Mt. Cook was a lot of fun and amazingly beautiful, its hard to decribe. I went on a hike by myself and got to reflect on the trip thus far and it was much needed, I hiked to Tasman lake which is a glacier lake it was so cool to see. I got to see the huge white glaciers it was really cool to see them close up. At Mt. Cook we stayed in a "hut" which I think is the most ingenuis idea ever, a hut is like a big lodge (sorta) it has a big shared kitchen and living space then it has barraks where you sleep ours had 12 beds. It's so awesome though because you get to talk to people with the same interest everyone is there to hike, mountaineer and rock climb. I met some pretty interesting people at the hut, there was this older woman probably about 75-ish and she was truley inspiring she still hikes and climbs and paints the beautiful scenery around NZ. After Mt. Cook we drove to Queenstown, Queenstown is pretty cool it has everything you would want in outdoor adventure rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, rafting, kayaking, and the list goes on. I went rock climbing and hiking we went to the Remarkable mountains hiked up to where we went climbing, I did so much better this time I was pretty excited about it. Queenstown I have to say is pretty touristy I'm not really into it. The outdoor stuff is pretty fun though. 6 days til' OZ so excited and sad to leave at the same time!
OAL 275
Chapters I thought reflected the necessity of risk in adventure is
#19 Self improvement
Because after taking risks you learn not to be as scared as before like whitewater kayaking I flipped my kayak a lot and I was afaraid before I did it and after doing it so much and reflecting I learned its not that bad, the water is not that cold and its just water. You have to take risks to improve yourself and learn what you should and shouldn't do.
the second one I chose was #28 A warrior, a healer, and tao because when your taking a risk you have to be a warrior and if some gets hurt you need to become the healer.
the third I chose was # 70 This is nothing new because after you have taken a lot of risks you as a leader start to realize its nothing new and learn how to be as safe as possible in a risky bussiness.
OAL 250
Flow
I think our group is starting to flow nicely were all getting along, I feel like I'm starting to flow better with rock climbing I'm learning to just use my legs and not use my arms so much and I just feel a lot more confident and happier about everything on this trip. Rock climbing is starting to become more and more enjoyable.
OAL 362
"...once a place becomes too successful in the adventure travel circuit, it is no longer a desired destination. Hence, a somewhat precarious spatial and temporal balance exists among adventure places that may preclude their long-term sustainability for national toursim."
I feel like the Mt. Cook town was pretty touristy but when we were at the hut I didn't feel like it was that busy but when we went to the hotel to go to the museum there was a ton of people and was surprising to me since the hut felt quiet it was weird. I guess Mt. Cook is still a desired Destination and same with Queenstown it's pretty busy and they have snowboarding in the winter but I feel like when you see a really touristy town I feel like you start to see the locals deminish and maybe it's just me. I understand where the quote is coming from, but I'm not sure is I really agree I mean I know I dont like to go to super busy places it gets overwhelming but I wouldn't go as far to say it is no longer "desired". I mean being in both of these towns there is still a lot of tourism and as long as there is still an adventure "they will come".
OAL 275
Chapters I thought reflected the necessity of risk in adventure is
#19 Self improvement
Because after taking risks you learn not to be as scared as before like whitewater kayaking I flipped my kayak a lot and I was afaraid before I did it and after doing it so much and reflecting I learned its not that bad, the water is not that cold and its just water. You have to take risks to improve yourself and learn what you should and shouldn't do.
the second one I chose was #28 A warrior, a healer, and tao because when your taking a risk you have to be a warrior and if some gets hurt you need to become the healer.
the third I chose was # 70 This is nothing new because after you have taken a lot of risks you as a leader start to realize its nothing new and learn how to be as safe as possible in a risky bussiness.
OAL 250
Flow
I think our group is starting to flow nicely were all getting along, I feel like I'm starting to flow better with rock climbing I'm learning to just use my legs and not use my arms so much and I just feel a lot more confident and happier about everything on this trip. Rock climbing is starting to become more and more enjoyable.
OAL 362
"...once a place becomes too successful in the adventure travel circuit, it is no longer a desired destination. Hence, a somewhat precarious spatial and temporal balance exists among adventure places that may preclude their long-term sustainability for national toursim."
I feel like the Mt. Cook town was pretty touristy but when we were at the hut I didn't feel like it was that busy but when we went to the hotel to go to the museum there was a ton of people and was surprising to me since the hut felt quiet it was weird. I guess Mt. Cook is still a desired Destination and same with Queenstown it's pretty busy and they have snowboarding in the winter but I feel like when you see a really touristy town I feel like you start to see the locals deminish and maybe it's just me. I understand where the quote is coming from, but I'm not sure is I really agree I mean I know I dont like to go to super busy places it gets overwhelming but I wouldn't go as far to say it is no longer "desired". I mean being in both of these towns there is still a lot of tourism and as long as there is still an adventure "they will come".
Cary Shannon
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