderness because God leads them there to test them, because he wants their faith. All they have to do is trust him, but they don't, and therefore a whole generation of Israel does not make it out alive. A big part of the story of Numbers is a whole generation of people dying an avoidable death in the wilderness. That's what the wild can do to you. And this is important for us because, similar to Israel, we as Christians are currently in the wild. It might not feel like we are, but it's true. Notice in verse 1 we're told that the story of Numbers is taking place after God rescued his people from Egypt. The events of this book are after salvation but before making it home. The in-between. That's where the wilderness is, and that's where we are.As Christians, we also live after salvation and before making it home. Jesus has rescued us — he has died for us and been raised from the dead, we are free in him — but we're not in heaven yet. This is the in-between. We need to recognize that we've entered the wild … and not all of us make it out.And I'm just being honest with you. I've been a Christian long enough to know some tragic stories of people who fall away … and it's all avoidable. But how? We've entered the wild, and now we ask: How do we make it through the wild?2. Hear the WordNow in our English Bibles, we call the Book of Numbers Numbers, but in the Hebrew Bible it's known as bĕmidbar — which means “in the wilderness.” Those are the very first words of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible. The book starts: “In the wilderness Yahweh spoke to Moses.”And one fascinating little detail in the Hebrew that we can't see in English is that the words for “wilderness” and “spoke” in that first sentence sound the same. The Hebrew word for “wilderness” (or desert) is midbar; and the Hebrew word for “spoke” (or word) is dibbur — midbar … dibbur. This would be like us saying wild and word. Wild … word. They kinda sound the same.And ancient Jewish interpreters picked up on the wordplay here — that the words just don't sound the same, but they're closely connected in this story. And this connection is made plain in the Book of Deuteronomy, the book right after Numbers.In Deuteronomy Chapter 8, reflecting back on the Book of Numbers, Moses says:2 And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. 3 And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.I want you to get this, and this is a little bit of spoiler, but here it goes: the only way that Israel can live in the wild is to listen to the word. And if we had to capture that in a single idea it would be the idea of guidance. I think that's what we could call the overall theme of the Book of Numbers. If Genesis is Beginnings, Exodus is Rescue, Leviticus is Atonement, Numbers would be Guidance. That's what it means when God's presence goes with his people. Where God guides, the people go. And that includes literal direction in this story, but it's also more than that. God's guidance is moral — he is showing his people how to live together as his people, under his care, trusting him everyday. That's what guidance is for.Need Guidance?Anybody in here need any guidance? Do you think our lives in this world, in the in-between, need to be guided by God?Absolutely. This is why God has given us the Bible — we have his word to us in Holy Scripture!Look, we have get over our worry about legalism when it comes to daily Bible reading. Can we just grow up out of that? Settle this: reading the Bible is not what makes God love you. Okay? Settled. And, now … I don't know how you survive as a Christian without reading the Bible.We need God's word for the life of faith like we need oxygen. Don't think about Bible reading as a duty, but think: Do I want to breathe?You're not reading just to read; you're not trying to check a box, but you need to know how to live in this world. You need to hear from God on how to live in the wild! We need God's guidance! And there's a book for that. God has given us his word.Church, hear the word. 3. Heed the WarningThe Book of Numbers can be divided up or outlined in a couple of different ways, and one way is to see the book as really the story of two generations. The first generation goes from Chapter 1 through 18; and the second generation from Chapter 20 through 36.The second generation is faithful and they make it to the Promised Land, but the first generation is faithless and they die in the wilderness. Numbers is a fascinating book in and of itself, but then we also have the New Testament, and in the book of 1 Corinthians Chapter 10, the apostle Paul makes some comments about the Book of Numbers that are pretty important. In 1 Corinthians 10 most English Bibles put a little heading there that says something like “Warning Against Idolatry” because that's what Paul is doing. He gives a warning, and look where he goes:In verses 1–5 he talks about that first generation in Numbers. God had rescued them from Egypt; they had seen God's provision, nevertheless, verse 5: “with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.” That was the first generation — we're gonna study all about this over the next several weeks. But notice what Paul says in verse 6.1 Corinthians 10:6,“Now these things took place [the events in Numbers — these things took place] as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did.”Again, look at verse 11: “Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.”And that word for “instruction” could also be translated as “warning.” Paul is saying that the purpose of this book — the reason the events of Numbers were written down — was so that we Christians would read it as a cautionary tale! Verse 12: “Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.”According to the apostle Paul, this is the attitude we should bring to this book. Sober up, church! Listen closely! Take heed! Do not be like the first generation in Numbers.In short, flee idolatry. Flee IdolatryPaul mentions idolatry twice here, in verse 7 and verse 14. And that tells us that, fundamentally, Israel's problem of unbelief in Numbers was a failure to obey the first commandment: “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3).That was the real reason behind all their grumbling and suspicion — they didn't worship the true God! And this all comes to light in Numbers 25.Numbers 25 is the last event of the first generation, (right before Chapter 26 gives us the census for the new generation). And in Chapter 25, this is verse 1:“While Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab. 2 These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. 3 So Israel yoked himself to Baal of Peor.”Now this is eerily similar to Exodus 32 when Israel made the golden calf, except this is worse! In Exodus 32, the people clearly break the second commandment, “You shall not make for yourself a carved image” (Exodus 20:4), but here in Numbers 25 they're not making images, they are literally putting other gods before Yahweh!It's like Numbers has pulled back the layers and got to the real issue. The people of Israel have not learned from their sin in Exodus 32, but they've doubled down in it. They've dug in their heels to make clear they want other gods besides Yahweh — which is disgusting and ridiculous and terrifying.We don't want to do that! We must flee idolatry! And in the Book of Numbers, we're gonna learn how to flee. We are going to heed Paul's warning and we're going to reject idolatry.And so we should expect a kind of testing through this book over the next several weeks.And I want to invite all of us, through this series, to open our hearts to God, and ask him to search us. We want him to expose any idols we might be harboring. Is there anything that we might want more than God?Questions to ConsiderAnd to get us started with that heart attitude, I'd like to close with some self-assessment questions. And I know this is a little different. We've never done this before, but this is an intro sermon. I want us to prepare for this book, and so here are a few questions for us to think about…(1) When it comes to entering the wild …Do you demonstrate a recognition that this world is not your home? How does your life show that you're on a journey to heaven?(2) When it comes to hearing the word …Are you determined to love what God loves and to do what God says? How often do you look to God for guidance?(3) When it comes to heeding the warning …Is Jesus your all-consuming passion and all-satisfying treasure? If he's not, who is?The TableThe Book of Numbers is a kind of call to action. It's an “on your feet” book, but the action is faith, and faith is the empty-handed embrace of who God is. We bring nothing to him, and this Table reminds us of that.We come to him, hands open, to receive his grace, to lean on his mercy, to rest in his love, which he has shown us most vividly in the death of Jesus for us. This Table reminds us of that, and we give God thanks for the gospel.

On today's episode, Chad is visited by Charlie Moss, Richie Daigle, Chris Collins, and Matt McLelland to discuss an interesting choice: Jonathan's Krakauer's Into the Wild.Why is it an interesting choice for The Humanist? Well, on the surface it might seem like the adventure-seeking Chris McCandless's tragic story might not be the subject matter for our discussions. Yet it is when seen through the interpretive lens of life decisions, good and bad decisions, reactions and responses in compliance and against our parents. Also, in seeking "Truth" and the expression of an authentic life.Check out our rich discussion of this powerful book, and learn what makes this book great.Reach out to Chad to book a call at chad@bigselfschool.com.Book a discovery call for coaching or workshop trainings here.Want to give us some love but don't know how? Leave us a review and subscribe on Apple iTunes or Subscribe on Spotify! Order a copy of Chad's book Shock Point or order an ebook here.

Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version plus all of the artwork created for the YouTube and podcast thumbnails. Click here for the Darkness Syndicate version of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n8pm7nuIN THIS EPISODE: It has several names all over the world such as the Bogey Beast, the Black Shuck, Hairy Jack, Padfoot, Striker, and more. But a phantom black dog by any other name is still a phantom black dog. (Phantom Black Dogs) *** Dalton Highway is already a scary road for those driving down the ice-covered highways of Alaska. The loneliness on the barren stretch of highway can go on for hours without seeing a single soul. But for one ice road trucker, that solitude would be interrupted by something terrifying and unexplainable. (The Terror On Dalton Highway) *** Hunters come across a strange note left behind by someone who claimed he'd been stuck in the wilderness for over a week and was out picking berries, but the hunters soon realized there was no one out berry-picking, for the person who wrote the note was already dead – and had been for over two weeks. 
(Into The Wild - The Death of Chris McCandless) *** Sometimes drugs can work too well – for example, a hair-loss prevention drug could turn your own children into hairy wolfman-like monsters! (Drugs Turn Babies Into Werewolves) *** The dark practice of body snatching was a lucrative business, committed by those with a strong stomach and a willingness to disturb the dead to turn a profit. (Body Snatchers) *** High in the Himalayas is a mysterious lake with a very grisly secret. (What's At The Bottom of Skeleton Lake?) *** Megalodon died out millennia ago. But our fascination with this mighty shark will never go extinct. We are so obsessed with this ancient leviathan that people still claim to spot Megalodon even today – but that couldn't be, could it? (The Return of Megalodon) *** Megalodon isn't the only creature of the deep people report sighting. For centuries a denizen of oceanic monsters have allegedly been seen – but the question is whether or not they are fact or fantasy. (Sea Myths or Sea Monsters)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Title Story Tease and Show Open00:04:26.983 = Phantom Dogs00:20:33.992 = Drugs Turn Babies Into Werewolves00:23:55.006 = The Terror on Dalton Highway00:36:47.227 = Into The Wild – The Death of Chris McCandless00:42:12.541 = What's At The Bottom of Skeleton Lake?00:46:28.359 = Body Snatchers00:57:08.208 = The Return of Megaladon01:07:37.804 = Sea Myths or Sea Monsters?SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Phantom Black Dogs” by VintiJain for Unexplained Mysteries: http://bit.ly/2rhwm0C“The Terror on Dalton Highway” by Blair Daniels for Thought Catalog: http://bit.ly/34wxqvQ“Into The Wild - The Death of Chris McCandless” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2pOpUhd“Drugs Turn Babies Into Werewolves” by Kashmira Gander for Newsweek: http://bit.ly/2PQXYDP“What's At The Bottom of Skeleton Lake?” by Elisabeth Tilstra for The Line Up: http://bit.ly/2C3aMPA“Body Snatchers” from The Occult Museum: http://bit.ly/2Nz2QLk“The Return of Megalodon” by Carolyn Cox for The Portalist: http://bit.ly/2IHdiyZ “Sea Myths or Sea Monsters?” by Orrin Grey and Xavier Piedra for The Portalist: http://bit.ly/2N83obTWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library= = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: November 24, 2020CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/phantomdogs/

TRIGGERWARNUNG Christopher McCandless war ein Abenteurer, der im August 1992 in der Wildnis von Alaska in einem alten Bus den Tod fand. Obwohl er von Jung an sehr fleißig war, sich sozial und politisch engagierte und sogar die High School mit hervorragenden Noten absolvierte, fasste er den Entschluss in Keuschheit, ohne Wohlstand und am Ende fern von der Zivilisation zu leben. Auf den ersten Blick, eine wohl völlig wahnsinnige Entscheidung und somit Lebensgeschichte. Höre in dieser Folge, was ihn in Wirklichkeit dazu gebracht hatte, diesen Entschluss zu fassen und warum dieses Urteil oftmals zu vorschnell gefällt wird.

