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In this episode KJ covers a Bigfoot encounter video recording during 2024 along the Wasatch Range in Utah near Park City. Bill covers a very interesting Bigfoot encounter reported from Ukraine.  And finally we will cover some great listener mail. Please join us!  Thank you for listening!www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.comProduced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."

In this episode KJ covers a Bigfoot encounter video recording during 2024 along the Wasatch Range in Utah near Park City. Bill covers a very interesting Bigfoot encounter reported from the Ukraine. And finally we will cover some great listener mail. Please join us! Thank you for listening! www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.com Produced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."

Utah in winter? Chef's kiss. Whether you're a ski bunny or a movie buff, this is the place to be. Picture this: late January rolls in, and Utah transforms into a winter wonderland. Snowy peaks call out to skiers, while Park City turns into a hub of glitz, glamour, and indie-film magic with the Sundance Film Festival. It's the perfect blend of adrenaline and artsy vibes.This week, Sofia and her mountain-man-extraordinaire and slight-ski-bum brother, Sebastian Blanno, hit the mic to talk about Utah's winter hotspots. Sebbi (our in-house Travel Brat ski king) knows his slopes, and he's here to spill the powdery tea on the best resorts, runs, and eats in the Beehive State.The Best Time to GoSebastian recommends the middle of January to early February. Why? Peak powder and prime Sundance season! Double the fun and twice the glitz, glamour,  and magic of Sundance, plus the slopes are pretty empty despite the crowded streets! (P.S. If you're hitting Sundance, pack your boots AND your black-tie looks. You'll thank us later.)Here are Sebbi's Must-Visit Ski Havens in UtahPark City & Park City Mountain ResortThe Stats: Park City Mountain Resort, combined with Canyons Resort, is the largest ski area in the United States, with over 7,300 acres of skiable terrain. But keep in mind, large does NOT mean BEST!The Level: A great beginner, intermediate mountain with many “cruiser blues.” Similar to Vail Resort in Colorado.The Vibes: Once a silver mining town in the 19th century, Park City oozes charm with its historic buildings turned into trendy shops and restaurants. Did we mention you can ski past old mine shafts? Epic. Deer Valley ResortThe Luxe Life Vibe: With ski valets, snacks in the lift lines, gourmet on-mountain dining, and unparalleled service, Deer Valley Resort is consistently ranked as one of the most luxurious ski resorts in North America. You can even get a view of some mega-mansions on your way down the slopes! This is boujee skiing at its finest; perfect for our die-hard Travel Brats! Level & Terrain: Similar to Steamboat in Colorado, with great tree-skiing and many blue and black groomers. Also, no snowboarders allowed! Traditional skiing reigns supreme here.Little Cottonwood Canyon - The Iconic American Resorts of Snowbird & AltaSnowbird: A Travel Brat personal favorite, Snowbird is known for its long ski season, which can stretch to July 4th, and has very advanced terrain. Snowbird is also home to the famous Tram, which offers breathtaking views of the Wasatch Range as it climbs over 2,900 vertical feet. If you ski down into the mineral basin from here and then take one more lift, you can enter into Alta. Snowbird is similar to the Colorado resorts, Silverton or Aspen Highlands.Alta: A legendary U.S. Ski resort. Like Deer Valley, a snowboard-free paradise where traditional skiing reigns supreme. You can also ski back to Snowboird from Alta via the Tram or tunnel.Both Snowbird and Alta receive very similar snow accumulation, with Snowbird receiving about 600 inches in one season! Great for POWPOW skiing!Big Cottonwood Canyon - Solitude & Brighton:Solitude and Brighton are a snowboarder's dream. Lifts are spaced out, and the slopes have large open glades. These are your go-to spots for those craving quieter, more rugged vibes and killer backcountry terrain. Big Cottonwood also gets fantastic powder. Lifts are spaced out, and the slopes have large open glades. Similar to Colorado's Keystone (on the easy end) and Arapahoe Basin (on the difficult end), Solitude and Brighton are known as “social” mountains that the locals love.Favorite RunsSebastian's picks for thrilling runs? Snowbird's double black diamond run, “Lower Organ Grinder.” Hit Park City's “Quittin' Time” run for those postcard-perfect views and Snowbird's “Cirque Traverse” for heart-pounding challenges. Aprés Ski EatsPost-skiing, Sebbi raves about the Handle in Park City for its creative small plates and The Iconic Ruth Chris Steakhouse for a splurge-worthy feast. Try the venison! A favorite Park City Bar is “the Pig Pen Saloon” where you can get a $1 T-shirt with the purchase of a shot.Fun Utah Trivia: True or False?Utah's snow is called "The Greatest Snow on Earth" because it's super light and fluffy.True. The dry climate = primo powder.Sundance started in 1968, thanks to Robert Redford.False. It kicked off in 1978 as a small showcase for American films.Spielberg, Lucas, and Kubrick debuted films at Sundance.False. Legends like Tarantino and the Coen Brothers owe their big breaks to Sundance.It's illegal to throw snowballs in Utah without consent.True. Yep, Utah takes snowball fights seriously. Be sure to get consent before engaging in a snowball fight!“Stuff” You Should KnowSnow in Utah is not as dry as it is in Colorado, however, the temperatures don't feel as chilly. All resorts (with no traffic) are between a 20-35 minute drive. In addition, the Salt Lake City Airport is only 20 minutes from Park City.What to PackLayers, people! Layer using a GORE-TEX or other water-repellent gear to combat Utah's humidity. You'll need cozy après-ski sweaters, and something chic for Sundance. Bonus: pack sunscreen—mountain sunburn is real. Budget BreakWith the base regular Ikon Base pass, you can enjoy 5 days at Brighton, Snowbird, and Solitude. With the upgraded Ikon pass, you can enjoy 5 days at Deer Valley as well. This costs about $1,200. To ski Park City, you need to buy an Epic Pass. You can purchase a 3-day Epic pass for $320. Keep in mind, this $1,500+ splurge includes, not just Utah Skiing, but most other resorts for your entire ski season. Visit the Ikon and Epic websites for more info on resort options and perks. If you are driving from another western state you will end up spending roughly $200 on gas, if you share a hotel with 3 to 4 friends you will end up spending about $600 per person for 3-5 days, and if you are a foodie and a drink lover, budget about $2,000 per person. If you like memorable merch, set aside $100 for a souvenir or two.Most Memorable Moment: Sebbi's Solo Tram Run Sebbi's most memorable Travel Story was his last run at Snowbird down the “Great Scott” run right below the Tram. He blasted to the bottom and stared back at the mountain in awe at his entire experience. Catching him staring back at the Mountain, his Buddy said “You like Snowbird Bass?” and he said, “Oh Yeeeeeea.” Snowbird will always hold a place in Sebastian's heart as one of his favorite resorts.Why Visit Utah?Here's Seb's elevator pitch: Thick. Powder. Culture. Adventure. Whack. Extra. Different. Unforgettable. Whether you're carving through fresh POPOW or catching a future Oscar-winner at Sundance, Utah is the winter escape you didn't know you needed.Catch ya on the slopes, Travel Brats! And don't forget to tag us when you're shredding those Utah slopes or striking a pose at Sundance.

This episode is part of the Meet the Maker series where we highlight an entrepreneur who is making specialty gear for ice climbers. If you've ever wanted to hear the story behind some of your favorite – and soon to be favorite – products, that's what today's conversation is about.We're doing this because we believe that thoughtfully-designed gear is more than the sum of its parts: they are crafted by folks who have decades of experience in the sport, are refined through countless iterations and testing, and brought to life with genuine passion to solve real problems. Said another way, these folks represent the heart and soul of product innovation.

