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Posted on:November 21, 2022Adventure All Health & Fitness Newsletters

The Long Way Back: Recovering From Traumatic Injury or Major Surgery

Featured photo: Teton Rescue Ranger Nick Armitage airlifting his “package” Steve Markusen. The rest of the rescue team (lower left corner) remain on the Exum Ridge, Grand Teton, August 8, 2014. Credit Brian Carver “What is your name? Where are you?” My eyes opened to see a chiseled face with furrowed brow. Pain stabbed my […]

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Posted on:March 9, 2022All Health & Fitness Newsletters

Old Dog, New Tricks: Living Longer and Happier

Featured Photo: Skate skis on perfect corduroy, Baker Park, Minnesota, February 2022 Olga Kotelko (1919-2014) was a Canadian track and field athlete. In his marvelous, well-written book What Makes Olga Run? Author Bruce Grierson documents her life and extraordinary achievements. Olga took up track at age 77… for fun. By her early 90s, she held […]

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Posted on:February 23, 2022March 4, 2022Adventure All Health & Fitness Newsletters

The Art of Letting Go: Living in the Moment

Photo: Looking up at Wimpys, my exit tracks on the left, Grand Teton National Park, January 2022 “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery none but ourselves can free our minds” Bob Marley: Redemption Song My skis slip… again. I say to myself, “Why can’t you do this? Are you too old? Too weak” I am struggling […]

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