The Bookies is a book club podcast. A group of friends get together every month have launch and discuss a paper back novel that had been picked at random on the privies month. We read every thing from the classics, sfyf, horror, western, to mysteries.   On episode 58 we go “Into the wild”, by John Krakauer. The true story of the life and death of Chris McCandless. I hope you enjoy our discussion on this episode of the Bookies.     @DestinyComiX https://www.patreon.com/DestinyComix https://destinycomix.weebly.com/#/ https://www.youtube.com/DestinyComics https://www.facebook.com/DestinyComix.

This week on Black Hoodie Alchemy, we have a very information-dense topic! Lots of notes, lots of twists and turns, tragedy and comedy, philosophy and practicality, and a combination of essentially every topic that this show tends to cover. It's wilderness adventure-time! I'm joined once again by my cohorts Seedperson1 and Chris Fiato, and I share with them ten stories of men who experience what I can only describe as "wanderlust syndrome", which is throwing away all of their worldly possessions to hit the open expanse -- whether it be the Alaskan wilderness, the desert, the mountains, the beach, or elsewhere. Sometimes this syndrome turns out for the best, in the case of people like John Muir, and sometimes in the case of Chris McCandless of 'Into the Wild' fame or Timothy Treadwell of Werner Herzog's tragic documentary 'The Grizzly Man', it can end in the most horrifying ways imaginable. DIVE MANUAL AUDIOBOOK OUT NOW⁠ ⁠MY LINKTREE WITH ALL MY ACTION⁠ ⁠SEEDPERSON ON INSTA⁠ ⁠CHRIS ON INSTA⁠ ⁠BHA DISCORD CHAT⁠ (invite link expires in 7 days but it's easy to find on discord, or you can send it to you on social media) Here's the list of the names we discuss in the episode: Chris "Alexander Supertramp" McCandless - a transcendentalist adventurer who foolishly died in the Alaskan wilderness, famous from John Krakauer's book 'Into the Wild.' Everett Ruess - a young American adventurer from the early 20th century that embodied genuine poetic wanderlust, and who mysteriously disappeared in the Utah deserts. Carl McCunn - a wilderness photographer who was lost in the Alaskan wilderness during a series of very unfortunate events. John Waterman - a celebrated and very eccentric alpinist and mountaineer who mysteriously disappeared in the Denali Mountain Range. Gene Rosellini - another eccentric and philosphical man, like a mild-mannered Ted Kaczynksi, who attempted to live like a stone-age man in the wilderness of Alaska for over a decade before committing suicide. Timothy Treadwell - a very curious man who lived in the Alaskan wilderness amongst bears for many seasons before staying too late into the fall, only to be eaten alive on camera. He eventually became the focus of Werner Herzog's documentary 'The Grizzly Man'. August Engelhardt - a strange German man who lived and died on the beach eating only coconuts, claiming that they were the fruit of the gods, only to slowly starve to death in the public eye. Nathan Campbell - a man who went out searching for the alleged 'Dark Pyramid of Alaska' in 2020 and was never seen again. John Muir - an ecologist, philosopher, adventurer, and the man on this list that embodies the truest definition of the genuine poetic wanderlust, because he is the only man on this list that doesn't have a tragic ending to his story. We also bring up to lesser degrees: Aron Ralston of the '127 Hours' fame, Ted Kaczynski the Unabomber himself, and Carl Panzram the serial-killing train-riding hobo from the early 20th century. Lots to mull over this week! We hope you dig it. SHOW NOTES: Carl McCunn NY Times Nathan Campbell Dark Pyramid Everett Ruess Chris McCandless Gene Rosellini John Waterman Timothy Treadwell August Engelhardt John Muir Carl Panzram INTO THE WILD by John Krakauer WALDEN by Henry David Thoreau Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig This week's featured music comes from an OG forgotten band that deserves way more respect for their innovation of hardcore, rock n roll, and experimentation! Peregrine - A Girl A Gun A Ghost (Curse of) the Horse Latitudes Pt. 2 - A Girl A Gun A Ghost Bear Witness - A Girl A Gun A Ghost Beware the Tales of Scorpains - A Girl A Gun A Ghost The Fox is Restless (The Lamb is Found) - A Girl A Gun A Ghost --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackhoodiealchemy/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackhoodiealchemy/support

Ian and I have come together to broadly discuss Sean Penn's 2007 film, “Into the Wild”, Werner Herzog's 2005 documentary, “Grizzly Man”, the real life stories behind them, what exactly draws idealistic men into the wilderness, and the small areas of Alaska we would dare to explore. Chris McCandless has been a divisive figure since his death in 1992, with several articles, films, and a great book, all made in the wake of his journey to Alaska. Ian has never been a fan of his, I used to be his biggest fan. I recently became aware of Timothy Treadwell, who similarly disliked modern human society and sought his spiritual calling in Alaska, among grizzly bears. One of these bears, whom he considered his best friends, killed and ate him. We thought Earth Day was a great time to discuss all this.  ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. If you're interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/  ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, Skype, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

A life of longing.  A need for adventure.  Desperate disillusionment with society. Christopher McCandless had it all - But gave it all up for adventure and to embark Into the wild.

Steven Rinella talks with Tyler Freel, Brent Reaves, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Chester Floyd, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.  Topics discussed: Phil kissing; Tyler's Tundra Talk podcast; loud sandhill cranes; bull moose grunting; when Chris McCandless dies in your family's hunting camp bus; the crap people leave on public land; how the walleye cheater is also a deer poacher; cause for reflection on the things you did as a kid that were big no-nos; confessions; paying hunters to harvest bears in Japan; bounty fishing for pike minnow and winning $100,000; explaining "subsistence" hunting and who qualifies; the complexities surrounding land and resource management in Alaska; ANILCA; the Brooks Range; state vs. federal; and more.  Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Prompt the first: The end of instagram fame My Avastars Fashion Dolls  Big (the movie) Tom Hanks - he was 31 when the movie was released. Prompt the second ; Into thin air/ into the Wild  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCandless https://www.looper.com/1170434/everything-into-the-wild-doesnt-tell-you-about-the-true-story/ Into Thin Air: Death on Everest https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118949/ Into the Wild https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/ Green Boots died during the same period but was part of a separate expedition that wasn't included in the movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Boots Prompt the Third On Blblical Views of Morality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Stephen https://x.com/ordinarytimemag/status/1732015337007198603?s=46&t=h3SDrddBzjyl2UOHr9Q3xA

In this introspective episode, we delve into "Into the Wild" (2007), a cinematic journey directed by Sean Penn. Producer's Notes (6:30) kick off our exploration, providing unique insights into local interests and the film's creation. The Beauclair Synopsis (21:15) paints a vivid picture of the transcendental experience, where simplicity and a return to nature shape the narrative. Philosopher's Corner (37:20) we navigate the film's philosophical landscape, where the pursuit of a simpler life takes center stage. At the Round Table (44:30), we delve into the film's profound exploration of a "wild" existence, contemplating whether happiness is shared when one goes back to basics or if it depends on human knowledge and interaction. Reviews (1:34:20) capture the essence of this transcendental journey, while the Mailbag (1:49:11) brings forth engaging discussions on the meaning of happiness and the allure of a life immersed in nature. Join us as we explore the philosophical depths of "Into the Wild" and the profound simplicity it offers. Featured Beer: Rushing Waters Bohemian Pilsner - Apex Brewing (Edson, Alberta)

On today's episode we had the privilege of being joined by friend to many Rob Ackerman. Rob, his wife Shannon and their children have been a part of Desert Springs for over 15 years. Rob was raised in rural Minnesota and put his faith in Jesus in elementary school when a friend invited him to AWANA. He attended the University of North Dakota where he met his wife, Shannon. It was fun to hear Rob's side of the story as we got to hear Shannon share back in June (we've linked her story below). It was also in college where Rob began to really observe and learn from other's faith journeys. This became something important to Rob as he entered the different phases of his life. Rob and Shannon married and began Rob's army career with seven years of active duty. He couldn't get away from his love for flying and he still flies helicopters to this day. As Rob grew older, he began to recognize the importance of consistency with Christ and cultivating a steady faith. This is where most of Rob and Sarah's conversation stays, talking through that steadiness and consistency in walking with Christ. Whether it's marriage, raising kids, a mid-life crisis or relationship with God, it's always worth it to just show up and try with a genuine spirit. Rob has so much wisdom to share and we would encourage you to take this as a free advice session!Shannon Ackerman's story - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AUrp22G810TpCtxrY4AEV?si=49565d2ee6cf418fMen in Midlife Crisis by Jim Conway - https://www.amazon.com/Men-Midlife-Crisis-Jim-Conway/dp/1564766985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NVYN1JRE79GK&keywords=men+in+midlife+crisis&qid=1699379773&sprefix=men+i%2Caps%2C3193&sr=8-1If you're interested, you can read about Chris McCandless aka Alexander Supertramp - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCandlessWould you please subscribe and leave us a review? This will help our podcast reach more people! We'd love it if you'd share this podcast with your friends on social media and beyond. Join us next Wednesday to hear another story of God's faithfulness!

For the season 4 premiere David & Devon discuss Sean Penn's incredible cinematic adaptation of Jon Krakauer's INTO THE WILD which details the true story of Chris McCandless and his epic journey to seperate from society and conquer the harsh  Alaskan landscape alone. Featuring an unbeleivable performance by Emile Hirsch and a stunning soundtrack from Eddie Vedder this is one of the best conversations we've had about a film that we love. Enjoy! 

Ens besatthet kan bli ens liv ja, till och med ens död. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. För Chris McCandless drev den honom till ett nytt namn, ett namn han inte lämnade förrän det var för sent. För andra leder det till döden på betydligt märkligare sätt. I veckans Creepypodden berättar vi historier om vad det kan innebära att vara besatt.Creepypodden är producerad av Ludvig Josephson, som också gjorde musiken i det här avsnittet. Vill du läsa fler creepypastor kan klicka dig runt bland våra tidigare avsnitt, eller följa oss på Facebook eller Instagram där vi heter Creepypodden. Mejla oss gärna med tips på bra creepypastor eller med egna skrämmande upplevelser: creepypodden@sverigesradio.se.

