Hey Everyone we are leaving the country!

Nico and I fly out for New Zealand today, going on a big adventure.  would like to say thanks to the families for putting up with us for the past week, it has been great to have everyone together. thanks to Grandma Sedlacek for the hospitality to provide a diving board for our trip, and all the great food.  Thanks to Mike and Rita for a wonderful dinner and gracious hospitality.  happy holidays and check back for updates on the blog, love everyone!

Ciao 

EEL RIVER 2013

Adventure Based 2013

The ORL program at Feather River College is an educational experience that many can do and learn from. This Spring 2013 semester we had some adventures in the group setting that I will remember for the rest of my life. This semester was my second semester of ORL program, Adventure Based Recreation class. This class brings willing students into the outdoor environment, and gives the knowledge that they would need to be comfortable in the wilderness, but also gives students the knowledge that is necessary to lead others into the backcountry comfortably.

Learning how to be comfortable in the backcountry is something that cannot be understated, and the ORL program does an excellent job of educating the students about this. In my experience there is always something new that can be learned in the backcountry, no matter how experienced something new can always be learned.
I have learned many things within kayaking, climbing, and backpacking that I will use for the rest of my adventures. These things are very intricate when you pick apart the different parts, and it is awesome that I have had some of the best teachers to help me understand all the parts of all these activities. Thank you all for a great semester.

Richbar - Frenchbar

Music: Michael Franti

Video: Colby Elliot

Hometown Float

This past week we got to run Spanish Creek, this is a run that is very dear to me because it is where  I learned to raft and kayak.  The flows where pretty low only around 250 cfs (cubic feet per second), but it was fun  to be able to float down the closest creek to quincy.  there is a huge amount of adventuring to be done in the small town of quincy, kayak, bike, ski, ect.  I hope that people who come up to visit enjoy the surrounding area and activities as much as I do.  bring your friends and come adventure!

Flooding Gas Stations and Scrambling for Generators

Yesterday we lost power in Chester CA, due to fire activity. I observed the beginning of madness as everyone was quick on the trigger to start up generators and regain control of their technology driven lives.  In India last week there was some news that maybe didn't gain the attention deserved, two thirds of the country looses power and I believe the people handled it pretty well considering the scope of the event.  Here in Chester we loose power every winter and given some of the people up here now are not accustomed to this, but at any rate I think that we would be more prepared than we where.  Witnessing the pandemonium to get the generators going and gas tanks filled up was quite an event and I fell as tho  if America lost two thirds of its power, this would be far more devastating to people than anyone realizes.  If it where only  for a few days I think that could be handled fairly well but what if we all where to loose power for a week or a month or a year? how would that effect you?

This was all due to something that pretty much no one would have foreseen as a problem, a fire, but of course that makes sense.  How many unforeseen risks like this could effect us directly and how much will it effect you?

Photography and Grand Adventures

For the past several months I have been enjoying Quincy CA and all that it has to offer, This is quite an amazing town, it has lots of outdoor activities to offer and lots of people who enjoy doing them. Im Enrolled in the Outdoor Rec. Leadership program at Feather River College, this program is the root of the adventurous community in the area and it has many things to offer for students and the public alike. Everyone in the Quincy area was so accommodating from the start, I was a bit of a outsider when I came to town be cause I didn't know anyone yet. All that changed within the span of a week when I realised I actually did know a fair amount of people, and the ones I didn't know quickly became life long friends. I'm so excited to be in a place with many like minded people, and lots of outdoor activities to partake in. its a great place and great people, here are some photos to prove it!