Send us a textEver wondered what it takes to be the fastest mullet in the Wasatch? Buckle up for a high-octane conversation with ultra runner Grant Barnette on the Steep Stuff Podcast! This episode promises to take you through Grant's jaw-dropping accomplishments in the trail running world, his ambitious 24-hour vertical skiing record attempt, and the storied journey from high school cross country to the iconic UTMB. Get ready to be inspired by Grant's incredible tales of grit and perseverance as he reflects on his journey, the lessons learned, and his future ambitions in the ultra-running scene.Navigating the intricacies of race nutrition can be as challenging as the races themselves, and Grant doesn't hold back in sharing his insights. Whether you're a seasoned athlete or just getting your feet wet, you'll gain valuable knowledge on the best strategies for carbohydrate intake, managing heat and terrain, and fighting off nausea. Learn about the innovative nutrition products out there and the importance of personalizing your nutrition plan. Plus, get an insider's look at what it's like working in sports marketing with Pit Viper and the cutting-edge Sky Surfer sunglasses that are revolutionizing endurance sports.But it's not all about the races; we also dive into the world behind the events. From the logistics of organizing a 24-hour vertical skiing record attempt to the culture of trail running and the dynamics of the outdoor industry, this episode covers it all. Hear personal anecdotes about notable athletes, the benefits of off-season training like backcountry skiing, and the social dynamics that fuel the competitive ultrarunning community. With topics ranging from the controversial gondola project in the Wasatch Range to the quirky allure of Bigfoot, this episode is a thrilling rollercoaster through the highs and lows of endurance sports.Grant Barnette Instagram - @runwithgrant

Doug Heinrich has just about done it all and seen it all in ice climbing ⛏️ as both a climber and product designer

You know when you are chatting with a wise old soul, because they aren't afraid to go straight into deep chat mode. And that's exactly how our conversation with THE Abigail O'Bryan @abigail_obryan_author went!

fWotD Episode 2586: Donner Party Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of the featured Wikipedia article every day.The featured article for Monday, 3 June 2024 is Donner Party.The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, were a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Some of the migrants resorted to cannibalism to survive, primarily eating the bodies of those who had succumbed to starvation, sickness or extreme cold, but in one case two Native American guides were deliberately killed for this purpose.The Donner Party originated from Springfield, Illinois, and departed Independence, Missouri, on the Oregon Trail in the spring of 1846, behind many other pioneer families who were attempting to make the same overland trip. The journey west usually took between four and six months, but the Donner Party was slowed after electing to follow a new route called the Hastings Cutoff, which bypassed established trails and instead crossed the Rocky Mountains' Wasatch Range and the Great Salt Lake Desert in present-day Utah. The desolate and rugged terrain, and the difficulties they later encountered while traveling along the Humboldt River in present-day Nevada, resulted in the loss of many cattle and wagons, and divisions soon formed within the group.By early November, the migrants had reached the Sierra Nevada but became trapped by an early, heavy snowfall near Truckee Lake (now Donner Lake) high in the mountains. Their food supplies ran dangerously low, and in mid-December some of the group set out on foot to obtain help. Rescuers from California attempted to reach the migrants, but the first relief party did not arrive until the middle of February 1847, almost four months after the wagon train became trapped. Of the 87 members of the party, 48 survived. Historians have described the episode as one of the most fascinating tragedies in California history and in the entire record of American westward migration.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:18 UTC on Monday, 3 June 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Donner Party on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Arthur Neural.