Find Weird Darkness in your favorite podcast app at https://weirddarkness.com/listen. PLEASE SHARE WEIRD DARKNESS® in your social media and with others who loves paranormal stories, true crime, monsters, or unsolved mysteries like you do! ==========HOUR ONE: Stephen King's ‘Christine' made for one hell of a terrifying book and movie, but what if there really is a car so haunted, so possessed, that its known for killing dozens and dozens of people? (Phantoms Behind The Wheel) ==========HOUR TWO: Sometimes drugs can work too well – for example, a hair-loss prevention drug could turn your own children into hairy wolfman-like monsters! (Drugs Turn Babies Into Werewolves) *** But first… it has several names all over the world such as the Bogey Beast, the Black Shuck, Hairy Jack, Padfoot, Striker, and more. But a phantom black dog by any other name is still a phantom black dog. We begin with that story. (Phantom Black Dogs) *** Dalton Highway is already a scary road for those driving down the ice-covered highways of Alaska. The loneliness on the barren stretch of highway can go on for hours without seeing a single soul. But for one ice road trucker, that solitude would be interrupted by something terrifying and unexplainable. (The Terror On Dalton Highway) *** Forget hats, sunglasses and knee watches—the summer accessory you didn't know you need is a poison-detecting guinea pig carrying case! (Guinea Pig Drinking Buddy)==========SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: More stories from “Phantoms Behind the Wheel” *** The dark practice of body snatching was a lucrative business, committed by those with a strong stomach and a willingness to disturb the dead to turn a profit. (Body Snatchers) *** Megalodon died out millennia ago. But our fascination with this mighty shark will never go extinct. We are so obsessed with this ancient leviathan that people still claim to spot Megalodon even today – but that couldn't be, could it? (The Return of Megalodon) *** Megalodon isn't the only creature of the deep people report sighting. For centuries a denizen of oceanic monsters have allegedly been seen – but the question is whether or not they are fact or fantasy. (Sea Myths or Sea Monsters) *** Hunters come across a strange note left behind by someone who claimed he'd been stuck in the wilderness for over a week and was out picking berries, but the hunters soon realized there was no one out berry-picking, for the person who wrote the note was already dead – and had been for over two weeks. 
(Into The Wild - The Death of Chris McCandless) *** High in the Himalayas is a mysterious lake with a very grisly secret. What's at the bottom of Skeleton Lake?==========SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT'S SHOW:“Guinea Pig Drinking Buddy” from Second Glance History: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8btns3 “Phantoms Behind The Wheel” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/33SRS9W, http://bit.ly/31IHO1X, and Austin Coop for Roadtrippers: http://bit.ly/2N7QoSv “The Ghost I Know” by Sonya Robinson for The Ghost Attic: http://bit.ly/2MG4aNg “The Weight of a Human Soul” by Jim H. for Historic Mysteries: http://bit.ly/2p8R8i2 “The 1897 UFO Crash in Aurora, Texas” by Billy Booth for Live About Dotcom: http://bit.ly/2p3O2Mg “Forgery, Murder, and Suicide” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: http://bit.ly/2W9oFVI “Phantom Black Dogs” by VintiJain for Unexplained Mysteries: http://bit.ly/2rhwm0C “The Terror on Dalton Highway” by Blair Daniels for Thought Catalog: http://bit.ly/34wxqvQ “Into The Wild - The Death of Chris McCandless” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2pOpUhd “Drugs Turn Babies Into Werewolves” by Kashmira Gander for Newsweek: http://bit.ly/2PQXYDP “What's At The Bottom of Skeleton Lake?” by Elisabeth Tilstra for The Line Up: http://bit.ly/2C3aMPA “Body Snatchers” from The Occult Museum: http://bit.ly/2Nz2QLk “The Return of Megalodon” by Carolyn Cox for The Portalist: http://bit.ly/2IHdiyZ “Sea Myths or Sea Monsters?” by Orrin Grey and Xavier Piedra for The Portalist: http://bit.ly/2N83obT ==========Join the Weird Darkness Syndicate: https://weirddarkness.com//syndicate Advertise in the Weird Darkness podcast or syndicated radio show: https://weirddarkness.com/advertise Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music Library, EpidemicSound and/or StoryBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ) Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and Nicolas Gasparini (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission of the artists.==========PODCASTS I HOST:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/listenParanormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMicro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrorsRetro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradioChurch of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead==========(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)=========="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46==========WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2023, Weird Darkness.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/16469This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3655291/advertisement

The tale of Chris McCandless, a young man who sought comfort in the Alaskan wilderness only to meet an untimely end, has intrigued many. In this podcast episode, we delve deep into McCandless' life, attempting to unravel the intricacies of his nomadic lifestyle and his fascination with the unknown. What drove this adventurous soul to abandon comfort for the wilderness? What lessons can we glean from his tragic end? And how do our own personal beliefs and yearnings for freedom reflect in McCandless' story? McCandless' journey is undeniably captivating, yet it also serves as a cautionary tale. His life and death prompt us to reflect on our own pursuit of happiness, the choices we make, and whether we are truly living with purpose. While some may view his rejection of societal expectations as courageous, others deem it reckless. His tale underscores the importance of balance – seeking fulfillment without losing sight of reality. The podcast episode takes us through McCandless' life, from his nomadic lifestyle to his eventual venture into the Alaskan wilderness. We discuss the allure of the unknown that drew him in and recap the unexpected events that led to his demise. As we dissect McCandless' story, we also traverse the terrain of mental health and its implications on our decisions. The episode also touches on the modern man's surrender to comfort at the expense of adventurous spirit and self-sufficiency. We discuss the contrast between our current society and previous generations, which valued independence and self-sufficiency. It is this lack of adventurous spirit that makes McCandless' story both intriguing and a stark reminder of the dangers of ill-preparedness. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/warriormindset/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/warriormindset/support

UDOT has approved the controversial Gondola for Little Cottonwood Canyon...  Chris McCandless, founder of CW Management Corporation, joins Jeff to discuss his feelings on the response to the GondolaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aquesta setmana us destaquem dos personatges ben curiosos. Primer li toca el torn a en Triboulet, un buf

Aquesta setmana us destaquem dos personatges ben curiosos. Primer li toca el torn a en Triboulet, un buf

Programa 3x172. Canalla, potser en Chris McCandless

Programa 3x172. Canalla, potser en Chris McCandless

TW: Domestic violenceChris McCandless spent his brief life in pursuit of a Walden-esque ideal, to leave behind a tumultuous upbringing and find true sanctuary within the natural world. In the years since his ill-fated journey into the Alaskan wilderness, the legacy that has sprung up around Chris is one that he never could have anticipated. This week, we chronicle the life, disappearance, and untimely death of a fascinating young man who trekked into the wild, and never returned.Sources

In business, money is constantly moving. A cash flow statement is a bit counterproductive.  As the cash flows, we can see trends and movement.  The moment we snapshot the flow of cash into a static cash flow statement, the cash stops flowing. Taking a snapshot of a rushing river means the river is no longer rushing; it is still.  You can clearly see the river, the level, the color, and the shape, but the rushing-ness of the river is lost in the stillness of the snapshot. The mass publishing of the now infamous story of Chris McCandless documented in John Krakauer's book In The Wild has led to a surge in the number of me-too explorers who wish to track McCandless's fateful footsteps.  To reach the famed bus that McCandless made home explorers must trek through and across the Teklanika River.   After safely crossing the river many inexperienced explorers fail to take into account that rivers trough and crest often at unpredictable times leading to many of these post-McCandless explorers stranded in need of rescue, or in some cases left for dead.  The metaphor is not much different in the trough and cresting of the cash in your business.   With a little preparation, you can begin to have greater insight into the reality of the future tides of the river of your business.   Static financial statements and reports are incredibly valuable, including the cash flow statement, and yet still can be of only momentary help to a business owner who lives in a dynamic, constantly moving world.   The statements and reports themselves need a means of tracking the flow, the peaks and troughs, and the standard deviation of that volatility so we can make a point-in-time-decision in the midst of a constantly flowing market. The Executive Leader is looking to create proximity to motivate a team to pursue the named future you see, therefore must be able to cut through the financial fog and pay attention to reliable instruments that are always calibrated within the values of the business. Just as in an airplane cockpit, the pilot maintains a panoramic view of the horizon (vision) the Executive Leader must also build in a panoramic view by which to view the financial health of the business that is tracked with repetition, predictability, and meaning. Three tools will aid the Executive Leader in having such a panoramic view past, present, and future. First, the well-tested profit and loss statement (P&L) provides a still shot of what has-been with one major caveat; the data you retrieve is only as helpful as the data that has been input. The P&L helps you to understand your Cost of Goods Sold which in turn immediately helps you to understand what Mike Michalowicz calls your Real Revenue.  Your COGS is a number that theoretically goes away if sales goes to zero, everything “below the line” would continue as-is and gives you a great snapshot into your other expenses or overhead. A great monthly exercise is to simply march down the P&L and see if any of the percentage numbers have changed from month to month, quarter to quarter, or year over year.   The net income number on the bottom of the P&L is nice, but let's be clear, it is not an actual reflection of how much cash remains in the business.  It drives me crazy when someone says, “Congratulations, you made X in net income.”  Your net income seems to be more advantageous regarding your taxes than it does in showing your actual cash profitability (the funds you really have access to).   You could not take your P&L to the bank and ask to withdraw your net income…I know it's silly to say, but that is how many think of the net income number.  Your P&L is more of a value of past “actuals” related to income, real revenue, costs, and expenses…it is the history less for your business. For the present, merging two ideas has been of significant value to so many business owners making the pivot to Executive Leadership.  The first of those two is the subdivision of cash entering the business.  When a dollar comes in, that dollar should be physically subdivided into separate accounts or expense homes where you are able to see what cash is actually available to the business for real-time decisions. You might begin to feel a draw to defend the balance sheet, or the cash flow statement, or a simple spreadsheet as a means to do the trick.  Here is the major problem, most business owners and executive leader (heck, most accounting professionals) struggle to keep up with the daily tracking of cash on a spreadsheet.  Also, the balance sheet or cash flow statements are static, not following the flow of cash (different meaning than a cash flow statement).   When the cash is subdivided into multiple bank accounts the decision-making for the executive leader has a much faster turnaround because whatever is in the account is what we have to work with, period. Each week, a team member documents the balances of those multiple accounts and begins to watch the peaks, troughs, and up/down deviations.  Sure, you can always log into your bank account or quickbooks to check today's cash balances…but what about watching those balances at hundreds of waypoints over the years to see trends?   The Level Two Dashboard is a tool (Level One is your online subdivided bank accounts) that requires about 5 to 10 minutes of work each week and provides hours of time saved and in most cases a retention of money earned without losing it to the thief of leakage.  The more you have access to, the more prone to leakage.   The Level Two Dashboard also has options to track receivables, near-term payables, and a water-level number called the all-in/all-out number. This number answers the question, “if we grabbed all of our available cash, grabbed the receivables we are owed, then paid all of our tax liabilities, and paid our near-term payables (not long term loan balances)...then this is the money the business should have access to.” The goal of the all-in/all-out is not to get stuck on one week worth of data, but instead to watch the flow of that number over time and determine an appropriate “water level” of your business.   The P&L will educate you on the past, the subdivided bank accounts and Level Two Dashboard will educate you on the present, and your future can be planned by building a simple budget ironically based on your past P&Ls. A simple and well-built budget will take a forward-gazing future look towards the vision of the business.  What good is a budget if it is being spent on items that are steering the business away from the vision, or in haphazard directions?  A budget will have line items and categorized for things that will push you and the the business towards the vision.  If a line does not align with a healthy vision, then it is simply removed from the budget. A simple and well-built budget will take a backwards-gazing historic look towards the previous spending of the business.  Starting a budget from scratch without looking at prior spending is akin to a amnesia-riddled pilot learning how to fly a plane everytime she climbs into a cockpit.  That is not a plane you want to be on!  The quickest way to look at past spending to simply run a profit and loss report from prior years making sure that the expense categories are visible. Finally, a filter for a simple and well-built budget is making the appropriate time to actually sit down and build your budget.  Have you ever jumped out of your seat in the airport terminal and sprinted into the Zone 4 boarding line for your flight the second your boarding announcement came across the crackline terminal speakers?  All that sprinting just to stand their and wait in a line akin to a cattle stall.   That is NOT how we want you to budget.   Instead, block the time, maybe no more than 1-2 hours to sit, review your vision, review your previous profit and loss reports project what you think you might need in each category in order to hit your near term goals (see 12 Week Plan module) and your long term vision. The Executive Leader will make proximity towards the past P&Ls, the present subdivided bank accounts and Level Two Tracking Dashboard, and plan the future with a simple annual budget.  A constant awareness of your triangulated (past, present, future) financial position will allow you to offer rapid motivation that emboldens your team to pursue the named future you see.

