Oct 14, 2015
“Wherefore, in lieu of better challenge; Would an adventure semester student Set out to write an epic poem. With the Knowledge that he writes poorly under Time pressure; which was apparent in This case; He scraped by with a few minutes To go, and writes now again in poetic form (Although without much effort he’ll […]
Oct 14, 2015
For my personal challenge I wrote a college essay with the prompt “Tell us about an event in your life that is particularly meaning for you and why it is important to you” and after many drafts, and edits from staff members, I did just that. It was great to spend time doing something that I had […]
Oct 14, 2015
How many chord progressions can one person scrap before settling down with one? That was the key question of my individual challenge. I chose to write and record a song, along with writing an accompanying short story based on the song. To make things quick, let’s just say I bit off more than I could […]
Oct 14, 2015
For the past two days me and all of my fellow adventurers have been working on challenges that are not only self-designed, but also challenges that must be designed and completed by each individual independently. I had thrown around a few ideas, including fasting and refraining from speaking for a day, but was encouraged […]
Oct 14, 2015
I challenged myself to blacksmith a knife in 2 days. I was hesitant to choose this challenge because this is the type of stuff I do at home, and I thought it would be too easy, I was very wrong. My plan for the forge was simple, have air constantly blowing on a contained wood […]
Oct 14, 2015
Memories are what make a place. For my two day self directed challenge I set out to capture the experiences, stories, and memories attached to important places around our very own High Desert Center. I asked people to share their stories of our five weeks here together, and took pictures of locations that have held […]
Oct 14, 2015
Going into these two days, I had absolutely no idea what I would set as my personal challenge. I was caught up in my own perfectionism and putting pressure on myself to create the perfect challenge for myself; I wanted to challenge myself in every capacity in a way I never had before. After several […]
Oct 14, 2015
Have you ever heard people say they’re on the path to happiness? Or that they are journeying to find happiness? Welcome to the Eleuthrium. Here is where those weary travelers reside. In complete amity, meadows aplenty, positive thoughts, laughter, and love. All is well here at the Eleuthrium. And if you survive the journey, you […]
Oct 10, 2015
Affects of Elevation on lichen and moss coverage on rocks as well as tree species. Canann, C; Hvolboll, A; Grubb, J; Jacobson, E Abstract: We investigated the effects of elevation on tree species and on lichen and moss coverage of rocks. Tree species changed dramatically from 100% juniper low down to Aspen and Spruce on […]
Oct 10, 2015
Science is not about the answer. Science is about thinking differently and asking questions no one has ever asked before. Write down what you find and come up with better questions. Today our group wrote a scientific paper on lichen and moss growth in increasing elevations. We also measured tree variety. This was also an […]