No one gets wealthy from a high salary. Wealth is acquired by owning things. But how can you own MANY things without much money? I discuss it. Learn how to use major banks (Chase, Wells Fargo) to fuel your wealth and retirement when you're young.  Debt is like fire. Kids will burn down the house with fire. Adults will use fire (debt) to produce prudent leverage and outsized returns.  High salaries don't create wealth due to: lost time, no leverage, few tax benefits, and entrapment due to sunk education costs. I sat down with a conventional financial advisor. Things got interesting.  Learn why Western US homes cost more than Eastern US homes. This fact confounds most real estate pros. I break down 8 reasons. Resources mentioned:  Show Page: GetRichEducation.com/497 For access to properties or free help with a GRE Investment Coach, start here: GREmarketplace.com Get mortgage loans for investment property: RidgeLendingGroup.com or call 855-74-RIDGE  or e-mail: info@RidgeLendingGroup.com Invest with Freedom Family Investments.  You get paid first: Text FAMILY to 66866 For advertising inquiries, visit: GetRichEducation.com/ad Will you please leave a review for the show? I'd be grateful. Search “how to leave an Apple Podcasts review”  Top Properties & Providers: GREmarketplace.com GRE Free Investment Coaching: GREmarketplace.com/Coach Best Financial Education: GetRichEducation.com Get our wealth-building newsletter free— text ‘GRE' to 66866 Our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/GetRichEducation Follow us on Instagram: @getricheducation Keith's personal Instagram: @keithweinhold   Complete episode transcript: Welcome to GRE! I'm your host, Keith Weinhold. Don't make this giant wealth mistake - understand why a high salary does NOT create wealth. Learn what does instead.  See how to get deep pocketed-banks like Chase & Wells Fargo build wealth for YOU.  I recently sat down with a traditional financial advisor - this got interesting. Then, why do WESTERN US homes cost more than EASTERN us homes? All today, on Get Rich Education.   Welcome to GRE! From Port Jervis, NJ to the Port of Bellingham, WA and across 188 nations worldwide, I'm Keith Weinhold and you're listening to Get Rich Education. Welcome in!   When I grew up, I thought that people got wealthy from high salaries. I figured that I could get wealthy if I got a high salary too.   And then adulthood has proven to me that… they don't.    People don't get wealthy from high salaries. They get wealthy by OWNING THINGS.   Let's break this down.    People DON'T get wealthy from high salaries.    In fact, have you ever seen THIS happen? I haven't. I worked as an employee in both the public sector and the private sector, and I've been a longtime real estate investor and entrepreneur.    In fact, how would anyone even GET wealthy from a high salary?   If you've got a job… you're trading your time for dollars and selling your time for money.    I used to do that too… and I actually think that everyone might get some perspective by having a taste of that. Most get that taste.   And say you're even entrenched in the game of climbing the corporate ladder, to a higher and higher salary.   Well, first, in my experience, many job promotions get you perhaps 10 to 30% more in salary, but 2x to 4x the responsibility - that's 200% to 400% more responsibility.     Even if there's an edge case here, in your situation, in climbing the corporate ladder - where does that even get you in the end?   Look at your supervisor and their lifestyle. Is that what you want to be?   Look up higher at your supervisor's supervisor. What's their life like? Is that the life that you REALLY want?    Is that what you aspire to be - and expend so much of your most precious resources to get THERE - time, time away from your family, energy, skill, potential. Is that really it?    The answer is right in front of you!   People don't get wealthy from high salaries. People get wealthy from OWNING THINGS. We'll get more on how - if you have average means - on how you can OWN MANY THINGS shortly.    But first, let me address any more hangups you might have if you still think that high salaries can create wealth.    We won't even look at, sort of, common jobs like an IT specialist or a systems analyst or a plumber.    Let's take an edge case - a classically, high paid profession - a doctor, a surgeon, a specialist even. Highly compensated - several hundred thousand dollars in salary each year. I know some of them.    I also know a bunch of RESIDENT doctors too and I talk with them - they're basically, finished with their formal schooling and are doctors-in-training.    They are repaying loans deep into the six figures after undergrad pre-med and after a few more years at medical school - often it seems to be $300K to $400K in debt that they have to pay back in the case of these resident doctors.   But that's besides the point. It's common for these specialist physicians, once they start working, to work as a doctor for, say, 58 hours a week… or 71-and-a-half hours a week.    Now I said that high salaries don't create wealth. How wealthy are you, if after undergrad, med school, and three years of low paid residency, you finally get out, you're in your 30s or older, and you're working 60+ hours a week.    60+ hours a week is not MY idea of wealth and freedom at all.    You know what else, when you've pursued a specialty track like that, which often comes with loads of debt, you are in so deep - you've invested so much time & energy & chapters of your life… and DEBT into that field you CAN'T pivot to another career, even if you wanted to.    You're trapped. Entrapment is the very opposite of wealth and freedom.     Understand, I just went out and gave an example of perhaps the highest salary type of person that I can think of… to help prove my point. Where's that leave you?   And you've probably heard… the “end game” trope… about climbing the corporate ladder by now.    Yep, you spent the best years of your life climbing the corporate ladder… only to find at the end… at the top… that the ladder was leaning up against the wrong wall the whole time.   Because high salaries don't make people wealthy, then how do people get wealthy from OWNING THINGS?     There are two main ways:   #1 - You can launch and own a business. #2 - Real estate.   Now, launching and owning a business takes a ton of entrepreneurial ambition, risk, and you've got to have a novel idea - a NEW idea - that creates value for the world.   This can be a worthwhile venture… and successful entrepreneurs create value for the world with their own business. It's terrific! It's capitalistic! It's turning lower use resources into higher use resources.   But unless you have your own money, you're going to have to be scrappy and resilient for a long time. Because it's really hard to get loans for a new business.   If you hire anyone to help you, you need to quickly produce enough income to have leftover profit - paying your overhead expenses, software subscriptions, paying your help… and having enough leftover to fuel your own lifestyle.   Household names like Apple and Facebook are one-in-a-million. You don't have to be an Apple or Facebook. But it's tough.    The first way is by owning a business. The second way is by owning real estate.    New businesses are unproven. Real estate is proven. Like I say, wealthy people's money either starts out in RE or ends up in RE.   But how do you OWN much real estate? Because RE is expensive, and wealth is created by OWNING things.   With prudent loans. Because RE is proven, banks will GIVE you loans. Lots of them. Have good credit, be credit worthy.   And… being credit worthy should be an innate trait in any virtuous human being. Because it shows that you repay the debts that you owe.    I think that when it comes to debt, debt is like fire. Don't let a little kid play with fire. They'll burn down the house.    Leave fire to adults. They'll use it to HEAT the house.    Leave debt to the adults. Use debt to fuel your lifestyle, fuel your ambitions, and fuel your opportunities. To the scarcity mindset of “all debt is bad”, here at GRE we say, you're an adult. Grow up.    Learn… that debt is Leverage… and your debt isn't paid back by you at all. Tenants and inflation both RELENTLESSLY and INCESSANTLY pay it down for you, until they pay it OFF for you… if you want.     So then, who's really funding your wealth, enabling you to own things?    Who really funded my wealth from nothing, enabling me to own things?    Who funded my retirement? Leverage… from Chase Bank, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and other banks. They all give you the opportunity to let THEM fund your wealth for you.    Now, I'm going to explain a core GRE principle here. But so that this isn't repetitive for the longtime listener, I'll use a NEW analogy for you, here.   Look, let's say that you're a kid. You don't know how to responsibly use fire or debt. In fact, you're still just 4' tall.    But learning about leverage is like… seeing the light.   Now, with the sunlight, a 4' tall kid can now cast a 20' tall shadow. You look like a giant now.   5-to-1 leverage made you, not just grow up, but grow into a giant. You suddenly wield the power of a financial giant thanks to the banks.    Because with your 20% down payment, you're only putting up one-fifth of the property price.   How then, do these big banks make you a giant?   Let's say that's your $40K down - on a $200K income property, when the property appreciates only 4% - like RE did last year per the NAR number - you just got a 20% return.    How? Because you got a 4% return on both your $40K down… and you got a 4% return on your $160K borrowed.    Yep, the return from that $160K of borrowed bank money didn't go to Wells Fargo, it won't go to Chase Bank, it won't go to Bank of America.   It ALL goes to you - because you leveraged them. That's how you beat the banks. That's how you build wealth.   Two years ago, when property appreciated 10% that year, you got a 50% leveraged return.   And it gets better than that. You can make income property down payments even lower than 20%, like I did when I began.   A 4' tall kid then, that sees the light, can cast an even taller shadow than 20 feet at 5:1 leverage. A bigger giant.     Any GRE devotee knows that leveraged appreciation is one of just 5 ways you're paid. We're only talking about ONE here.   Sounds amazing. Some think, “There's gotta be a catch.” There is, but it's manageable. Leverage amplifies losses, just like gains.   Though it doesn't happen often, RE can go down in value.    Even in a downturn, look at what happens. Between any ten-year period, nominally, you won't find any loss of RE value in modern history… and you must manage cash flows.   So, no. This is not a 6-month plan. It's to build wealth durably with a reliable vehicle in more like five to ten years.    It gets better. As your equity grows, harvesting it out through a cash-out refi maintains your… magnification into a financial giant, to stick with the analogy.   And every cash-out refinance that you do… is a tax-free event. Not tax-deferred. Tax-free.   You can make tax-free cash grabs, separating it out from your properties along the way, since the IRS doesn't classify debt windfalls as taxable income, and you have a pro PM handling all the day-to-day for you, if you prefer.   Now you really know WHY, wealth is not created from high salaries. It's created from owning things.     And you need to be more than creditworthy. You need to be strategic in building your portfolio with the right properties in the right markets.    Set up a time with one of our GRE Investment Coaches… and they help you do exactly that for free.   Either that or you can just keep believing that high SALARIES create wealth. Ha!    Now, a few weeks ago here on the show, I told you that I've had a sit-down meeting coming up with a conventional financial advisor - a retirement planner type of guy.    I've been getting their e-mails and dismissing them, for 8 or 10 years, but I always stayed subscribed.   This is from when I used to work at a State DOT - Department of Transportation.    So I finally responded & we set up a 1-hour sit-down. We did it virtually on web conferencing.    I prepared by having some things ready for him that he asked for - like my monthly cash flow statement, net worth worksheet, and he also asked I have my Soc. Sec. statement pulled up, so I had that ready.   Now, this is not the forum for espousing GRE's proven wealth-building formula to him. No PROS-il-uh-tie-zing. proselytizing.    And, he told me that… I'm in really good shape.   He didn't dig in with questions on my backstory, like, how were you able to retire at such a young age… or how did you amass all this?   And yes, I could retire now. I could have a while ago. I think you know that.    He was interested in knowing what the cash flow from the rental properties was. In fact, that was his first question about them. Good first question.    