As plantas venenosas sempre fizeram parte da nossa vida diária. Separe meia horinha do seu dia e descubra com a Dra. Mila Massuda como as plantas evoluíram para se tornarem venenosas e como isso se relaciona com seus aspectos defensivos. Apresentação: Mila Massuda (@milamassuda) Roteiro: Mila Massuda (@milamassuda) e Emilio Garcia (@emilioblablalogia) Edição: @Matheus_Herédia (@mewmediaLAB) Produção: Prof. Vítor Soares (@profvitorsoares) e BláBláLogia (@blablalogia) REFERÊNCIAS: HAIRSTON, Nelson G.; SMITH, Frederick E.; SLOBODKIN, Lawrence B. Community structure, population control, and competition. The American Naturalist, v. 94, n. 879, p. 421-425, 1960. KARBAN, Richard; BALDWIN, Ian T. Induced responses to herbivory. University of Chicago Press, 2007. KRAKAUER, Jon et al. Presence of L-canavanine in Hedysarum alpinum seeds and its potential role in the death of Chris McCandless. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, v. 26, n. 1, p. 36-42, 2015. STRAUSS, Sharon Y.; AGRAWAL, Anurag A. The ecology and evolution of plant tolerance to herbivory. Trends in ecology & evolution, v. 14, n. 5, p. 179-185, 1999. TAN, Rui-Yue et al. Plant toxin β-ODAP activates integrin β1 and focal adhesion: A critical pathway to cause neurolathyrism. Scientific Reports, v. 7, n. 1, p. 40677, 2017. Acompanhe nosso conteúdo nas redes sociais: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/biologiaemmeiahora Twitter https://twitter.com/b30podcast

In the early 90's, having just graduated from College, Chris McCandless packed a bag and took off on a roadtrip. He spent the next couple of years travelling, and his story has become something of a modern legend, particuarly in the USA.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:00 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPodSubmit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/Check out our new merch! : https://do-go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Check out our AACTA nominated web series: http://bit.ly/DGOWebSeries​ Twitter: @DoGoOnPodInstagram: @DoGoOnPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/Email us: dogoonpod@gmail.com Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/ Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/the-epic-journey-of-chris-mccandlesshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCandlesshttps://www.christophermccandless.info/bio.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Emory-Universityhttps://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-chris-mccandless-diedhttps://sites.google.com/a/sdst.org/chris-mccandless/timeline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, survival correspondent Blair Braverman tells Sarah the story of a Supertramp. In 1996, Jon Krakauer's book Into the Wild described a young man, Chris McCandless, who changed his name, walked into the Alaskan bush, and died after mistakenly eating a toxic plant. Or did he? Now, Sarah and Blair talk about the McCandless archive and its legacy in conversations around wilderness, Alaska, violence, and more.Here's where to find Blair:WebsitePatreonTwitterSmall Game [book]Support us:Bonus Episodes on PatreonDonate on PaypalYou're Wrong About Spring TourBuy cute merchWhere else to find us:Sarah's other show, You Are Good [YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseLinks:https://www.blairbraverman.com/http://patreon.com/BraverMountainhttps://twitter.com/blairbravermanhttps://www.harpercollins.com/products/small-game-blair-braverman?variant=40090251100194http://patreon.com/yourewrongabouthttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-goodhttp://maintenancephase.comSupport the show

Many of you read the Novel or saw the Movie, "Into the Wild". Chris McCandless got rid of all his money and headed for Alaska. He got sick of normal society and wanted to find the freedom of the hills and live off of the land. Unfortunately, his body was found by a few Moose hunters in an abandon bus as he had starved to death and possibly even ate a poisonous plant. A few years after this, I was inspired to get up North and experience the joy and freedom that Chris experienced. This is my story of that adventure!

On April 28, 1992, Chris McCandless (aka Alex Supertramp) set out for a venture of a lifetime. Chris recently graduated from university with a double major, and decided to take some time to travel and explore the great outdoors, which ultimately led him to Alaska, USA. Chris happened upon bus #142, an old abandoned transit line, that suited his needs for a few months in the Denali National Park. However, season changes and watershed held him hostage, which ultimately led to his demise. Tune in with Deb and Shelbey as we discuss one of the most infamous cases of outdoor survival in the Alaskan wilderness.Listen to new episodes every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest @dying2bfound or visit our website at www.dyingtobefound.com. Find us all in one spot at https://linktr.ee/dying2bfound.If you like what you hear, please share and give a 5-star review! Consider supporting us by buying us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dyingtobefound.Intro & Outro Music: Undersea World by DragonovTeachable Moments Music: Untold Story by Ballian De MoulleReferences:Adventurer Chris McCandless of ‘Into the Wild' fame was victim of freak hydrological event, study suggestsChris McCandless' sisters explain why he went ‘Into the Wild'Chris McCandless went into into the Alaskan wilderness in 1992 and never came outHunter who found body of Christopher McCandless shot dead by Alaska policeMcCandless' story: Glorifying a senseless death?People kept dying trying to reach the ‘Into the Wild' bus - so Alaska authorities had to remove itStudying the swollen stream that killed Chris McCandless of ‘Into the WildThe story of Chris McCandless - a personal Alaskan odyssey turned deadly

Into the Wild is a true story about a man, Chris McCandless, who decides to up and leave society and never look back. With nothing but some essentials and the clothes on his back, he had the Alaska Wilderness as his final destination to live and find peace. His story does not have a happy ending, and it was made into on of the best selling books by Jon Krakauer. It was also made into a film and directed by Sean Penn. The soundtrack for the film was created by Eddie Vedder, and Into The Wild is considered Eddie's debut solo album. Join me today in learning all about Chris and his tragic story, and how the heart wrenching soundtrack became the backdrop for the tale. Follow me for more music content, and how you can support OTM :) OTM Blog: https://onthemixpodcast.wordpress.com/blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onthemixpodcast/ Donation/Tip: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/onthemixpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/on-the-mix/support

On September 6, 1992, two young hikers from Anchorage arrived at the old Fairbanks city bus #142, a makeshift shelter located on the Stampede Trail, twenty-five miles west of Healy. They immediately noted a stench emanating from the bus. A red leg warmer swung from an alder branch near the vehicle's rear door. A note taped to the door terrified the hikers. It read: S.O.S. I NEED YOUR HELP. I AM INJURED, NEAR DEATH, AND TOO WEAK TO HIKE OUT OF HERE. I AM ALL ALONE, THIS IS NO JOKE. IN THE NAME OF GOD, PLEASE REMAIN TO SAVE ME. I AM OUT COLLECTING BERRIES CLOSE BY AND SHALL RETURN THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, CHRIS MCCANDLESS. AUGUST? Sources: Krakauer, Jon. 1996. Into the Wild. Anchor Books. New York, New York. Krakauer, Jon. 9-12-2013. How Chris McCandless Died. The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-chris-mccandless-died Saverin, Diana. 12-18-2013. The Chris McCandless Obsession Problem. Outside Magazine.https://www.outsideonline.com/1920626/chris-mccandless-obsession-problem Holland, Eva. 7-29-2019. Another ‘Into the Wild' Pilgrimage Has Ended in Death. Outside Magazine. https://www.outsideonline.com/2400297/hiker-dies-into-the-wild-bus-chris-mccandless?itm_source=parsely-api Holland, Eva. 6-28-2020. Alaska Airlifts ‘Into the Wild' Bus Out of the Wild. Outside Magazine. https://www.outsideonline.com/2415017/alaska-airlifts-wild-bus-out-wild?       __________________________________________________________________________   Robin Barefield is the author of four Alaska wilderness mystery novels, Big Game, Murder Over Kodiak, The Fisherman's Daughter, Karluk Bones, and Massacre at Bear Creek Lodge. Sign up to subscribe to her free, monthly newsletter on true murder and mystery in Alaska. Subscribe to Robin's free, monthly Murder and Mystery Newsletter for more stories about true crime and mystery from Alaska. Join her on: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Visit her website at http://robinbarefield.com Check out her books at Author Masterminds _________ If you would like to support Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier? Become a patron and join The Last Frontier Club. Each month Robin will provide one or more of the following to club members. · An extra episode of Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier available only for club members. · Behind-the-scenes glimpses of life and wildlife in the Kodiak wilderness. · Breaking news about ongoing murder cases and new crimes in Alaska · Merchandise or discounts on MMLF merchandise or handmade glass jewelry. Become a Patron! _______________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the store: Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier merchandise. _________________________________________

Emile Hirsch joins Ralph Sutton and Big Jay Oakerson and they discuss Emile Hirsch the movie "The Immaculate Room," playing the character of Jay Sebring as Jesse James Hollywood in Alpha Dog, getting into acting and having family members in the industry, the 15 year anniversary of Into The Wild, Emile Hirsh getting into the world of music, working with Bo Dietl in the upcoming movie Gemini Lounge, Emile Hirsh's long hair in Lords of Dogtown - how he maintained it and whether he really shaved it in the movie, Emile Hirsh's first concert, first drug and first sexual experience and so much more!(Air Date: August 24th, 2022)Support our sponsors!RockAuto.com- Check out Rock Auto for the best prices on all auto parts!The SDR Show merchandise is available at https://podcastmerch.com/collections/the-sdr-showYou can watch The SDR Show LIVE for FREE every Wednesday and Saturday at 9pm ET at GaSDigitalNetwork.com/LIVEOnce you're there you can sign up at GaSDigitalNetwork.com with promo code: SDR for a 7-day FREE trial with access to every SDR show ever recorded! On top of that you'll also have the same access to ALL the shows that GaS Digital Network has to offer!Follow the whole show on social media!Emile HirschTwitter: https://twitter.com/EmileHirschInstagram: https://instagram.com/EmileHirschBig Jay OakersonTwitter: https://twitter.com/bigjayoakersonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigjayoakerson/Website: https://bigjaycomedy.comRalph SuttonTwitter: https://twitter.com/iamralphsuttonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamralphsutton/The SDR ShowTwitter: https://twitter.com/theSDRshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesdrshow/GaS Digital NetworkTwitter: https://twitter.com/gasdigitalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gasdigital/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

 As I've mentioned in the past adventure looks different for everyone and using the simple definition of a new or different slightly risky experience still drives home this theme week after week.  On this episode we'll be talking about edible landscapes, or in some terms foraging.  For some reason when I think of this concept I am reminded of two things.   One being my brown thumb capabilities.  Gardening has long been a desire but I realize that it takes daily or at least weekly attention to pull the weeds and where we live protect the plants and food from the wild things roaming our back yard.  We also tend to travel most of the summer and so I've outsourced my local foods to nearby family or friends who do this better than I.   Secondly, when I think of foraging wild plants and flowers to eat, I am reminded of Chris McCandless, a young man who was the character in the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer.  Without giving a spoiler alert, foraging can create fear in eating the correct things or mixing the wrong things to create a cocktail of less than desirable outcomes.   We recently left Northern Minnesota State Park, and foraging was one of the key activities known at the campground website.  As it turned out the mosquitos and abundant rains Northern Minnesota experienced were the deciding factor in our foraging success, (or should I say, lack of foraging success)  however I do have a desire to continue to explore this fear or mindset that I'm not good at gardening or while out in the wilderness, the concept of forage.  I do want to call out that with foraging you definitely want to do some research before making assumptions about what to pick and what is edible. Everything from encounters with wildlife to having landowners permission, there are many little things that can become big things if you do not have some basic foundation in place.  On a fun, lighter not, my mom has been really into some of these concepts and recently made dandelion jam and cookies.  Website for this episode: https://ordinarysherpa.com/08350+ Free Simple Family Adventure Download:   ordinarysherpa.com/free At the start of the New Year I created a mini-escape from 2021 with 50+ Free SIMPLE family adventure activities.  Interviewing our guest was a great reminder that sometimes we think adventures need to be elaborate or require considerable planning.  You can get those ideas by heading to ordinarysherpa.com/free    A couple from Florida with 2 basset hounds and binder of gardening opportunities set off on an adventure in search of the best place to cultivate the land. They landed in Burnsville, West Virginia, not likely on anyone's destination or bucket list of choice.  What happens when your backyard is the retreat and adventure you seek? With a desire to teach edible landscaping, and embark on projects such as building an outdoor pizza oven, they have turned their homestead into a growing portfolio of simple everyday adventures. Tony Slagbough, a friend whom I met through podcasting and now a member of the platform launchers community* is developing his space at home and online to help us all be better neighbors, get our hands dirty and fall back in love with the magic of the natural world.  Key takeaways  Fill a binder with your dreams and design the criteria for you to take action.  In Tony and Aine's case the dream was to see the apple trees grow. The criteria was no hurricanes, no lizards or fire ants and a location near water.   Have you ever eaten a rose petal?  Have you ever eaten a ___?  People have lived off the land long before conventional farming existed. The growing season is a year round even with four seasons.  Using strategies like companion planting and seasonal planting they are able to adapt to nature's tendencies.   What are you buying now?  What tastes and flavors do those items represent?  There is a native substitute for everything.  Seize the opportunity.  The plum trees only bloom for a week.  A great day calls for a picnic to enjoy the blooms, buzzing insects and glory of a simple day.  Document your journey in whatever format that works for you.  Handing your legacy down in notes, and pictures to support the next generation also plants a seed and allows it to grow Wood-fire pizza was a 45 minute drive so they built their own pizza oven and now create some of the best pizza his father-in-law has ever tasted. Imagine eating that delicious pizza while listening to a stream, with virtually no sound pollution or light pollution to inhibit your view of the stars. Did he paint the picture for a future Ordinary Sherpa retreat?  I think a seed was planted.  When asked “Why did you move here?” he responded with “Why haven't you left?”  Finding the hidden gems, the people and natural wonders  of a community, is what makes West Virginia the perfect neighborhood for them.   If you are looking for simple adventure ideas consider downloading 50+ Free Simple adventure Ideas.    You can find it at Ordinarysherpa.com/free To Connect with or Follow Tony Slagbough  from Hello Good Neighbor PodcastPodcast: Hello Good NeighborWebsite: https://hellogoodneighbor.com Instagram: inthenookfarmFacebook: In the Nook Farm *indicates Ordinary Sherpa is an affiliate meaning if you use this link to purchase, it costs you the same amount but Ordinary Sherpa receives credit for the referral. 

