Podcasts about taft point

Just last month they set the record for longest highline ever walked in California at Yosemite National Park Highlining is high altitude slacklining in which a narrow strip of strong, nylon webbing — usually an inch wide and a few millimeters thick — is strung between two anchor points and serves as a kind of balance beam. They used the help of 18 friends and fellow highliners to navigate their webbing through and across the landscape — hiking lines up from the valley floor, rappelling down from the cliffs above and maneuvering through countless tree branches. It took a week straight of stringing the line, 2,800 feet in length, from Taft Point west across a series of gullies that plunge as deep as 1,600 feet Then they walked across! We dig into the preparation behind it, the mental approach to it all, and how 2 of them actually have a fear of heights! >> LA Times article Daniel Monterrubio @daniel_monterrubio Steve Griggs @stevegriggs Jewels Esparza @unit._.of._.energy Moises Monterrubio @moecheese2408

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Plus Minus: Taft Point - Jacob Parnell 04-05-2020

Links talked about in this episode: https://psa-photo.org http://malinconico.com https://brentbergherm.com/course-info/ https://brentbergherm.com/workshops/ww-print/ Selecting a workshop that is right for you… My perspective is from a Women selecting a Photo Workshop. Also from an older person who is in good physical shape but not that of my 30 something self. a. Ask workshop leader if there will be a mix of genders. I went on a workshop with all men. Bathroom issues :-0 b. Ask the workshop leader about getting the information up front on the physical requirements. For example, walking on trails that are uneven, walking on trails that gain serious elevation. Example, Two Medicines Hike Glacier National Park and Boulder Beach in Acadia. Matching the workshop to your physical abilities. c. Find a Photo Buddy – to go on workshop with. I have several friends who are always willing to go on an adventure with me. Abandoned Places – put my foot through a rotten footboard and had to get help putting my leg out  d. Workshop Leader – been on some workshops with poor workshop leaders – here are some examples i. Workshop Leader – not answering questions about camera settings or being able to explain why one setting may be better than other settings ii. Workshop Leaders – who are there to shoot for themselves and do not work with others to get better shoots. Workshop leaders should be helping you not working to get their own shots. iii. I went I a workshop in which we hiked to Taft Point at Yosemite. The workshop leader laid down and took a nap. Same workshop, we went to Glacier Point to shoot sunset on a totally cloudy evening. Did not have a backup plan. iv. Ask for References – call the references and ask questions about the workshop leader If the workshop leader will not give you references, then don’t go…any good workshop leader will provide references e. The other issue is the expense of the workshop. Going on a really bad one means you don’t get the bang for your buck. Transition into next topic…Camera Clubs Camera Clubs There are thousands of camera clubs located all over the world. I would recommend starting at the Photographic Society of America web site – list of their camera clubs. Click on the Link for Clubs and Councils. Web Page divides clubs by regions in the world. For example in there is a region for North America which include the US and Canada. a. Find a Club and visit…see what the activities they are doing. Many clubs do photo shoots for members every month or several times per month. b. For club members, the photo shoots are free and include social time after the shot like lunch or dinner. c. Membership to a camera club cost from $20 to $75 per year and includes presentations, competitions and photo shoots. d. Make Friends and share your passion with other photo people e. https://psa-photo.org/index.php?n-america-members

It’s no secret that across North America, many towns and cities are becoming increasingly anti-RV, prohibiting overnight camping anywhere except in RV campgrounds, which often charge an arm and a leg for what can often be pretty dismal campsites. Our interview of the week tells us how we can avoid such places and find lots of great overnight RV camping sites, oftentimes for free or very minimal costs. Also this week in Episode 217, your RV questions, some great RV tips and another excellent off the beaten path report from the Burketts. Show Notes for Episode #217 November 7, 2018 of Roadtreking - The RV Podcast: WHAT MIKE AND JENNIFER ARE UP TO THIS WEEK MIKE This week we’re coming to you from our new RV, camped in the Fort Wilderness Campground at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida. JENNIFER We're attending a gathering organized by our friend Paul "Pogo" Pogorzelski, who loves Disney and tossed some dates out last spring and found 50 or so others who agreed that Fort Wilderness would be a great place to gather in early November. MIKE We are loving our new Roadtrek! It rolled out of the factory Friday and made its way straight to our Michigan driveway, where we packed it up and immediately took off for Florida. Friday and Saturday nights, we needed to run the heater. Tonight, in Florida, the air conditioning is on. It's performed flawlessly so far and we can't wait to show it to you. JENNIFER As soon as we finish the Disney World video and we get a little more familiar with all the bells and whistles on this unit, we will be doing a complete video reveal and tour. But let me say that in almost seven years of doing the RV Lifestyle now in five different Class B Roadtreks, this Roadtrek has impressed us the most in every away way possible. And we've only been in it for three days! MIKE We've asked our various social media followers to help us name this new unit and we'll probably choose one for the video reveal. If you have a good idea, send it in! This part of the program is brought to you by AllStays Pro, the best tool for RVers looking for places to camp.  RV LIFESTYLE NEWS OF THE WEEK MIKE Pictures of amazing locations shared on social media can draw millions of visitors, and unintended consequences An interesting story I saw YouTube last week about the affect social media is having on various unique but previously little-known locations around the country was fascinating. As people take pictures of gorgeous places on public land they often share the picture on places like Instagram and Facebook. Those posts typically include location coordinates. So then more people visit the spot, more pictures posted, and more people decided to visit. The result is some unique spots around the country are becoming inundated with tourists before the parking lots are made, before the trails laid out, and before the bathrooms are installed, causing significant environmental damage and a slew of unforeseen troubles. We’ll put a link to this interesting story in the shownotes at Roadtreking.com/217. JENNIFER Couple who fell to deaths at Yosemite National Park were taking selfie, brother said Speaking of social media, last week in this newsletter we reported on a couple who were found dead at Yosemite National Park after apparently falling off Taft Point, with rangers investigating how they fell. This week a relative of the couple was widely quoted as saying the couple was taking a selfie. The couple, who were from India, were travel bloggers who posted pictures of themselves in sometimes dangerous situations while taking pictures to post. This is such a sad story. So many beautiful locations in national parks have no guard rails, and all it takes is a slip of the foot or an unexpected breeze to fall and literally die. One story I found reported a study on literally hundreds of deaths around the world caused by people trying to get the perfect selfie to post online. MIKE