Interestingly, he really wanted to know how long I have to pay on my rentals. Like, when would the 30-year mortgages be paid off?    Well, gosh, they all have 20-some years to go. Most of them are clustered around 27 years to go.    He could see that I COULD pay many of them off quickly, now, if I wanted to. But he didn't tell me that I should. Of course, I wouldn't want to lose the leverage.   You know the most interesting question that this conventional financial advisor asked about these properties that I have all over the place, in different states and even nations?   He asked, “Do you plan to LIVE in any of these areas?”  No, I don't plan to live in those properties or even in those areas. I pick investor-advantaged areas for investments, and live where I want to live.   Now, he encouraged me to import my financial info into their retirement portal. When I say, they, he works for a private company that administers the DOT's retirement plan.   You know, I had previously been reluctant to do that and share all my financials with another party.    But, I've got to say, I've reconsidered and MIGHT enter it in there. It does some pretty impressive modeling and scenarios.    For the properties, you enter the address and they use Zillow estimated values.    It looks at how the graphs change when you get to the age of where any pensions and soc sec & all that enters your life.    All-in-all, maybe you thought I'd bust this guy's chops for being scarcity-minded or not about passive cash flow. But he was pretty good. It was an hour of my time well-spent, I would even say.    And again, the reason that I was able to be positioned this way comes down to… relying on compound LEVERAGE, not compound interest - casting the shadow of a 20-foot tall giant compared to when you're a 4-foot tall child.   BTW, I do NOT consider myself retired. I remote “asset manage” my REIs and I produce this show, produce videos for our YouTube channel, write our newsletter, and write for Forbes and more… on material that is interesting to me and helps others.   Coming up straight ahead, why do homes in Western US states cost more than homes in the East?   This fact makes zero sense to most people, because areas east of the Mississippi River are more densely populated.    In fact, nearly 2/3rds live on just over 1/3rd of the land, suggesting the East should clearly be pricier.    Then how could it be opposite? It might seem weird. That's coming up shortly.   You're listening to Get Rich Education podcast Episode 497. That means we're just three weeks away from a special, milestone, Episode 500.   I'll tell ya. I sure know how to put the performance pressure on myself, don't I? Ha!    Something here that we don't often talk about or offer the opportunity for…   … if you're a business owner or decision maker and would like to advertise on our platform, well, we'd like to check you out first.    Often, I use the product or service myself first.     Get Rich Education is ranked in the Top one-half of 1% of listened-to podcasts globally, per Listen Notes.    On air EVERY single week since 2014, some say that we were the first show to finally CLEARLY explain how RE makes ordinary people wealthy.    For advertising information and inquiries, visit, GetRichEducation.com/Ad. That's GetRichEducation.com/A-D   More next. I'm KW. You're listening to Get Rich Education.    A little tribute and melodic swan song to Russell Gray there.   Welcome back to Get Rich Education. I'm your host, KW.    Before returning to real estate, let's do a quick first quarter asset class review.   It's coming a little later than usual here. But it's good to see what the rest of the world is doing.    Almost everywhere you look, asset prices are up, up, up.   In real estate, as housing intelligence analyst Rick Sharga & I discussed in detail here in each of the last two weeks, prices & sales volume are both up.   The S&P had its best start to a year since 2019, up 11%   The yield on the 10-yr T-note was up 26 basis points. Remember that mortgage rates move closely along with that.    Gold was up 8% to an ATH over $2,200. And gold even touched $2,300 here in Q2.   In the first quarter, oil was up 15% to $83.   Bitcoin was up 68% to $70K   And the biggest beneficiary of AI hype, Nvidia was up 88% in just the first quarter.   And this is even wilder - a little wild card for you here - for the first time ever, cocoa prices briefly surpassed $10,000 per metric ton, making the confectionary commodity more valuable than copper.   That's what's goin' in the TOTAL investment world.   Why do homes out West cost more than homes in Eastern states?   This fact makes zero sense to most people, because the East is more densely populated.    According to the US Census Bureau, 64.4% of Americans live east of the Mississippi River. That's on land that's barely more than one-third of the US - because the Mississippi doesn't run right down the center, it's a little to the east of center in the contiguous states.   So this means that nearly 2/3rds of people live on just over 1/3rd of the land, suggesting the East has GOT be pricier.    Well, it's strange to many that it is, in fact, just the opposite. The West is pricier.   Now that pandemic migration and RE prices have settled, we've taken a fresh look at prices and this trend - which is curious to many - continues.   Let me demystify it for you.    And you saw a beautiful, colorful map that brilliantly demonstrates this. I sent it to you a few weeks ago if you're a DQYD Letter subscriber.    Now, there are some notable exceptions to "the West is pricier", like New England and south Florida. Housing is expensive in densely populated northeastern cities.   New Mexico is an outlier as a cheap western state.   No, the West is not pricier because The Kardashians' lavish $200M total portfolio of California real estate skews the entire nation.   Here's my more, I suppose, scholarly breakdown.    Yes, one of my degrees was in Geography before I became a real estate investor.   The first reason is - NEW: The west has more new-build homes.   Higher costs of land and labor, then, had to be priced in. Eastern homes are older because it's closer to Europe's (die-A-spruh) diaspora, where the US' early immigration was heaviest.   Then there's the factor of - the FEDS: No, not Jerome Powell's Fed.    It's that over 90% of federal land is located out West. No building is typically allowed here, and that makes developable land more scarce.   This helps explain why when you see huge swaths of undeveloped land when you fly over the West and think there's boundless room for growth and sprawl, often times, there… is… not.   3-D: Maps are 2-D. The world is 3-D. Western housing is expensive because you have scenarios like port cities surrounded by mountains and high desert.    So developable land is more scarce than it seems, making demand exceed supply in more places out West than what one might think.    San Fran is confined by the bay and hills. Seattle is confined to an isthmus. Salt Lake City is next to the Wasatch Range. Alaska looks enormous, but nearly half it's state's population lives in the biggest city of Anchorage, which is sandwiched between water, mountains, and that aforementioned federal land.   The fourth reason, is CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'. Despite recent domestic OUT migration and The Kardashians aside, California REALLY DOES help tilt the balance.    People are attracted to SoCal's Mediterranean climate such that nearly 1-in-8 Americans are still coolin' in Cali, with a median home price of $737,700. That climate desirability drives up prices.   Much of CA also has… these layers - just myriad - codes and limits and regulations like, for example, solar panels on new construction that can add $25K to a home's cost alone.   The next reason western homes cost more than Eastern home is, what I'll call…   DOWN BY THE RIVER:    [Play insert]   Ha! Famous classic comedy sketch there, with the late Chris Farley.    The East has the Great Lakes and more rivers.    It costs 1/12th as much to transport goods and housing materials over water than land.    That is a fact that has been stated on this show previously. It was first brought up a few years ago when we had geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan here to discuss the “geography of real estate” with me.    A river city like Memphis is a GIGANTIC transportation hub, for example. This keeps down the costs for all kinds of consumer goods and building materials, making for a lower cost of living and, in turn, property prices.    QUAKIN': There's more seismicity out West. It costs more to BUILD to those construction standards.    For example, CA and WA are 20%+ more expensive to build than many Southeastern states. There are more fires in the Western US, tornadoes in the middle, and hurricanes in the East.   JOBS: It takes more high-paying jobs to attract new residents and get them to uproot and move to the faster-growing West. Higher incomes buy pricier homes.    The East has tons of jobs going for it too. In fact, the northeast might be the world's most productive region - NYC, Boston, Philly, DC.    But out in Appalachia and elsewhere, there are some waning business sectors like various heavy industries and coal. But most of the ones that were going to move out, already HAVE moved out, decades go. Much of that downdrain is overwith.   The last reason is…   I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW: The West has mountain and desert VIEWS. These can be seen from farther away than Eastern… forest and flatter areas and piedmont landscapes. The East has a lot of lake and river view properties though… and…    There they are—8 reasons why Western homes cost more than Eastern homes.   Now you know why West Virginia has million dollar homes so big that you can get lost indoors.    And in coastal Cali, it seems like a million bucks gets you little more than a ramshackled pool house.   Of course, at times, I've had to make gross generalizations about such a vast nation of 340 million people and so many variables.    Otherwise, this episode could be a few hours long. As I discussed those, you sure could think to yourself at times, “I believe there's an EXCEPTION to that criterion.”   I want to tell you why this all MATTERS TO YOU shortly.    Yes, there is some irony here though. The western US has lands that are arid, inhospitable, and what some describe as wastelands, like four deserts.   Well, the invention of the air conditioner made those places more livable.    The West also has the most beautiful national parks, and hey, some find places in the East INhospitable, like Michigan's Upper Peninsula in March.   Now, I like a change in seasons, coming from Pennsylvania like I do, but some don't. You've got to serve real estate to where people want to own and rent.    Florida has not been thought of as a mosquito-infested swamp since last century. Today, it's livable and desirable to many.    Now, there are some other factors in addition to the main 8 reasons I've mentioned, on why Western US homes cost more than Eastern US homes, from a slavery legacy to unionization and more. I've been hitting the big ones here.   Real estate has made more ordinary people wealthy than anything else.    When you're on our website, GRE Marketplace, and hover over the blue "INVEST" button, you'll notice that most long-term rental investor markets are in the East.   There's a reason.   Rents are strong relative to this LOW PURCHASE PRICE that I've discussed here.   And now you know more of the “whys” behind the Eastern US' lower property prices. And maybe, today, I hope it's the BEST understanding you've ever had for why that's the case.    We buy in strategically chosen GROWTH areas that tend to be more East than West.    And, that's really part of the progression of this show. We began in 2014 with this podcast and other real estate investor education. We still lead with that.   But next, listeners wanted to know where they could FIND PROPERTIES conducive to our wealth-building strategy, and we added that at GRE Marketplace.    Yet, that still wasn't enough because I noticed that some of you that wanted to build your wealth with real estate, needed to make it easier to have your questions answered, or find a lender, or insurer, or find just the right property in the right market that fits your goals.   So starting more than two years ago, we added Investment Coaching - it's still free like everything else that we do here.    Our coaches are real people and real, direct, real estate investors just like you are… and just like I am. Our coaches simply have more EXPERIENCE doing it than most people do.   Because knowledge is not power, but knowledge plus action is power, I often like to leave you with something actionable… that's really going to help you at the close of the show.    If you didn't already know, you can find properties and a coach, at GREmarketplace.com   Until next week, I'm your host, KW. DQYD!  