Filmmaker Nathalie Bibeau (The Walrus and the Whistleblower, and the new Prime Video miniseriesThe Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith) saw Into the Wild, Sean Penn's 2007 film about the life and death of Chris McCandless, at exactly the right moment in her development as an artist. Your genial host Norm Wilner wants to hear all about that ... and he also wants you to know his Shiny Things newsletter – a weekly dispatch about physical media, culture and maybe even the odd streaming show – is now up and running. Subscribe right here! You'll like it!

“PHANTOM BLACK DOGS AND DRUGS THAT TURN BABIES INTO WEREWOLVES” and More True Tales! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: (Dark Archives episode, originally posted November 24, 2020) It has several names all over the world such as the Bogey Beast, the Black Shuck, Hairy Jack, Padfoot, Striker, and more. But a phantom black dog by any other name is still a phantom black dog. (Phantom Black Dogs) *** Dalton Highway is already a scary road for those driving down the ice-covered highways of Alaska. The loneliness on the barren stretch of highway can go on for hours without seeing a single soul. But for one ice road trucker, that solitude would be interrupted by something terrifying and unexplainable. (The Terror On Dalton Highway) *** Hunters come across a strange note left behind by someone who claimed he'd been stuck in the wilderness for over a week and was out picking berries, but the hunters soon realized there was no one out berry-picking, for the person who wrote the note was already dead – and had been for over two weeks. 
(Into The Wild - The Death of Chris McCandless) *** Sometimes drugs can work too well – for example, a hair-loss prevention drug could turn your own children into hairy wolfman-like monsters! (Drugs Turn Babies Into Werewolves) *** The dark practice of body snatching was a lucrative business, committed by those with a strong stomach and a willingness to disturb the dead to turn a profit. (Body Snatchers) *** High in the Himalayas is a mysterious lake with a very grisly secret. (What's At The Bottom of Skeleton Lake?) *** Megalodon died out millennia ago. But our fascination with this mighty shark will never go extinct. We are so obsessed with this ancient leviathan that people still claim to spot Megalodon even today – but that couldn't be, could it? (The Return of Megalodon) *** Megalodon isn't the only creature of the deep people report sighting. For centuries a denizen of oceanic monsters have allegedly been seen – but the question is whether or not they are fact or fantasy. (Sea Myths or Sea Monsters)SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“Phantom Black Dogs” by VintiJain for Unexplained Mysteries: http://bit.ly/2rhwm0C “The Terror on Dalton Highway” by Blair Daniels for Thought Catalog: http://bit.ly/34wxqvQ “Into The Wild - The Death of Chris McCandless” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2pOpUhd “Drugs Turn Babies Into Werewolves” by Kashmira Gander for Newsweek: http://bit.ly/2PQXYDP “What's At The Bottom of Skeleton Lake?” by Elisabeth Tilstra for The Line Up: http://bit.ly/2C3aMPA “Body Snatchers” from The Occult Museum: http://bit.ly/2Nz2QLk “The Return of Megalodon” by Carolyn Cox for The Portalist: http://bit.ly/2IHdiyZ “Sea Myths or Sea Monsters?” by Orrin Grey and Xavier Piedra for The Portalist: http://bit.ly/2N83obT Subscribe to the podcast by searching for Weird Darkness wherever you listen to podcasts – or use this RSS feed link: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3655291/episodes/feed.Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music, EpidemicSound and/or AudioBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ), Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and/or Nicolas Gasparini/Myuu (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission. 

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Chris McCandless war ein amerikanischer Freigeist, der am Liebsten ohne Hilfsmittel in Einklang mit der Natur gelebt hätte, am Liebsten in Alaska. Eine Wanderung in die Wildnis brachte ihn zu einem Bus mit der Nummer 142, der auch heute noch für viele Wanderer ein Pilgerziel darstellt.

Hosts Sophie and Jenna begin the pod chitchatting about their fun weekend. Sophie then covers the intriguing and sad story of Chris McCandless AKA Alexander Supertramp. Jenna dives into the Heartwarming story of Wilma, the adorable rescue puppy, and her owner Stavros. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/horriblyhappy/support

With over 7,000 cars driving through this small canyon, Little Cottonwood receives traffic from outdoor enthusiasts and locals who live and work in and around the canyon. Building and using a gondola in the canyon would not only relieve much of the car traffic but would also provide secondary emergency access to the canyon. Chris McCandless, founder of The Gondola Works, shares that something needs to be done about the increased traffic in the mountains. The post Chris McCandless | Pro Gondola appeared first on Utah Real Estate Podcast.

“There has been much speculation about why Chris McCandless eventually died in the bus. Jon Krakauer assigned blame to potato seeds which were photographed by Chris and mentioned his journal. Ron Lamothe asserts that Chris simply wasn't eating enough to sustain himself. Ron Hamilton recently threw in his ODAP poisoning theory. Personally I think it was a combination of factors.” - Will Forsberg Join us for Part 2 of an interview with Will Forsberg as he takes us Into the Wild, from a local's perspective.

Welcome to episode twenty nine of The Internet Historians Podcast! In this episode, Alec, Nikkole, and Lisa watch Into the Wild. Was he ill-prepared to live on his own in the wilderness, or was his research really to blame for his death? Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinternethistorians/ Watch us on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jzN_CVdI2fYgKtrCCpUZQ Music: Santa Monica Fiesta by DJ DENZ The Rooster This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast! https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/internet-historians/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/internet-historians/support

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, I discuss the death of Chris McCandless, who perished when trekking and living in the Alaskan Wilderness. I discuss his background, other similar tragedies and whether what he did was right or not. TW: SuicidePlease subscribe and review for more! You can follow the podcast on instagram at https://instagram.com/whenitgoeswrongpod or email with your feedback and ideas to whenitgoeswrongpod@gmail.com.MH resources:https://www.mind.org.uk/https://www.samaritans.org/https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/mental-health-and-stigma/help-and-supporthttps://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/getting-helpKey sources:Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer Return to the wild - documentary on Youtubehttps://www.christophermccandless.info/bio.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCandlesshttps://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/chris-mccandless-died-updatehttps://www.adn.com/voices/article/beatification-chris-mccandless-thieving-poacher-saint/2013/09/21/Carl McCunn:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_McCunnhttps://www.completefood.it/en/the-dramatic-death-of-carl-mccunn/https://medium.com/@willrussell_46069/the-remarkable-diary-of-terrifying-abandonment-in-the-alaska-wilds-7df55bcc1455

On the trail we blaze! Join us as we discuss treasure hunts from the 80's, stealing the Declaration of Independence, presidential raccoons, thrift finds, D.B. Cooper, and Madison's favorite childhood book. This episode is all over the place, but so is hunting treasure! As always, you can find us @tellyouinthecar on Instagram or write us as tellyouinthecar@gmail.com. Thank you so much for listening. Resources for your perusal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(treasure_hunt) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade_(book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCandless https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_(raccoon) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_El_Dorado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Treasure_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Not_Easy_Being_a_Bunny https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8OYopT9e8tng-CGEWzfmw

