Posts Tagged ‘mountains’
Nature is Balance and Creativity
Nature fuels creativity, as is clear spending time at the Banff Centre forBanff Mountain Film and Book Festival. Our brains need time to disconnect, to readjust to a more natural rhythm, one that begins with a sunrise over the peaks and an afternoon of alpenglow. One where the sound of a raging river is ever present. One where clean air is a given. One where you take in the natural world, not because you choose to go out on an afternoon hike, or take a weekend drive to the country.
Friday Photo: Telluride at Dusk
It’s hard not to fall in love with this place.
This place where the mountains are a stone’s throw away. This place where the air is thin yet clean. This place where community thrives. This place where you can watch the sun set every night and still be amazed.
Friday Photo: Portland In the Tetons
I love this photo for a lot of reasons:
- The Innate thermos has hot cider in it.
- That’s my favorite PDX bike sticker.
- This hike was fantastic.
Mountainfilm on Tour in Portland
Via Under Solen:
For our Portland friends, here’s an event you’ll definitely want to check out. We’ve mentioned Mountainfilm before, but what’s really cool about the film festival is that they take the whole thing on tour, giving people that can’t make it to Telluride to experience some of the amazing films and inspiring messages. Mountainfilm on Tour will be in Portland this Thursday, January 28, 2010, hosted at Portland State University. Check it out!
What: Portland State’s Outdoor Program and Portland Mountain Rescue are hosting the Mountainfilm on Tour festival on campus. It will include four hours of films that celebrate the great outdoors—especially mountains and mountaineering culture. In addition to the festival screenings, the Outdoor Program will hold a raffle and silent auction. Both Portland State students and the public are welcome to attend.
Where: Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom, SMSU 355
When: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 6-10pm.
Cost: Students $7 advance, $10 door
Faculty and public $10 advance, $12 door
More info here.
Runner-up in the Guardian’s December photo contest!
I was happy to find out yesterday that the above photo (taken in Glacier National park) was selected as a runner-up in the Guardian’s December Been There photo contest . The first-place winner was an incredible picture taken in India. You can check it out here.