Iz La Motte (she/her) is an adventure photographer and filmmaker who splits her time between Utah's Wasatch Range and her off-grid cabin in the woods of Vermont.  Iz has developed her craft into one that focuses on the human story and its relation to the world. Her passion lies in working with individuals and brands to tell their own impactful stories in a way that feels true to them. Her work has been seen in marketing campaigns across the ski industry, in print publications such as Freeskier and Backcountry Magazine, and in the film festival circuit at Mountainfilm and Banff Film Festival.     In this episode, Justine and Iz chat about:   - Iz's career dream at 12 years old (that turned into reality) - building a career in film, from "Fuel" to "Advice For Girls"  - being able to choose whose opinions matter most in your work - using risk-taking and feedback for growth and development - the importance of money talks, both with clients and with peers in your industry - how pricing secrecy can hinder a whole industry - balancing paid work with doing your craft for fun, including having days just for personal enjoyment - the pressures of seasonality in photography and filmmaking - there's no one way to have a creative career, and you can make it fun - living in the woods and making it work without wifi or cell service       and more!  

Today on Utah Stories' Top 5: Zion National Park just got a little bit bigger with private property sold to public land trust, and an avalanche warning was issued for the Wasatch Range. To listen to the full top five and the question and adventure of the day watch the full video. Visit UtahStories.com for more and to subscribe to our free digital newsletter. There you can also support our journalism by subscribing to our print magazine for $3 per month. Follow us on: Instagram @UtahStories Twitter @UtahStories

The natural beauty and recreational opportunities offered by the Wasatch Range have long brought people seeking an enhanced quality of life. But how did the arrival of Hollywood change the culture and economy of this corner of Utah?

Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, adventure conservationist, and outdoor writer who broke the women's self-supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail. Considered among the most experienced hikers in the US, she's known for backpacking light, fast, and solo. Liz has hiked more than 20,000 miles on 25+ long trails including completing the Triple Crown of Hiking (the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide Trails) and first-known traverses of the Chinook Trail in the Columbia River Gorge and Wasatch Range in Utah. Liz is the author of Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike, which received the National Outdoor Book Award for Best Instructional book with judges calling it “destined to become the bible of the sport.” She recently published her second guidebook, Hiking Waterfalls in Southern California with Falcon Guides. Connect with Liz "Snorkel" Thomas:  Website: https://www.eathomas.com/about   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizthomashiking   Treeline Review: https://www.treelinereview.com / Long Trails: Mastering The Art Of A Thru Hike https://www.amazon.com/Backpacker-Long-Trails-Mastering-Thru-Hike/dp/1493028723   Appalachian Trail Fastest Know Time (2011): https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/elizabeth-snorkel-thomas Far Out Article: https://faroutguides.com/ive-thru-hiked-and-section-hiked-the-pct-which-is-better/ Check out The Appalachian Trail Backpacking Series Presented By The Hiking Radio Network! 3 days, 13 Workshops, Presenter & Participant Interviews and more! If you ever wanted to Section Hike or Thru Hike the Appalachian Trail this Series is for YOU! Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart: Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JulieGayheart Music By: Victor Lundberg "Top of The Morning"

Introducing the Meet the Maker series. Each day this week we'll be releasing a mini episode with an entrepreneur who is making specialty gear for ice climbers.

This week we are thrilled to have Liz “Snorkel” Thomas joining us for a conversation about, well, all the things - manifesting your dreams, accomplishing huge goals, failure, teamwork, knowing your weaknesses, finding joy in the wilderness - this chat really does have something to inspire anyone and everyone. I supposed at the end of the day, this is a chat with a legendary human about her legendary hiking career, and all the traits that helps one become legendary. --- ABOUT OUR GUEST: Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, speaker, and outdoor writer who held the women's self-supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail from 2011-2015. Called a "thru-hiking legend" by Outside Magazine, Liz has hiked 20+ other long distance trails including the Triple Crown of Hiking (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail) and first known traverses of the Wasatch Range and Chinook Trail. Her innovative urban thru-hikes of 14 cities led The Guardian to call her “The Queen of Urban Hiking.” Liz is a former staff writer for the New York Times/Wirecutter and current Editor-in- Chief for the outdoor webmagazine Treeline Review as well as Backpacker Magazine contributing editor and columnist of “Ask a Thru-hiker.” She's the author of Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike, which received the National Outdoor Book Award for Best Instructional book with judges calling it destined to become the “Bible of the Sport.” Liz has talked hiking and gear on Good Morning America (TV), in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, The Washington Post, Men's Journal, Women's Health, Gizmodo, and Outside Magazine. She represented the sport of hiking at President Obama's Great American Outdoors Initiative. Liz's keynote speaking engagements have included colleges and universities including Yale and MIT, the Trust for Public Land National Leaders Conference, American Hiking Society, and on Capitol Hill. Learn more at www.eathomas.com or @lizthomashiking or Treeline Review. IN THIS EPISODE: We reconnect with Liz, who we originally connected with in 2020 during an episode of the Virtual Campfire podcast Did Liz plan to be this epic or did this just happen? (Spoiler alert, she's a goal-setter and a go-getter!) The art of letting go, knowing your weaknesses, and asking for help The magic of the trail - like losing a bite valve on a thru-hike and finding a new one on the side of the trail 10 miles later Bringing those backcountry lessons to your front-country life What is failure and how do we move through it? Finding joy in the wilderness AND SO MUCH MORE --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wellnessinthewilderness/message

With each successive two-foot snowfall, skiers and riders at resorts rejoice. But in the Utah backcountry with no avalanche mitigation, that fresh snow often sits on a sugary, crusty weak layer and can be prone to sliding. Last Chair headed into the Utah backcountry with Utah Avalanche Center pro Drew Hardesty for a conversation in a snow pit, analyzing those weak layers from storms going back to October and talking avalanche safety.A seasoned avalanche safety veteran, Hardesty was a gracious backcountry guide, offering insights into the weather and how to prepare yourself to be safe.Our outing was a simple one, heading up from the Guardsman Pass Road trailhead at the upper reaches of Big Cottonwood Canyon, climbing through magical aspen trees up a low angle ridgeline on the western flank of 10420. Finding a clearing amidst the snow-laden evergreens, Hardesty skillfully dug a nearly six-foot deep snow pit.The conversation covered a broad range of avalanche safety topics, with insightful analysis into the layering created by each successive snowfall, and the weak layers of sugary snow between each – potentially a hazard when the snow facets don't bond and the new snow breaks.Hardesty is part of a dedicated team of professionals at the Utah Avalanche Center, providing daily insights and forecasts, as well as education, to help keep backcountry skiers and riders safe.Listen in to learn more. Here's a sample of Last Chair's episode 8: Conversation in a Snow Pit with Drew Hardesty of the Utah Avalanche Center.Drew, set the stage for us on the avalanche problem we're facing.Early season we had quite a bit of snowfall in October. It continued into early November and it really started to stack up. But then the storm shut down there for a couple of weeks. And as I like to say, the weather does the devil's work. And by that I meant that snow sitting on the ground started to get weak, sugary, less cohesion at the surface. And that has become our weak layer for these subsequent storms.In your experience, what is one of the biggest red flags here in Utah?I did a study a few years ago looking at all of our avalanche accidents in the modern era going back to 1941 – almost 130 avalanche fatalities since then. And we have way more higher proportion of fatalities from people accessing the backcountry from the ski areas and the lifts than any other state. Easily 20% of our fatalities have been people going and accessing the backcountry from the ski areas.What goes into forecasting by Utah Avalanche Center?Our forecasts are predicated upon the field work of not just our avalanche forecasters, but whole platoons of what we call professional observers. And again, just that great communication that we have with all of our snow safety brothers and sisters and again with Utah Department of Transportation, the guides out there, it's really fundamental to be out in the snow like we are today, to look and see what's going on with the snowpack, what's going on with the weather. Drew, as you look at this snow pit wall, what are the important points?As we're looking here, we have about two feet of our slab here. And the slab is nothing more than what we'd call a cohesive plate of snow, something that's cohesive and strong, that's sitting on something weak – sugary snow. It's just very crystalline and weak. What's the heritage of snow safety here in Utah?Utah is the birthplace of avalanche science and avalanche mitigation in North America, upper Little Cottonwood Canyon in the late ‘30s and ‘40s. These grandfathers, Monte Atwater and Ed LaChapelle, really built avalanche science and avalanche forecasting that has set the benchmark for anyone else in North America. So it's an honor to be part of that lineage here.Do you have a favorite backcountry place in Utah?It's the Provo Mountains. The Provo mountains are some of the most radical and extreme and beautiful part of our Wasatch – seldom traveled. And it's very dangerous terrain in there. And you have to be right. You have to pay attention. And I'd have to say that the Provo area mountains are my favorite part of the Wasatch Range.Drew in one word can you sum up what it means to be in this beautiful Utah backcountry?Boy, I just can't Tom. But It's a good life. It's a good life.