It was on this particular day, in an Airbnb near to the Johannesburg airport, it occurred to me that I might be a strong contender for the title of world's preeminent dumbass. I woke up, bags packed, ready to head out when I was struck by a realization: I had failed to secure a visa for Vietnam, my intended destination. Without that visa, I wouldn't be able to enter the country.As an American, I'm somewhat accustomed to presenting myself at the gates of a country and announcing, "I'm ready to come in now." A boy is then sent to collect my baggage, and I'm received in celebration as a hero of capitalist tourist bucks. I can show up pretty much anywhere on the globe and expect this sort of treatment. Vietnam is not one of those places. And while some countries will process an online visa application in a matter of minutes -- I once obtained an Australian visa between the time of my arrival at my airport of embarkation, having only then discovered one would be required, and the departure of my plane -- the one for Vietnam takes a least a couple days to process. Between the breathtaking heights of my smugness and my profound inability to accomplish even very simple tasks, I think my girlfriend, Haily, was pretty impressed.Working within the available parameters, a plan was formulated posthaste. I would go to the airport, as originally intended, and smile real big at the airport attendant checking my papers. Perhaps I'd be able to pull off the subterfuge of slipping onto the plane without proper documentation. If I made it that far, I'd be able to deviate from my stated itinerary by stealing away during my layover into a country that would allow me in sans visa.Owing both to the ingenuity of the strategy as well as my aptitude for covert action, the plan worked. I was on my way to Hong Kong.And what a truly delightful thing it was to find myself on a flight to Asia. For in performance of my usual ritual at the outset of a flight of any significant length -- to scroll though every available in-flight movie, consider the potential merits of each at length, and mark the ones with promise for potential viewing over the next twelve hours -- I discovered a cinematic work that aroused in me a great deal of interest. It was a Chinese movie -- clearly a rip off of the lucrative Todd Phillips flick, the Hangover -- called "Girls versus Gangsters."The film details the initiatives of three protagonists -- Xiwen, Jialan, and Kimmy -- young women from northern China of approximately marrying age, whom, having between intimates of long-standing though not always amicable relation, set off together to celebrate the impending nuptials of their friend, Jinjin. As is the standard motif in the genre, the action begins when, after a night of especially vigorous carousing, the trio awaken to discover that they have failed to maintain an account of the whereabouts of their compatriot. This sets (as they say in the script-writing business) a clock. For their misplaced friend is to be married in a matter of hours. The objective of the trio is to set off into the Vietnamese jungle -- the treacherous environs in which our heroes now find themselves -- in order to locate Jinjin and ensure her safe and timely return for the ceremony.In the scene of crucial plot-thickening, the trio wake up on a beach. They are naked, though they remain semi-modestly buried under the sand. "Semi-modestly" because the sand around each of them has been sculpted to resemble a nude and voluptuous female form. Jialan and Kimmy -- whom we've learned are, if not quite full-on nemeses then engaged in rivalry -- are hand-cuffed to a heavy box, one on each handle. A familiar train of dialogue (though with the novelty of transpiring in Mandarin Chinese) follows."What happened last night?" asks Jialan."Where's Jinjin?" asks Xiwen. Having failed to provide an answer, she exclaims, "I lost Jinjin!""Xiwen," says Kimmys, "When did you get a tattoo?"Covering themselves in banana leaves, à la Adam and Eve, the trio teeter through the jungle. At length, they come upon what is evidently a Korean café. Why there is a Korean café in the middle of the Vietnamese jungle is a question no one poses."Maybe there's a handsome Korean guy inside," says Kimmy, optimistically.Then the audience is treated to a moment of pure movie magic. The girls hear a series of thunderous stomps. The camera pans from the ground up in slow motion. There are Jurassic Park style rumbles with each step. A nearby glass of water trembles. Eventually the camera reveals who has emerged in such dramatic flair from the Korean café. It's Mike Tyson. Shirtless.Romantic music plays. Jialan stares at Mike, mouth agape. Mike bites his finger provocatively. He bites his lower lip. The jungle gets even steamier.Abruptly, Kimmy interrupts the fantasy. In English, she says, "Excuse me, do you have any clothes you can lend?" In a clever turn of conversational redirection, Mike Tyson responds, "What happened to you?""We just woke up on the beach like this," says Kimmy."Listen," Mike relates sagely, "trust me. S**t Happens. And I know too well. Man, alcohol's hard to resist, right?"Right, Mike."Hey, just come to my room with me," he offers. "I'll see what I can find for you girls to wear."They enter Mike's room-slash-hut-slash-café. On the wall are pictures of Mike slugging people in the face. Also his belts.Jialan: "You have got so many championships."MT: "You like watching boxing? I'm half American, half Korean, and I won most of my fights in the US and Korea."Jialan: "You are mixed?!"MT: "Yes." (He isn't.)"Do you speak Korean?" Jialan asks.Mike replies, in Korean, "My name is Dragon. You're so cute.""Thank you Dragon oppa," says Jialan, also in Korean.Mike goes to peruse what sartorial options he might be able to offer the girls. There is, of course, a tiger in Mike Tyson's closet. The tiger's name, also of course, is Tony. MT dismisses Tony and the jungle cat never makes a reappearance.As it turns out, Mike Tyson only stocks boxing trunks. No tops of any kind. Which he elucidates in the deft line "Nowhere. There's no top. I'm the topless king." The girls, having no other recourse, each hike up a pair of trunks to their chest, in a kind of MMA-fantasy romper."Wow, good looking ladies," remarks Mike, conveying a sentiment that is semantically, if not syntactically, clear. "Looking really good."Then Mike turns to the problem of the box and chain. He can't break the chains, because his hands are weak after so much fighting. He mentions a friend who is a locksmith. We never meet this friend.Remembering their mission, the girls take leave of Mike Tyson.Jialan: "I'll be back soon."MT: "Please. Please come back. Come back. I love you so."At this point the movie begins to lose the thread of the plot. Or at least I didn't have the exegetic tools to keep up with what was going on. What I can tell you is, at length, and for reasons I failed to ascertain, Mike reenters the plot. While Jialan is otherwise occupied, he engages in a heartfelt conversation with Xiwen."You find your friend yet?" asks Mike. The answer is obviously no, as she isn't with them. Xiwen points this out. "Ah," he offers in consolation, "don't worry she'll be fine."Mike hands her a bottle of green tea."Want a soda?" he asks. Mike evidently doesn't know what green tea is, despite being the proprietor of a Korean café in the middle of the Vietnamese jungle. Xiwen nods assent.Mike tries to open it. He can't. Weak hands.Then in a bid of romantic endeavor, Mike asks Xiwen about Jialan's interests. The main thing is Korean dramas. A show called "Descendants of the Sun," in particular."She watched it four times," says Xiwen."I watched it five times," he says."Wow," says Xiwen. "Why?"Then Mike Tyson spots Xiwen's tattoo and on that basis makes a diagnosis: "Vietnamese fiancé?" Xiwen is surprised at Mike's powers of inference, to have derived this fact on the basis of such scant evidence. He indicates toward the tattoo. "Now, though I'm not that good at my Vietnamese" -- why in Vietnam then, Mike? -- "it does appear to be Vietnamese."Later on, the climax of the film begins when the girls find themselves critically imperiled, yet on the verge of reuniting with Jinjin. Heroically, MT emerges onto the scene. He is wearing military fatigues, in what is evidently an homage to a Korean drama, probably, I imagine, Descendants. There is a car chase scene. Then a Mike-Tyson-bursts-out-of-his-clothes-like-the-Hulk scene. Then a boat chase scene. Ultimately, Mike proves victorious over the nefarious forces that be (the "Gangsters" of the title, as it were). He sees the girls off as they make their way back for Jinjin's ceremony."Oh!" calls Mike to Jialan at the last second. "Can I have your WeChat number?"In the denouement, we learn that (spoiler alert) Jialan breaks up with her boyfriend -- whom no one really liked anyway -- and ends up with Mike Tyson. It was with this perplexing and strangely enticing series of images seared into my mind that I found myself arriving on a new continent.I would soon be landing in glorious, glorious Asia.To arrive somewhere with fresh eyes is a special thing. It is enthralling to find oneself in a place one has never been. A sort of virginity, it is a moment that cannot be reclaimed. But there is also something about having been somewhere, left it, and finding oneself returning to the place one has been. It is to be received as an old friend. A recognition that, yes, some things are just as I left them. Yet some have changed, and I am unlikely to encounter them restored to their previous state in any medium save for memory. To return is to have an established relationship with a place, and to feel that relationship -- as is the nature of every relationship -- evolve with time's restless shifting.It was this sense of returning that I felt upon landing in Hong Kong. It is a place I have found myself drawn back to over the years. The city -- the island, the culture, the harbor, the Chinese Special Administrative Region, whatever it may most accurately be called -- holds special meaning for me. In my first trip as a solo traveler to Asia, as a fresh college graduate, this was my first port of call. To me it will always symbolize a sort of gateway to this continent, which for the rest of my life will call me back to savor experiences new and old, to unexpected enlightenments and familiar joys. Not entirely unlike Istanbul on the opposite end, it is a juncture of East and West. It is a place I knew. It is also a place that, impressed somewhere deep within its eternal memory, knew me.My first call was at my hostel. I had booked a single night there, confirming the transaction and shutting my laptop just as I was about to hop on the plane. Hostels in Hong Kong aren't as appealing as they tend to be elsewhere in Asia. In most Asian cities, hostels are a kind of minor resort for tourists, with ample room for beer pong, late night dance parties, and then, for the professionals, another round of beer pong. In Hong Kong, they are essentially just apartments with decently large square footage. A couple barracks rooms and a couple bathrooms. Several stories up. A check in counter maybe.I had gotten into the airport around seven in the morning. I arrived at my hostel well before check-in. I made it nonetheless into my building, and when I finagled my way into the apartment door of the hostel I spied on the desk a number provided for early or late arrivals. I texted it, and a few minutes later a sleepy figure emerged through the doorway and reluctantly but mercifully set me up with a bed. The place seemed good enough, spare though it was. I liked the location, in the heart of Kowloon. Most crucially of all, it had solid air conditioning. I booked a spot there for my remaining nights.Coated in the grime of long distance travel, I was eager to take a shower. This provided another reminder that I was now in Asia, though a slightly less welcomed one. Germane to these tightly packed Hong Kong hostels are the cramped showers. They are undifferentiated from the bathroom area as a whole. In space of about three skinny Chinese chaps, there is a toilet, a shower head, and a sink. Whatever business you intended to do, it can be done here -- though not always with an overabundance of grace. Almost immediately, I succeeded in getting myself wet, along with everything else in the restroom. I tried to spare the toilet paper, but to no avail.Freshly laundered and eager to engage the city, I took leave of the hostel. It had been winter when I left Africa, having come from the southern hemisphere. Now I found myself in the sweltering Asian summer. It took me all of about thirty seconds after leaving the hostel to become comprehensively sticky in a coat of sweat. It took me another thirty seconds to become thoroughly confused by the sights and sounds of Hong Kong. (Actually not even that: a delivery guy had to help me negotiate the building's exit, as it required I pressed a button before leaving; it'd been a while since I'd been confronted with that technology.) Kowloon is intensely Chinese, in the overwhelming way that all Chinese things are intense to one unaccustomed to encountering them. Many of the city's façades are covered in bamboo labyrinths, which act as scaffolding for the not insignificant number of buildings under construction. Piled high, story upon story, are signs, banners, and advertisements, contending for attention. The mass of them are so aggressively seeking one's notice as to be almost indecipherable -- presumably, even if you speak the language -- like so many beggars hassling tourists in an urban corridor. I had become acclimated to the mellow pace of Africa. Being in Asia made me feel like Will Ferrell's elf in Time Square.Time to get down to business. 10:30 in the morning. Five different breakfast establishments on my street. Each one of them full of patrons. All with pictures in the window of dishes I wouldn't normally associate with breakfast. The furthest one had a small queue, only one couple, and I took the wait to be a good sign. I saw they had pineapple buns, which is what I'd been hoping for. Then I spied an attractive dim sum stall across the street, where I could get my food for takeaway. I took a moment to contemplate the tantalizing prospect of dim sum. But then when I took another look at the queue for the other place I saw it had grown to a half dozen parties of Hong Kongers. I wasn't about to give up my spot.At length I earned a seat in the restaurant. With Hong Kongers always having one eye on efficiency, I was seated at an otherwise full table top with three other mostly silent eaters. My first round was a p-bun and a cup of coffee. Contrary to its name, the traditional Hong Konger pineapple bun has no pineapple in it, but is basically just crusty white bread sprinkled with sugar. The top is dimpled in a manner resembling a pineapple, if one is willing to look at it with a certain level of generous imagination. It comes with a pat of butter, several times overgenerous. The coffee is what we typically think of in the West as Vietnamese coffee, which is basically coffee-flavored condensed milk. My serving was delivered to me approximately three and a half seconds after I ordered it. Promptly, I drank my coffee -- which proceeds from the cup at the rate of molasses -- and distributed p-bun detritus on my lap and the table before me. I ordered another round, and enjoyed my bun and coffee as the morning transitioned to midday. The restaurant was a flurry of constant activity. People waving over waiters. Parties coming and going. The bussing of plates. Even the lobsters seemed industrious. My colleagues-in-consumption stared fixedly at their phones. I stared at them. I was officially in Hong Kong.As I had only really ingested sugar so far, I did go across the street for dim sum. I looked up at the cashier and contemplated my options. The cashier gave me a look that said, "For f**k's actual sake, please order something so we can get on with it." I picked something, then handed the cashier a fifty. I reached down to jingle around in my pocket for coins, but she had already produced my change before I could even retrieve the currency from my pocket. I took a seat on a nearby stoop to dive into my steam-emitting box of treats. It was only while biting into the first pan-friend dumpling of scalding broth and meaty goodness that I seriously injured myself. I consumed the second one unharmed, which I think implies that I'm something of a quick learner. As I enjoyed my dim sum, several questions occurred to me. How, for instance, did I manage to cover myself in sticky dumpling residue so quickly? The observation that I had somehow contrived to spread it all the way down to my ankle aroused in me a certain scientific curiosity. And why put the soup in the dumpling? Why not just put it in the bottom of the box where it invariably ends up anyway? Biting into one of those little suckers is like biting into an over-inflated balloon: it requires a level of pressure slightly beyond what you'd like to give, which you must achieve experimentally. Eventually, and always unexpectedly, it explodes in your face in dramatic fashion. It's lack gnawing on a frag grenade, but tastier.I sat on the steps of a bank on Kowloon's main drag, Nathan Street, and watched Hong Kong go by. It occurred to me that I was the only person in the city who didn't have an urgent need to be somewhere. So when I finished my dumplings, I strided off, pretending that an important person in a high-up office somewhere was tapping their watch and expecting to receive the quarterly Wellington financials from me, like, yesterday. My striding, blessedly, took me to that beloved old haunt of mine. Nowhere in particular.One of the enigmatic thrills of Hong Kong is that is one is dripped on by innumerable urban waterfalls fed by unseen tributaries. In a city of high rises rarely outfitted with central air conditioning, there are a practically infinite number of AC units to rain condensation on the heads of passersby. Chinese banyans line the urban thoroughfare of Nathan Street. These trees consist of many constituent tines, which seem to vie democratically for the direction in which the tree as a whole will grow. Further down past the banyans, the sidewalk is dotted with Indian gentlemen, who, upon identifying a white guy in their midst, thrust a business card in his direction, promising bespoke suits and shirts at a "very good price for you, my friend." An industrious segment of them quietly offer intelligence about where to purchase weed -- more likely oregano -- from undisclosed suppliers. The jewelry shops are innumerable. Every single person seems to be wheeling around a suitcase. Where they're all going, I have no idea. I thought about making my way down to the waterfront to the harbor, which is the best part of urban Hong Kong, maybe the best part of the urban world. But I decided to wait to savor it until sundown. It is after nightfall that one see's the true glory of the fragrant harbor from which Hong Kong takes its name.Given that my circadian rhythm was still on Africa time, I was ready for a respite in the AC. Maybe also to grab my suitcase before I head out again. I retired to my hostel and settled in for a world class Africa-Asia nap.In the evening, I entered the metro station at Tsim Sha Tsui. Of a sudden, I was engulfed in a squall of Hong Kongers, more being pushed and pulled by human current than coherently moving in any direction. (One doesn't necessarily walk the streets of Hong Kong so much as negotiate them.) I was fortunate to find a break in the current long enough to swim my way over to an "Add Value Machine," so I could re-up on transport funds. Experimentally, I put my Octopus card in the slot and began to work my way through the labyrinth of available options. Though I had been the only one at the machine moments ago, I was now the lead of a queue. Then a voice came from behind me."What are you doing?" said the woman.Oh, I wondered, am I not doing it right? I retrieved my card from the machine and inquired as to what course of action I might otherwise take. She grabbed my card, shoved it back in the slot, and tapped away on the screen."See?" she said.Having elucidated this gambit, she proceeded to snatch a fifty from my money clip and feed it into the machine. That wasn't necessarily what I had intended to do. It wasn't necessarily against my wishes either. I just hadn't planned that far ahead yet. I withdrew my money clip before she could donate more of my cash to my Octopus fund."That's great," I said. "Thanks." She handed me my card back, and I immersed myself once again in the convective swirl of human activity, praying that it swept me toward the appropriate subway line. Whereas Kowloon is a world built on the capital of traditional China, Hong Kong Island is devoted to the monetary capital of the Chinese nouveau riche. On opposite sides of the harbor, these are the two main hustle-and-bustle areas of Hong Kong. They provide a compelling juxtaposition. It's not that one is devoid