Category: Travel

How Hard is a Medical Career? Your Safety on Medical Missions. Never Judge People By Their Appearances

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People will Surprise You By Dr. Mike Mulick Welcome to Episode 3.  Today we discuss a student’s questions about whether it’s hard to get into medicine, the ability to go on mission trips, and judging people based on external factors.  A student asks “is it possible for an average woman to have a medical career, Read more about How Hard is a Medical Career? Your Safety on Medical Missions. Never Judge People By Their Appearances[…]

4 Tips for Staying Safe in the Summer Heat

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It’s summer which means family road trip time!  This is an important safety message that I thought about while starting our month long vacation in the hot weather.  Here are few tips about staying safe in the summer heat.  The tips were originally posted here in the Reader’s Digest Magazine.  I learned how to reach Read more about 4 Tips for Staying Safe in the Summer Heat[…]

Santa Rosa Ironman Race Report

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Ironman Santa Rosa race report 2017   Friday: pretty hot today.  Drank fluids very well.  Traffic was bad everywhere so it slowed everything down.  I got my workouts done very early up at the lake which was ideal but then still had to wait around until 10 for T1 to open.  I was able to get all the Read more about Santa Rosa Ironman Race Report[…]

Camping Tips, Hacks, and Advice for Beginners

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CAMPING TIPS, HACKS, AND ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS

“We gotta go camping!” I told my new girlfriend.  “Uhh, ok, I’ll do it it but it’s not really my thing” she responded.  I knew I had to make it fun, easy, and comfortable or else she might never go again.  I took her on a camping trip for seven days in Yosemite National Park and she fell in love with camping and rock climbing.  Now she says “you gotta camp with Mike, he has rules; he does it the best!”

 

 

We are meant to be outside.  We feel the most alive in the wilderness.  I hear a lot of people say “I don’t like camping.”   I can’t blame them if they have had the wrong first experience.  If I had to endure insects, being cold, wet, sleeping on a hard surface, and not eating well, then I would not be excited to ever go camping again. […]

Denali Climb Part 2

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If you haven’t read the first part of my Denali climb, start here: Denali Climb Part 1

DAY 11: Move to Camp 4 (17,200’)

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After a several days of rest and acclimatization, we were ready to move to high camp.  We ate heartily, packed up our gear, and roped in.  We made our way to the headwall.  This steep wall rose nearly 1000 feet up to a colossal ridge, the West Buttress.  This route, discovered by Bradford Washburn, is the most popular route up Denali.  […]

Denali Climb Part 1

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Climbing Mt. McKinley, one of the world’s seven tallest summits was one of the hardest things I have ever done.  Mt. McKinley, known better by its native name Denali, meaning “The High One”, is the highest peak in North America at 20,322′.  My oxygen saturation on the summit was probably in the low 80’s.  The air temperature was well below zero with wind speeds up to 50 miles per hour.  The only things I could focus on were to eat, drink, and keep moving.  […]