With each successive two-foot snowfall, skiers and riders at resorts rejoice. But in the Utah backcountry with no avalanche mitigation, that fresh snow often sits on a sugary, crusty weak layer and can be prone to sliding. Last Chair headed into the Utah backcountry with Utah Avalanche Center pro Drew Hardesty for a conversation in a snow pit, analyzing those weak layers from storms going back to October and talking avalanche safety.A seasoned avalanche safety veteran, Hardesty was a gracious backcountry guide, offering insights into the weather and how to prepare yourself to be safe.Our outing was a simple one, heading up from the Guardsman Pass Road trailhead at the upper reaches of Big Cottonwood Canyon, climbing through magical aspen trees up a low angle ridgeline on the western flank of 10420. Finding a clearing amidst the snow-laden evergreens, Hardesty skillfully dug a nearly six-foot deep snow pit.The conversation covered a broad range of avalanche safety topics, with insightful analysis into the layering created by each successive snowfall, and the weak layers of sugary snow between each – potentially a hazard when the snow facets don't bond and the new snow breaks.Hardesty is part of a dedicated team of professionals at the Utah Avalanche Center, providing daily insights and forecasts, as well as education, to help keep backcountry skiers and riders safe.Listen in to learn more. Here's a sample of Last Chair's episode 8: Conversation in a Snow Pit with Drew Hardesty of the Utah Avalanche Center.Drew, set the stage for us on the avalanche problem we're facing.Early season we had quite a bit of snowfall in October. It continued into early November and it really started to stack up. But then the storm shut down there for a couple of weeks. And as I like to say, the weather does the devil's work. And by that I meant that snow sitting on the ground started to get weak, sugary, less cohesion at the surface. And that has become our weak layer for these subsequent storms.In your experience, what is one of the biggest red flags here in Utah?I did a study a few years ago looking at all of our avalanche accidents in the modern era going back to 1941 – almost 130 avalanche fatalities since then. And we have way more higher proportion of fatalities from people accessing the backcountry from the ski areas and the lifts than any other state. Easily 20% of our fatalities have been people going and accessing the backcountry from the ski areas.What goes into forecasting by Utah Avalanche Center?Our forecasts are predicated upon the field work of not just our avalanche forecasters, but whole platoons of what we call professional observers. And again, just that great communication that we have with all of our snow safety brothers and sisters and again with Utah Department of Transportation, the guides out there, it's really fundamental to be out in the snow like we are today, to look and see what's going on with the snowpack, what's going on with the weather. Drew, as you look at this snow pit wall, what are the important points?As we're looking here, we have about two feet of our slab here. And the slab is nothing more than what we'd call a cohesive plate of snow, something that's cohesive and strong, that's sitting on something weak – sugary snow. It's just very crystalline and weak. What's the heritage of snow safety here in Utah?Utah is the birthplace of avalanche science and avalanche mitigation in North America, upper Little Cottonwood Canyon in the late ‘30s and ‘40s. These grandfathers, Monte Atwater and Ed LaChapelle, really built avalanche science and avalanche forecasting that has set the benchmark for anyone else in North America. So it's an honor to be part of that lineage here.Do you have a favorite backcountry place in Utah?It's the Provo Mountains. The Provo mountains are some of the most radical and extreme and beautiful part of our Wasatch – seldom traveled. And it's very dangerous terrain in there. And you have to be right. You have to pay attention. And I'd have to say that the Provo area mountains are my favorite part of the Wasatch Range.Drew in one word can you sum up what it means to be in this beautiful Utah backcountry?Boy, I just can't Tom. But It's a good life. It's a good life.

Papa Bear welcomes back Liz "Snorkel" Thomas to discuss her upcoming class: The Art of Thru Hiking (SIGN-UP LINK BELOW).Thru-Hiking Legend Liz "Snorkel" Thomas will teach you everything you need to know about bringing the adventure of your dreams to fruition. Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, speaker, and outdoor writer who held the women's self-supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail from 2011-2015. Called a "thru-hiking legend" by Outside Magazine, Liz has hiked 20+ other long-distance trails including the Triple Crown of Hiking (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail) and first known traverses of the Wasatch Range and Chinook Trail.Turn That Dream to RealityYou want to thru-hike…but have questionsIn this class, we'll explore the who, what, when, where why and how of your dream long trail adventure. There's more than one way to tackle a long trail and you've got more options than just what you see on Instagram. Making your dream hike come true is about knowing what experiences you want and how to get them. I'm here to help you explore the options and find what works best for you.I'll help you create your dream trip, whether it's on the Pacific Crest Trail, the Appalachian Trail, the Camino de Santiago, or any other long-distance path.In this 4-week course, we'll cover:trip planninggearfitnessbudgetnutrition and meal planning,hygiene and self-care,managing emotions,and lingo and the culture of the trail.Thru-Hiking with Liz "Snorkel" Thomas Tickets, Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 5:30 PM | EventbriteLiz "Snorkel" Thomas (@lizthomashiking) • Instagram photos and videos(1) liz thomas hiking - Search Results | Facebook

Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, speaker, and outdoor writer who held the women's self-supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail from 2011-2015. Called a "thru-hiking legend" by Outside Magazine, Liz has also hiked 20+ long distance trails including the Triple Crown of Hiking (AT, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail) and first known traverses of the Wasatch Range and Chinook Trail. Her innovative urban thru-hikes of 14 cities led The Guardian to call her “The Queen of Urban Hiking.” Liz is a former staff writer for the New York Times/Wirecutter and current Editor-in-Chief for the outdoor web-magazine Treeline Review as well as contributing editor and columnist of “Ask a Thru-hiker” for Backpacker Magazine. She's the author of Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike, which received the 2017 National Outdoor Book Award for Best Instructional book with judges calling it destined to become the “Bible of the Sport.” Discussed in this episode: --Barriers to entry in thru-hiking --The story of how Liz got her trail name, Snorkel --Urban thru-hiking --The ALDHA West video on Liz's Seattle urban hike --How urban settings interact with redlining, race, class, gender, etc. --The Trust for Public Land --NYC playgrounds thru-hike --Inman 300 trail --Sign petition to support the Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act --Truffle Pigs Bistro --Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong --Quote: “I had spent a lot of unnecessary money and pain learning about thru-hiking the hard way, and yet, thru-hiking had still changed my life and rewired me into a much more emotionally stable and happier person… I really wanted to share that joy with others while also minimizing the barriers to entry that I experienced.” --Follow Liz: www.eathomas.com or @lizthomashiking. --–Follow Social Sport: Website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter –-Subscribe to the Social Sport Newsletter *This episode is sponsored by OPE Running. Go to operunning.com and use code SOCIALSPORT for 15% off your order. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/socialsport/support

 Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, speaker, and outdoor writer who held the women's self-supported speed record on the 2,181-mile-long Appalachian Trail from 2011-2015.Called a "thru-hiking legend" by Outside Magazine, Liz has also hiked 20+ long distance trails including the Triple Crown of Hiking (AT, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail) and first known traverses of the Wasatch Range, Utah, and Chinook Trail in the Columbia River Gorge. Her innovative urban thru-hikes of 14 cities including Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle.Is the author of Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike, which received the 2017 National Outdoor Book Award for Best Instructional book with judges calling it destined to become the “Bible of the Sport.”Learn More at:   Liz "Snorkel" Thomas (@lizthomashiking) • Instagram photos and videosor Liz Thomas Hiking- Long Distance Adventure and Urban Hiking (eathomas.com)Treeline ReviewBackpacker Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-Hike: Magazine, Backpacker, Thomas, Liz: 9781493028726: Amazon.com: Books

“The dread was there, strong and palpable. I just hoped my will was stronger,” writes Luke Hinz. After losing both his father and his brother in the month of May, Luke always had a feeling that something bad would befall him as well. When he set out to ski an ambitious line in Utah’s Wasatch Range on May 2nd, 2019, he had to face that fear in the mountains.

From Liz's website at http://www.eathomas.com/about/ Liz Thomas is among the most experienced female hikers in the US and is known for backpacking light, fast, and solo. In 2011, she broke the women’s unsupported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail, besting the previous record by almost a week. She has completed the Triple Crown of Hiking–the Appalachian Trail, the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail, and the 3,100 mile Continental Divide Trail–and has backpacked over 15,000 miles across the United States on 16 long distance hikes, including the pioneering traverse of the Chinook Trail across the Columbia River Gorge and the pioneering traverse of the Wasatch Range, which she did solo. Liz is affectionately known as the “Queen of Urban Hiking,” having pioneered and completed routes in 5 cities across the U.S. On the podcast, we talk about Liz's entrance into thru-hiking, her best advice to those who are interested, her involvement in various hiking organizations, and her now 14 urban hikes.