of tradition and the other is not. But while Kowloon holds up its aging buildings with massive latticeworks of bamboo, the Island side's central district has no need for such erections, with its rows of Gucci, Patek, Hublot, and their ilk. This is the part of the city designed to satisfy the seemingly infinite capacity for Chinese consumption of the gaudiest and most expensive trimmings of Western culture.My first call of the night was at a cocktail venue, The Quinary, notable for a drink they call the Earl Grey caviar martini. On the menu, it's described as vodka, elderflower, "Earl Grey caviar and air." What the "air" refers to is essentially Earl Grey bubble bath piled high atop the martini glass. It's a non-standard ingredient, and so it wasn't immediately apparent to me how such an ingredient was intended to be consumed. I sucked in a breath-full (as one is wont to do with air), which was so aggressively flavorful as to inspire a brief but enthusiastic coughing fit that all but blew off the top of my martini in the manner of the Big Bad Wolf. The "caviar," I was delighted to find, consisted in a small deposit of Earl Grey mini popping boba at the bottom of the glass. Popping boba -- which are marbled-sized saccharine capsules of flavor that can usually be ordered as accoutrement in one's bubble tea -- are, in my opinion, a most underutilized cocktail ingredient. Taking a look through the rest of the menu, I inquired about the nature of their wasabi-infused vodka. The barkeep embarked on a lengthy discourse on its origins and constitution, then offered me a taste. I believe she was under the impression that I was a cocktail critic of some note, because I was there early in the evening, making technical inquiries, sitting on my own, and jotting down my reflections. I was then treated to a sample of their marshmallow vodka. It came in a miniature Coke bottle, filled with what is pretty much an alcoholic version of the marshmallow fluff that one can buy in a jar. It was delightful. The good news for The Quinary is that my review is two thumbs up; the bad news is that I'm not actually a cocktail critic.The bartender who had offered me the gratis drinks introduced herself as Shao Li. It being too early in the evening for the crowds to roll in, she occupied her time by chatting with me and engaging in the repetitive activity of relocating a tincture from a large glass to a smaller one with an eye dropper. She performed this activity for about thirty minutes, conveniently located at a station adjacent to where I sat. In my mind, I knew it was a ploy to be in my presence in order to drum up conversation with me. Not to mention that it was a thinly veiled metaphor for coitus. Alas, I was too poor to afford another drink at this bar, even a free one. Our dialogue winding down, I agreed to come see her when I next visited HK. She waved as I walked out. As soon as I did I realized I was still wearing the jeans I had changed into so as not to look like a schmuck at a cool bar. I considered whether I should go back in, change in the restroom, and reveal myself to be not only a schmuck but an absent minded one at that. Not at chance. I chose to remain sticky and uncomfortable. Sometimes the moral victories are the hardest to endure. Fortified by the heady assurance that a sizable number of our planet's women have an undisclosed desire to sleep with me, I made my way to a spot of familiar joy. An alleyway carved into the crowded hillside of the Island's commercial zone. There one can find kind all the artifacts necessary for happiness. Steaming woks of amalgamated flavors and spices. Tiny red plastic stools. Sweating bottles of cold everyman's lager. Making my way through, I inspected the dishes of each patron until I found one I liked, and put in an order for "that one" at the appropriate stall. The lady indicated that it was "pork rib in salt and pepper." Which wasn't my interpretation of what I saw, but I was willing to go with it. Much to my chagrin, I could not afford a Tsingtao ("Ching Bao") beer to go with it since I only had enough cash for the meal. Soon enough, the dish came, which presented me with an occasion to consider the conventions for anglicization of Chinese cuisine. "Pork rib in salt and pepper" neglects to disclose, at the very least, the presence of chilis. At any rate, I was happy. Next I called at 7/11 for reunion with my old friend, Pocari Sweat. Pocari Sweat is a glorious beverage, a milky white electrolyte drink with a crisp, Columbia blue label. The stated marketing pitch of the company is that it "resembles" the body's "natural fluids." I don't know if the company's executive board has ever seen sweat before, but it isn't the bodily fluid that is most directly imitated by a milky white solution. Setting aside any discussion of its actual merits, the drink reminds me of my first time in Asia.At this point in the evening, I was overcome with a desire to go back to the Quinary to see if Shao Li was still there. It was nice evening. I wished I had someone to share it with. Perhaps she was about to get off from work and wanted to go out for a beer. Alas, just because one is inclined toward creepy and deranged thoughts does not mean one is required to act on them. So I didn't. Instead I took the Central-Mid-Levels -- which has the distinction of being the world's longest outdoor escalator promenade -- up until the hillside of Hong Kong Island becomes residential and sleepy rather than bustling and studded with hip restaurants. Then I descended further until it was again commercial and posh. I was quite lonely by the time I got to the bottom of the hill. I thought of the insight Chris McCandless jotted down before perishing, alone and unkempt, in the Alaskan wilderness. "Happiness only real when shared." Hoping to inspire a rebound in my spirits, I headed toward the Hong Kong harbor ferry. This is what I'd most been looking forward to since stepping foot in Hong Kong. The harbor is truly a magnificent sight. Viewed from the Kowloon side looking toward Hong Kong Island, the commercial high rises put on an epic display of urban lights against the backdrop of the world's most delicious hillside. Beholding this sight is like conducting an orchestra. It is the feeling of watching something so splendid and so tremendous unfold before your eyes. Each section performs its own part, while inexplicably remaining concerted with the rest. Taking the ferry across, I squished into a corner of the boat, on the upper deck with about 100,000 Hong Kongers. They were all carrying on in conversation and not, I couldn't help but feel, at a whisper, either. Disembarking from the ship, I covered the waterfront. My hope at this point was to repair to a dreary pub where I'd sit alone at the bar and the man behind the counter would tersely serve me an ice cold Tsingtao. I searched for a while in the streets of Kowloon. No dice. So I settled for a bubble tea and retired for the evening. Before doing so I was presented with the evening's final joy. I went to the ATM to withdraw some currency. The transaction ended with the directive, "Please take advice." It means 'receipt.'As our double-decker bus made the bend, the top of it seemed to lean into the oncoming lane. It put me in mind of the bus scene in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which darts through the road with such belligerent haste as to imperil the story's hero. Or at least it would have, if I wasn't scared for my life. Sitting on the upper deck, I was confident in my assessment that the bus was actually tipping across the other lane of traffic and over the sheer cliff on the other side. I swear I could see down to the bottom of the gulley below. It was a hot day. The air was solid with humidity. Not entirely unlike trying to breathe Earl Grey air, actually. It was the kind of hot that would be of interest to scientists hoping to induce a chemical reaction or a breakfast-enthusiast attempting to fry an egg. I was going hiking. That is, if I didn't succumb to the driver's psychopathology first.Hong Kong is actually famous for having some of the world's greatest hiking trails. Or at least they're good ones. I'd heard they were world-class. But it's not immediately clear to me what would so distinguish one hiking trial from another in any objective sense like that. At any rate, I was to tackle the fabled trail known as the Dragon's Back.That was my plan. It was also the plan of a non-negligible number of Chinese tourists. The bus screeched to a halt at a nondescript location where there appeared to be an opening in the otherwise impenetrable thicket of brush lining the roadside. The driver called for Dragon's Back. I alighted along with a good deal of the rest of the bus. I was eager to get out ahead of them, so as not to be caught in a traffic jam. Mercifully the open stretches of the trail were partially covered. I followed the rascally meandering dirt road lined with brush. Slight uphill. Even with a healthy shade, I was drenched in sweat by minute fifteen.Shortly, I came to the kind of staircase one climbs in a movie to reach an ancient master of an esoteric martial art. Thin wooden steps, rising approximately forever into a thin cloud cover. The top of the hill became apparent only at the culmination of the steps. Or at least the local maximum. The ridge fell and rose with a consistent periodicity, rather like a dragon's back, as it were, or at least the scrawny, undulatory Chinese conception of the creature. I emerged into a cleared hill top, which became a punishing landscape without recourse to the cover of flora. It did, however, unveil a spectacular view. Before me was a glittering sea of Hong Kong's islands. Situated on a peninsula was a scattering of urban settlements. My sweat was thick and dense. I took a polaroid.As a consequence of my dillydallying, I became intermingled with pack of young Asian women. One had on a miniature Marc Jacobs backpack and a flannel, like it was the first day of 8th grade and not a death march through HK jungle mountains. I felt that demonstrated a lack of respect. From the apex of the ridge I felt that I could reach up and touch the sun, hot as it was. I was perspiring about a liter per minute by now. In the distance the sea continued to sparkle and the ridge to undulate. The islands gave the appearance of an old Chinese painting, depicted in geometric rather than linear projection. The lot of them proceed towards heaven rather than into the distance. I jetted past the Asian girls. Reaching the crest of another notch in the dragon's back, I could see freight headed for Hong Kong harbor. Azure water. Gum-drop islands. Glimpses of far-off settlements. Other islands could never be so verdant, or have such perfectly sculpted mounds or sit in such a blessed, glittering sea, or periodically expose the brilliant high-rises off in the distance. I was in a watercolor painting. It was unfairly beautiful.Taking creative measures to deal with the heat situation, I took off my synthetic shirt and put it under my baseball cap so it draped over the back of my neck. I put on a tank top in order to retain a semblance of decency. I looked like an a*****e. But I didn't care. The shirt was cool and damp and protected my delicate skin from the sun. Relinquishing into mercy, the trail dove into a cover of eucalyptus trees. Using this respite into coolness to reapply my eighteenth round of sunscreen for the morning, I was overtaken by a white man forty years my senior. I heard him pass the Western couple behind me. He greeted them, "Pretty warm, eh?" The man was tan and spry, obviously a retiree. Also obviously a hiking enthusiast, the kind that having a job doesn't allow for. As he zoomed past me he gave me his signature "Pretty warm, eh?" I nodded. I looked like a sea monster, one who required constant moisture or will otherwise shrivel and expire. He looked prepared to take the trail. He didn't have a shirt draped over shoulders like a jackass.Dragon's Back Log, 11:00 AM. Supplies check: Water, two-thirds gone. Sunscreen, running on empty. Position, maybe a third of the way through the trail. Only one party member remains alive.I passed a couple going the other way. I greeted them with a "Pretty warm, eh?" They agreed, then shot one another a look to suggest that they may have missed a key memo on standard greetings while hiking in Hong Kong.Soon enough I came upon a creek, which ran through the trail. A Chinese couple had stopped to dip towels in the water for placement under their hats. They didn't look like dumbasses. They looked like geniuses. It occurred to me that this was probably an obvious thing to do for anyone who had ever been on a hike before. I scurried by, not wanting them to think that it was their ingenuity which gave me the idea. Fortunately, I soon came to another creek. I removed my head dress to douse it. I wanted to remove all of my clothes and submerse myself in the fresh, clear water. But I thought better of it, given that my retiree friend was also refreshing himself in the running water.I decided not to linger, so I could get a head start on him. Alarmed by my sudden progress, he put his cap back on and gave chase. To his credit, I doubt he had come all the way to Hong Kong to be bested by some punk kid with a shirt on his head. He soon overtook me without a word. There was nothing I could do about it. It was evident that he had no intention of taking names. He was only here to kick ass.The trail swung onto the backside of the mountain, under the merciful cover of foliage, safe from the sizzle of the open sky. I was happy to trade temporarily the glories of the sea and islands for protection from being broiled alive by what at this point seemed the unnecessarily proximal star at the center of our solar system. Now rather acquainted with the trail's flora, I started the notice the fauna. There was a spider the size of Papua New Guinea. Its legs were longer than mine. It looked like it could snatch a bird from the sky, like a baseball player straining to catch a ball at the top of an outfield fence. Only instead of a baseball, it would be a robin or a small eagle. Eminently creeped out, I scuttled onward. I added this spider to my list of concerns, which at that point contained looking like a foolishly novice hiker, sunburn, dehydration, and tigers. If you were on this trial, I think you'd be concerned with each of these as well.At length, I reached a juncture at the bottom of a slope. I saw the retired man inspecting a map. When he noticed my approach he took off. I followed his course. There were signs for "big wave beach." Periodically, he checked behind him to make sure I was in his wake. We were on a paved road now. I dodged back and forth in the lane to remain under shade cast by surrounding foliage. I stopped at another look-out point. I could see several communities of high-rises, erected in uniform pylons. They were so tightly packed and similarly constructed that they looked like the spiky erections of iron dust when a magnet coaxes it skyward. As we made our way closer to the beach, I saw the retiree split off on a more direct route. Neither wanting to deliver the blow of whooping his ass in the final stretch nor to let him have the satisfaction of whooping mine, I continued on my present path which would descend with unhurried leisure toward the bottom.Then the beach came into sight. In a flash of sudden insight, I understood the objective measure of a world-class hiking trail. To have all that previous wandering be rewarded with this? Just perfect. The hill from which I was descending swaddled the beach in a lush wrapping of vegetation. In some mirror image of the circles of hell, it formed a concentric ring of utopian vision. At the heart was the bay, ensconced in the Platonic ideal of white-sand beach, opening up into the luxuriant hillside. The name "big wave" less described the largeness of the surf at this particular beach as much as the smallness of surf in these parts generally. I took off my hood so as not to gave myself away as a schlub, in case I ran into Shao Li on the beach. Only having breached noon, the beach was still uncrowded. Maybe a dozen or so families. It felt like my own little share of real estate in Hong Kong heaven. When I turned the corner from path to beach, the sea was spread out before me as it faded from cloudy and sandy to idyllic cerulean. It was spangled with the same intensity as the view above, though now I could reach out and touch it. The water was warm, like a tepid bath. I waded in and immersed myself in the the strip of infinite blue. As the beach began to fill up, I noticed there were, in my estimation, entirely too many families and not enough bikini-clad women. I did not, for the record, encounter Shao Li.In the water I roamed like a wild animal, with no pattern to govern my behavior. Sometimes floating, sometimes swimming; sometimes shallow, sometimes deep. Never with any particular destination in mind. The only sounds were those of the happy children and the waves languishing along the shore. Intermittently, there was the gentle awk and splonk of the neophyte standup paddle boarder capsizing.After about an hour of grazing in knee deep water, I reemerged from the water and repaired, still wet, to the beach café where I acquired a well-earned Dragon's Back pale ale. While enjoying my beer I spotted a couple long-sought bikini girls from afar. I finished my beer and reequipped myself to go back in the water. Upon entering I realized it was a false alarm -- a mirage of sorts -- and dripped out of the water, this time to enjoy a Big Wave IPA. As soon as I did, the girls came back. I swear.Satisfied with my experience in the out-of-doors, I headed toward the nearby lot where a van waited to take beach patrons back to civilization. On my way I acquired a mango popsicle. Then I spotted a sign that promised "Ancient rock carvings - 330 m." I debated momentarily whether this was worth extending my time in nature. I decided to go back home. Who gives a s**t about rock carvings anyway? I boarded the van to take me back. Waiting for the vehicle to fill up, I saw another sign. "Ancient rock carving - 500 m." I pretended not to notice, failing to fool anyone involved in the situation. It was then I remembered who gives a s**t about rock carvings. I do. F**k it. I got off the bus, put on my headdress, and went back toward the beach in search of rock carvings.Eventually, I found them. Doubling back on my previous recollection, I now remembered why no one else gives a s**t about rock carvings. The delta between rocks and rocks with ancient carvings in them is not, as it turns out, that great. The saving grace of the endeavor was that I did, on my way back to the van, acquire another mango popsicle.Taxi hour. The time in the middle of the night when the streets are devoid of all vehicles save for a trickle of black and yellow cabs. Some zip by on their way to the airport. Some return a pair of lovers to wherever it is they plan to spend the remaining hours of the night. Some just idle on the side of the road, killing time until called into action. One night I couldn't sleep and so found myself on the streets of Hong Kong, the lone soul wandering the streets in human form.My time in Hong Kong was coming to a close. Visa issues sorted, I would soon be reunited with Haily. I had loved my excursion to Hong Kong. But I had also missed Haily. In case you couldn't tell, a part of me longed for a companion to enjoy it with. Happiness only real when shared.And so we would be together again soon -- elsewhere in Asia. We continued as we had before, in our summer devoted to going places and seeing things. Her family in Vietnam. Taking the train though Java. Bali. Friends and family in Singapore. There are stories to tell from those adventures, too. But I will leave them out of this collection, to allow them to remain as stories that belong only to us.The final episodes in the season take place at another time, in another season of the year and another season of life. They skip sideways along the Asian continent, to a portion of South East Asia on the same latitude as Hong Kong. The Buddhist stronghold of dark political history, still processing its own militant reaction to a colonial past. South East Asia's largest country by land area, but one of its smallest in terms of tourist figures. A place that I fell in love with from the moment I first stepped a dusty sandal on its soil. The final destination of the first season of Notes from the Field: Myanmar.Next Episode:Thanks for checking out Season 1 of Notes from the Field. If you’ve enjoyed it, please consider becoming a premium subscriber. I’m trying to do more of this kind of travel writing in the future. But as you can imagine, it’s hard to have these kinds of experiences while also holding down a job. Your subscription goes a long way toward helping me to do that. Use the link below, and you’ll get 50% off an annual subscription. Thanks! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit codykommers.substack.com/subscribe