Thinking about buying at RV? Hold up. Don’t do it until you follow our advice. What advice is that? Simple: Try before you buy. Unless you are an experienced RVer and know – from experience – just what you want, RV newbies should try out an RV for a couple of days to make sure it fits their needs and lifestyle. In our interview f the week coming up in a few minutes, we introduce you to Outdoorsy, a company that specializes in helping people find RVs to rent. Also this week, RV news, especially about the dangers of taking selfies in daredevil locations; RV tips, your RV questions and a great off the beaten path report from the Burketts that all who love Mexican chips and salsa will appreciate. Show Notes for Episode #216 Oct. 31, 2018 of Roadtreking - The RV Podcast: WHAT MIKE AND JENNIFER ARE UP TO THIS WEEK Mike and Jennifer We talk about: Our plans to head to Florida this week and Pogo’s Happy Campers Gathering at Walt Disney World The dilemma of whether we bring Bo or leave him back in Michigan with our daughter Using our RV all year around Our winter camping trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - We are taking Bo up camping at Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan's Upper Peninsula January 11-13th. This is not an "official" gathering but an informal one. We have a tradition of five years of doing this and Bo insists on a snow vacation before we head south. Anyway, we have reserved site 177. If you also want to head up there, you need to reserve your own spot with the Michigan DNR at Tahquamenon Falls State Park, at the Lower Falls Hemlock campground. Here's the website: https://www.midnrreservations.com/TAHQUAMENONFALLSSTATEPARK If you do reserve a spot, then join our winter campout group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1697339513886451/and let us know there that you're coming and what spot you reserve. This part of the program is brought to you by AllStays Pro, the best tool for RVers looking for places to camp.  RV LIFESTYLE NEWS OF THE WEEK JENNIFER Park rangers investigate deaths of couple who plunged off Taft Point at Yosemite National Park  Another sad story about people slipping and falling to their deaths at a national park - this time it happened in Yosemite National Park. They were a couple who had a travel blog, citizens of India who were living in the US. Their blog has been taken down but previous posts had a lot of photos of them in precarious places and the woman wrote that they were fans of  “daredevilry attempts of standing at the edge of cliffs and skyscrapers, but did you know that wind gusts can be FATAL???” Ironically, she then added: “Is our life just worth one photo?” The National Park Service is investigating how the pair fell.  Their bodies were discovered Thursday about 800 feet below Taft Point. Taft Point is the same place we told you about in last week's newsletter where a photographer took a stunning picture  of a proposal. Again, just how this couple died has not been determined. But the tragedy is a good reminder that many of the most breath-taking locations in our parks do not have safety rails. There is an inherent risk in getting too close to the edge. While we do not know yet if this couple had a camera, let's use this sad story as a reminder to be careful because no  photograph is worth dying over. MIKE RV dealer shipments drop 29 percent for month of September   RV shipments from manufacturers to dealers for the month of September were down about 29 percent between 2017 and 2018 according to a story out of Indiana last week. The story quoted an industry spokesman who attributed the decline to a number of things including RV manufacturers increasing their capacity so dealers do not have to order far ahead, and tariffs. While the drop is being carefully watched, many are not worried. Attendance at fall RV shows, like the recent one we attended in California, is setting records. Also retail sales are up,

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Taft Point In Ten Seconds on VimeoDownload taftpoint.mp4 , 1.2mbLooking down from Taft Point to the floor of the Yosemite Valley, 3200 ft. below.