Leah Yingling joins me to talk about growing up with 3 competitive sister and how she found her way to the trails in the Wasatch Range. Also, gear reviews from our new reviewer Lydia! The post Leah Yingling Interview and New Female Gear Reviews appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Jeff Silvestrini Office Held: Mayor of Millcreek Issue: Growth and redevelopment Bio: I am the best mayor Millcreek, Utah, has ever had—and also its worst! As the first and only mayor of this city of 63,000, settled in 1848 but not incorporated until 2017, I have had the rare opportunity to create a city government from scratch. Millcreek is an “inner-ring” suburb south of and adjacent to Salt Lake City. It is part of a metropolis home to over two million Utahns. Millcreek is namesake of the mountain stream which flows through our town. Our boundary extends from the alluvial fan of Mt. Olympus in the Wasatch Range on the east to the Jordan River bisecting the Valley of the Great Salt Lake on the west. Our residents include wealthy, educated east siders and a substantial immigrant and refugee population who are far less affluent, living predominantly our west side. We have some of the best performing schools in our state. We also have elementary schools in which 27 languages are spoken. In Millcreek’s first years, I led our effort to form a lean, transparent and collaborative city government. I was re-elected by a 75% majority in 2019, to a new four year term. Since incorporation, we have launched comprehensive urban-planning efforts using innovative strategies to engage our entire community in envisioning its future. We are planning new town and neighborhood centers to address a housing shortage and to accommodate a population expected to double state-wide in 40 years. Consistent with the Wasatch Choice 2050 Plan, we are creating nodes of population density, which we hope will support rail or bus transit, reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality. We have incorporated active transportation plans for everyone in our city, embracing “disruptive technologies” like Bird and Lime bikes and scooters. We are encouraging renewable energy: solar, wind and geothermal with incentives to builders and by keeping our new city green from inception. We have launched an ambitious effort called “Millcreek Promise," a data driven, collective-impact program which sponsors and coordinates after-school programs, job skills trainings and public health initiatives designed to improve our residents’ lives and to solve social problems of underachievement, intergenerational poverty, crime and addiction. Our goal is for every child in Millcreek to have the opportunity to attend college or trade school. We are doing this on a balanced budget, without raising taxes and looking for grants like crazy. We have achieved a high degree of “customer satisfaction” with Millcreek residents, which has catalyzed volunteerism and activism toward achieving our common goals of bridging divides, building community and lifting all boats. Particularly given the dysfunction of government at the national level, local government is where differences can still be made by individuals. About: I am at the epicenter of planning and approvals in my city. I also serve on the Central Wasatch Commission, a key to preserving our watershed and natural heritage. We need to properly plan to handle growth and keep Utah the sustainable place we have come to enjoy. I was born in Battle Creek, MI and grew up there and in Tiffin, OH. I attended the University of Michigan from 1972-1976. I moved to Salt Lake City to attend the University of Utah College of Law, graduating in 1979. I applied here on a whim to live in the mountains- never thought I would stay long- but ended up loving Utah, getting a law job and making it a career, marrying a Utah woman, raising two amazing daughters and finally deciding to run for mayor of my then yet-to-be formed new city. Experience: - Mayor of Millcreek, a Utah municipal corporation, Jan. 2017-present; - Board Member, Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake, Jan. 2017-present; - Board Member, Unified Fire Service Area, Jan. 2017-present; - Board Member, Unified Fire Authority of Greater Salt Lake, 2017-present; - Member (current Vice Chair), Wasatch Front Regional Council, 2018-present; - Member, Utah Federal Funds Commission 2018-present; - Salt Lake County Council of Governments, 2017-present; - Commissioner, Central Wasatch Commission; - Former chair, Millcreek Township Council; - Vice President, Cohne Kinghorn, P.C. 2015-2017; - President, Cohne, Rappaport & Segal, P.C. 1997-2015; - Member, Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on the Foothills and Canyons Overlay Zone, Salt Lake County, 2012-13; Education: A.B. with distinction, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1976; J.D. University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, UT, 1979; Professional Memberships: Member, Utah State Bar, 1979-present; Member, American Health Lawyers Association; Facebook: jeff4millcreek: https://www.facebook.com/jeff4millcreek/?ref=bookmarks Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-silvestrini-56889111/ #plugintodevin #UtahValues #BoldSolutions #UTpol

“When an opportunity you've been praying for is presented to you, jump on it...even if it looks different from what you were initially expecting.” Janelle Lara (28:22 -  28:34) Promote your business by taking it to the stage. Do you dismiss your dream of public speaking due to a lack of experience? It's not impossible.  Last October, I secured a spot at the Broadcast Your Authority Media Conference. There I was, speaking alongside the likes of Randi Zuckerburg, Mari Smith, and Sean Cannell. It was surreal. If I can swing something like this, so can you.  “Getting on a stage excites me. It makes me feel powerful, and I know that God is telling me this is my next step.” - Janelle Lara (11:50 - 12:06) Public speaking can influence change in the lives of others. I was taking a walk with my daughter one summer day when I had a vision. I saw myself walking onto a stage. Like a pro-wrestler, thunderous rap music bounced to my every step as the crowd hooted and hollered. My hands reached for the microphone and suddenly a hush descended over the crowd.  Once I wrapped up my killer speech, I re-awoke to the unobstructed view of the Wasatch Range.  The seed had been planted. I wrote out and recorded a 9-minute Loom video of a business speech. Along with a prayer, I sent it to my friend and host of the Broadcast Your Authority Media Conference Tamara Thompson. The rest is history.  His what I realized along the way:   Give yourself the space to dream. Strokes of genius come to those who are calm and open. Free your mind from to-do lists and appointments. Carve out some “you” time this week and dream.     Ask for what you want. It may be wild, crazy, ridiculous, or even unlikely. But if you never try, then you'll never know. Go ahead and ask. Be sure to specify how your abilities can be of benefit to others.     Jump when you see an opportunity. Sometimes what we want doesn't show up the way we want. I appeared on one of the smaller stages at the conference, but who cares? If you have a chance to take a step in the right direction, go for it.    “You need to ask for what you want.”- Janelle Lara (22:03 - 22:07) Public speaking is an opportunity for you to market your business and establish a strong presence. It's a chance for you to be seen and have your message heard in a larger setting. Yet it requires a great amount of courage. Do you have what it takes? Step up to the microphone and reach your full potential.  How to get involved Follow @theparttimeceopodcast on Instagram for special, podcast-related updates! For more resources, information on my coaching services, and a whole community of Part-Time CEOs, find me on Facebook at Janelle Lara, my website, or email me at janelle@janellelara.com.  If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a quick review on iTunes. It would mean the world to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

Nestled at the base of the towering Wasatch Range and the doorstep to five National Parks: Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands and Arches, Salt Lake City is attracting families from across the country. With an active, healthy lifestyle and convenient access to all western cities, SLC is poised for continued growth. Brian connects with Windermere's Marvin Jensen, who was born & raised here.

Liz Thomas is among the most experienced female hikers in the US and is known for backpacking light, fast, and solo.  In 2011, she broke the women’s unsupported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail, besting the previous record by almost a week. She has completed the Triple Crown of Hiking–the Appalachian Trail, the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail, and the 3,100 mile Continental Divide Trail–and has backpacked over 20,000 miles across the United States on 20 long distance hikes, including the pioneering traverse of the Chinook Trail across the Columbia River Gorge and the pioneering traverse of the Wasatch Range, which she did solo.  Liz is affectionately known as the “Queen of Urban Hiking,” having pioneered and completed routes in 5 cities across the U.S. Show notes How Liz would explain what she does Being passionate about getting people outdoors Growing up and being inspired by her teacher Starting to go on bigger and bigger hikes! The first thru-hike! Hiking the Appalachian Trail Back packing in the rail!! What changed after she walked the Appalachian Trail Reaching Mt. Katahdin  Getting diagnosed with Lyme Disease Going  through the adventure blues and how she coped with it Hiking the PCT and the Continental Divide Trail (10 years ago!). The biggest learning from the trail and dealing with the challenging weather conditions Advice for other women to get out hiking Trail names!!  Why she got the name Snorkel! Let’s talk about gear! Treelike Review The question she gets asked the most!! Where do you get the time and money! How she affords to thru hike Making the commitment to thru hike What is life like on the trail Physical training before starting a hike The struggle on hikes! Sharing on social media Book — “Long trails - Mastering The Art of The Thru Hike” The idea for urban hiking! The challenges of urban hiking…. How are her feet! How urban hiking works…from the route planning and accommodation The next hike in New York City and why it’s intimidating! Quick Fire Questions!!! Final words of advice  Social Media Website - www.eathomas.com  Twitter - @EAThomas   Facebook - @LizThomasHiking 

Salt Lake City, Utah’s high-elevation capital, is bordered by the buoyant waters of the Great Salt Lake and the snow-capped peaks of the Wasatch Range. Downtown’s 10-acre Temple Square, headquarters of the Mormon Church, is home to the majestic, 19th-century Salt Lake Temple and the neo-Gothic Assembly Hall. The area has plentiful farm-to-table restaurants and global eateries, along with wine bars and Irish pubs. In these flexible establishments, you can eat a multi-course dinner, watch a football game, catch up with friends, or even go on a date. — Chris Holifield | https://twitter.com/iamsaltlake | https://www.instagram.com/iamsaltlake

James A. McLaughlin grew up in rural Virginia and lives in the Wasatch Range east of Salt Lake City. His debut novel “Bearskin” is getting rave reviews. He joins us for the hour next time on Access Utah.