TL; DR, Episode 3 "I honestly thought that McCandless wasn't a Lawful Good kind of character, or anything like that." - Sarah Ong, 12 Join us and listen to a discussion between staff members and seniors, Sarah Ong and Joey Knechtel, as they talk about Jon Krakauer's book “Into The Wild,” which follows Chris McCandless from his life to his untimely death in the Alaskan Wilderness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-blaze/message

When Chef Thomas Curran's much-hyped, Costa Mesa restaurant didn't pan out, he found himself at a fork in life's road. Fifty, spent, and yearning to rediscover meaning - after years "head down" in the restaurant industry - he was ripe for a change. So, he shuttered Taco Brat, boxed up his stuff, and flew to the East Coast to embark on a journey few would have the courage or fortitude to take: walk across the country. 231 days, countless footsteps - and lots of insights, new friendships and stories later - Thomas Curran completed his walk across the continental United States and has returned to Costa Mesa. Listen in as he shares his story of courage, self-discovery and grit on this beautiful and inspiring episode of the I Heart Costa Mesa podcast. Connect With Thomas Curran: Online: https://www.movingonwest.com/ Instagram: @movingonwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/movingonwest/ On This Episode We Discuss:  Taco Brat: https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-taco-brat-20170616-story.html 'How To Walk Across America And Not Be An A**hole': https://www.amazon.com/How-Walk-Across-America-Hole/dp/0985611936/ Pacific Crest Trail: https://www.backpacker.com/trips/long-trails/pacific-crest-trail Appalachian Trail: https://www.backpacker.com/trips/long-trails/appalachian-trail Lander's Liquor Bar: https://www.landersliquorbar.com/ Chris McCandless: https://allthatsinteresting.com/chris-mccandless Holden Beach, North Carolina: http://www.hbtownhall.com/ Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation: https://pcrf-kids.org/ Eat Chow: https://www.eatchow.com/ Arc Restaurant: https://www.arcrestaurant.com/ Costa Mesa Bark Park: https://www.costamesabarkpark.com/ The Harp Inn: http://www.harpinn.com/ The Hood Kitchen Space: https://www.thehoodkitchen.com/ Valenza Chocolatier: https://www.valenzachocolatier.com/ 'Ai Pono Cafe: https://www.instagram.com/aiponocafe/ Thank You To Our Wonderful Podcast Sponsors: Music Factory School of Music Orange Coast College Please tell your friends about the podcast – and don't forget to leave your rating and review wherever you listen! Find Us On… Facebook: www.facebook.com/iheartcostamesa/ Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/iheartcostamesa/ Instagram: @iheartcostamesa Twitter: @iheartcostamesa Shop the store! https://www.iheartcostamesa.com/shop/ Big thanks to everyone who helped make this podcast possible! Producer: Danny Thompson (danny@themusicfactoryoc.com) Intro / Outro Voiceover: Brian Kazarian Music: Eddie “DJ Kaboom” Iniestra  

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