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    Climb A Tree
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    Climb A Tree

    This morning I took a walk in the snow of northern Michigan. I took this picture as I entered the woods. The setting was beautiful and...
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    Backpack R.I.P.

    Today I said goodbye to one of the tools of my trade. Craftsman in every field have tools that are used in their trade. For the...
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    The Puzzle
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    The Puzzle

    Each morning I go for either a long run or walk. When we lived in Pennsylvania that morning run took place in Valley Forge Park. Every...
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    Exploration is Messy!
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    Exploration is Messy!

    But just because a situation is messy does not mean it is exploration. I recently learned about someone who when talking about their work...
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    The Race to Space: Was it Exploration?

    The 20th of July 2019 was the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the first man landing on the moon. Everything to do with the...
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    The Uncertainty of Exploration
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    The Uncertainty of Exploration

    True exploration is painful and difficult. What’s more, when it’s truly exploration you rarely know what’s going on because what you’re...
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    Mind the Gap Year
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    Mind the Gap Year

    I never thought I would use the words Gap Year when it comes to a blog post. Gap Years are times for seeking and discovering what might...
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    Why was Rosa Parks' Detroit house recently moved to Berlin?
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    Why was Rosa Parks' Detroit house recently moved to Berlin?

    Last week I was privileged to join Aaron Renn on his popular podcast. We discussed exploration, pragmatism, mass industrialization and...
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    Pragmatism Killed Michigan
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    Pragmatism Killed Michigan

    An insightful column this month at Governing.com by my friend Aaron Renn. Mr. Renn is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, author...
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    Discovery Not Wanted
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    Discovery Not Wanted

    Awhile back I decided to rank the expeditions that The Exploration Group had been commissioned to guide since our beginning in 2008. I...
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    Dr. Thompson's Last Appointment

    Trust isn’t something I spend time thinking about. It seems to happen over time, it can be lost quickly, or sometimes, maybe never gained...
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    Family Farming and Faith (video blog)
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    Family Farming and Faith (video blog)

    On expedition with a new generation of re-pioneers at Palouse Colony in Washington state.
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    Hong Kong: My City of Discovery
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    Hong Kong: My City of Discovery

    I first came to Asia in 1992. My visit included a stop in Tokyo and then on to the Philippines in Metro Manila. On the way home I...
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    Brexit, hubris and the rediscovery of surprise

    With the United Kingdom’s unexpected vote to pull out of the European Union there is a sense that everyone seems surprised. Even the...
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    Five Reasons California is for Explorers

    Every time I go to California I am inspired. I’m not sure what it is. I’ve talked to others who travel there and everyone says they come...
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    Wish I were a Settler

    Today I wish I were a Settler, not an Explorer. Exploring is wonderfully exciting. Especially on the mountain tops. But today as I...
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    The Efficient Explorer

    While in Hong Kong I met with How Man Wong, the famed explorer, photojournalist and founder of the China Exploration and Research...
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    The coat off my back

    I was recently in Hong Kong, on January 24, to be specific. It was the coldest day in Hong Kong since 1957. Although I felt unfortunate...
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    The beauty of not knowing what you don't know

    The books on my reading list have changed lately. I now have titles like “The New Practical Navigator being an Epitome of Navigation...
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    Explorers benefit from unpredictable storms

    I’m in a hurricane. Or a tornado. Or a typhoon. I’m so far off the map I don’t even know what kind of storm it is. Dangerous stuff has...
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