James A. McLaughlin grew up in rural Virginia and lives in the Wasatch Range east of Salt Lake City. His debut novel “Bearskin” is getting rave reviews. He joins us for the hour next time on Access Utah.

Wayne Rooney may or may not be coming to D.C. United, but Filibuster will always be coming to your ears. Jason and Adam kick off the show (12:29) by going team-by-team up the Eastern Conference standings to get a lay of the land in the first segment. Ben had been sidelined by goat fever and was unable to participate, though he still used his goat hooves to edit this episode. In the second segment, Brian Dunseth, or Dunny as he's known on the internet, comes on to preview United's visit to the Wasatch Range, discussing Real Salt Lake's drop off from the end of last year, the bunched-up Western Conference standings, some of the Claret-and-Cobalt's less heralded players, the organization's emphasis on infrastructure for RSL and the new NWSL Utah Royals, and how Dunny would gameplay against Mike Petke's team.

In this podcast, we talk with long time Utah Avalanche Center pro observer Mark White. Mark grew up in the Wasatch Range and is one of the last true self-described "ski bums". We talked about a 2002 avalanche when Mark and his girlfriend Marla rescued and recovered a lone and fully buried skier in a debris pile near the Cardiac Ridge; the intricacies of route selection and terrain management; why Mark seldom digs snowpits; getting to know the snow throughout the season; and being Instagram famous for skiing sick lines.

Liz Thomas is among the most experienced female hikers in the U.S. and is known for backpacking light, fast and solo. In 2011, she broke the women’s unsupported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail, besting the previous record by almost a week. She has completed the Triple Crown of Hiking–the Appalachian Trail, the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail, and the 3,100 mile Continental Divide Trail–and has backpacked over 15,000 miles across the United States on 20 long distance hikes, including the pioneering traverse of the Chinook Trail across the Columbia River Gorge and the Wasatch Range, which she did solo. Liz is affectionately known as the “Queen of Urban Hiking,” having pioneered and completed routes in five cities across the U.S. Liz has been featured on Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! News, Outside Online, and Gizmodo. She gives presentations about long distance hiking around the country, especially to college outdoor clubs like the one where she first learned how to backpack. Liz is honored to serve as Vice President of the American Long Distance Hiking Association-West and as one of five ambassadors for American Hiking Society. Liz is the author of Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike published by Falcon Guide and instructor for Backpacker Magazine’s 6-week online class, Thru-hiking 101. When not on trail, Liz lives in Southern California and is an outdoor staff writer for the Wirecutter, part of the New York Times. Find Liz:  Website - www.eathomas.com   Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/lizthomashiking   Instagram - @lizthomashiking   Twitter: @eathomas   Show Sponsored by:  Four Sigmatic - http://www.foursigmatic.com Use code: DIYS to save 10% on your order Keto Kookie - http://ketokookie.com?aff=156 Use Code: DIYS to save 10% on your order   Mistobox Coffee Club - http://mbox.coffee/Y9FA Use Code: DIYS to save $10 on your subscription   Full Shownotes:  http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com Join the Facebook Group:  http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/tribe Support the Show: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/support 

Caroline Gleich is a magnet for adventure.  She is one of the ski mountaineering world's most prolific skiers.  She has been on the cover of many skiing magazines, premiered in Warren Miller films, and skied some of the most challenging lines around the world. Most notable and recent was that she was the 4th person ever and first woman to ski all 90 lines in the Chuting Gallery in the Wasatch Range.  Caroline will be the first to say, "Ski Mountaineering is really dangerous."  She is also an environmental activist. Backcountry skiing is so much more than being a skilled skier.  You have to have intuition; when to summit and when not to ski. When to push past the shaky heart in the throat fear and when to listen to it.  So why does she do it?  This podcast is about so much more than just adventures and how to decide what to do when faced with a challenge.  It's about how to stand up to cyber bullies, it's about gender equality, what it's really like to be an endurance athlete and how isolating that can be, and it's about what it really means to be brave.  Listen Now Watch Caroline's documentary with REI and read more about it here.  Topics Discussed in the Podcast  Her journey to becoming a ski mountaineer How to know when to turn back and manage fear and danger Caroline's challenges with cyber bullying How Caroline makes a living as a professional athlete and the path to becoming a sponsored athlete Gender bias and what it's like to be a female skier  What it's like to be a 5 ft tall Ski Mountaineer Links Caroline's Instagram Carolines Website My Facebook Group: Plant-Powered Tribe The Hoodie I designed with Primal Support the Show If you like my show, I'm aiming to make it an ad-free zone using crowdfunding to support it.  All donations will go directly to the production of the show. I'm raising money using Patreon.   A lot of podcasts sell ads to cover the production costs of the show, which can be quite high. I am not a fan of ads when I listen to podcasts so my goal is make this podcast an ad-free zone. The currently production of this free show is primarily supported out of my own pocket and a small portion is covered through the donations on Patreon. With my Patreon page, you can donate directly to the show which will help me cover the costs each week. If you find value and enjoy this show, you can donate any amount 200 dollars per month to as little as one dollar per episode (which is only 4 dollars a month!) I really appreciate your support! Crowdfunding on Patreon – thank you! Shop my products!  Leave a review or share on social media Don't forget to subscribe! Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Thanks for listening!          

Spam Strikes Again Isaac Aleman, Sales Coordinator with Easton Technical Products, joins the podcast today and discusses, F.O.C, arrows, and broad heads.  Also, Frank and Isaac talk about hunting the Wasatch Range, how Spam was more important than the hunt, and how social media has created armchair experts.

"The Best" Frank rejoins Aron after a successful hunt in the Wasatch Range.  On this episode Frank and Aron discuss folks opinions about the best gear and how it might not be the best for you.

Caroline’s Wild Idea: To climb up huge mountains, ski down them, go on amazing adventures, and become an advocate for the environment and more. Caroline Gleich is a professional ski mountaineer, adventurer, trail runner and activist. Based in Salt Lake City, Caroline recently became the first woman and fourth person to ski all 90 lines featured in “The Chuting Gallery,” a steep skiing guidebook to the Wasatch Range. A nature lover since birth, Caroline has used her voice as an athlete and an ambassador for brands like KEEN, Clif Bar and Patagonia to speak up about social and environmental issues like climate change, clean air, and cyber harassment. She’s graced the covers of magazines like Powder and Backcountry, appeared in multiple Warren Miller Films, and I even recently wrote about her in Outside Magazine. On this episode, Caroline shares challenges and advice on being a woman in a burly man’s sport, training tips to climbing mountains and getting ready for an ultramarathon, how she handles fear and how she’s advocating for change. Listen to this episode if:  You want to climb mountains. You love skiing. You’re passionate about environmental and justice issues. You like confronting your fears.  You use social media to connect and be inspired by others. For full show notes, including guest links and books mentioned during the episode, visit: http://wildideasworthliving.com/39

Michele Larsen (Portland, OR), State Communications Director with March of Dimes, Oregon Chapter, Joanne Rogovoy, State Director of Program Services, and Dr. Richard Lowensolhn, retired Perinatologist and current Program Services Committee Chairman, discuss the leading nonprofit organization's mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For additional information, please visit www.marchofdimes.com. Second guest, Andy Ferguson (Baker, Nevada), Superintendant of Great Basin National Park, discusses the Great Basin which extends from the Sierra Nevada Range in California to the Wasatch Range in Utah, and from southern Oregon to southern Nevada. Far from a wasteland, Great Basin National Park is a diverse region which includes Nevada's second tallest mountain, Wheeler Peak, and the states only glacier, Wheeler Peak Glacier. For additional information, please visit www.nps.gov/grba.