Adventure Airwaves

A crew of Californians and Carolinians converge on Oregon's Rogue River during the peak of summer. "Summer Road Trip Part 1: Going Rogue" is the first part of the adventure. This episode is a quick snapshot of the first 2,000 miles of driving in a mechanically challenged van full of kayaks and surfing gear. The crux comes early in Topeka, Kansas. During the episode introduction, Russell and I discuss bike riding with friends on the Upper Davidson River and the controversy surrounding the skipping of rocks in a place that is home to hellbender salamanders. He quickly loses interest after I tell him that we can't touch the microphone. We agree to call a Pisgah National Forest Ranger to ask about the rock skipping.

Producer Notes: I hope to release episodes on a regular basis. At least twice a month. Weekly? So, I am trying a new format that will make it easier for me to publish Adventure Airwaves. The first two episodes - as short as they are - took a long time to make. Russell is a good co-host but he doesn't help with production, writing, editing, graphics, or all the Internet stuff. To speed up the process, I created Episode 3 from previous recordings while on a two hour flight (a self imposed time limit). On Episode 4, the story was kept short and perhaps pointless. I did my best to ad-lib an introduction (with Russell's help) and used the first take. I hope you enjoy this summertime snap-shot.

Music Attribution

Benevolence - Seeking Madras available at http://seekingmadras.bandcamp.com

Banjo PFlanagan http://freesound.org

Honolulu - Wes Davis - Western Plains

Other Songs by Wes Davis

Ambient Sounds used on this episode can be found at FreeSound.org

This episode of Adventure Airwaves was written and produced by Wes Davis, September 2019

Grab a cup of coffee, sharpen your pencil, and sit on a rock by the river. You are far from home. Write down what comes to mind. Edit the words occasionally over the next decade (or two) and finally read them into a microphone. This episode of Adventure Airwaves was constructed from past recordings while flying from Denver to Des Moines in July 2019.

A Morning Walk in Ely, NV

Columbia 30

Building the Perfect Day in 5-Minute Increments

Lost Coast 1997

Ryan Campground

Music: Seeking Madras; acoustic blues interlude by Wes

Written and Produced without fancy equipment by your friend, Wes

Adventure Airwaves Episode 2 - Preventer: A salty tale of a 1972 Columbia 30, two novice sailors, and a ludicrous journey from Los Angeles to San Diego

Sometimes the best plan is to hoist your sails and fake it.

Music (in order)

• Seeking Madras - Raincoat
• Seeking Madras - Morchata
• Young Kartz - Misfit
• Seeking Madras - In the Afternoon
• Young Kartz - Fiji -
• Seeking Madras - Long Days
• Seeking Madras - My Raincoat

In an era of two-hour Nose ascents and El Capitan Free Solos here is a story about two middle-aged friends who climbed an intermediate route and it took all day. In fact, this story isn't about climbing in as much as it is about life itself. The crux comes early when a drunk stranger poses a question, makes a prediction, and then walks away. This story relates to anybody who has ever wondered if they would spend their silver years camping alone.

Author's Note: The East Buttress is technically part of El Capitan but it makes up the shoulder of the formation. Therefore, if you climb the East Buttress of El Cap the only folks who will say that you climbed "El Capitan" will be your parents. Unless your parents are rock climbers.

In this story, the protagonist urinates on a belay tree covered in ants and is subsequently punished by Mother Nature. The protagonist must have felt that he was not in a position to hold it or move. I am sure he regrets it now and would never do that again. The moral - Don't whizz at the belay because it disrespects the other beings - like rock climbers and ants.

To read about this route from the legend, please see the article titled John Long's Favorite 5.10.

Music Attribution (in order)

Benevolence - Seeking Madras available at http://seekingmadras.bandcamp.com

Taodella - Blue Dot Sessions (Creative Commons)

Closet Interlude - Blue Dot Sessions (Creative Commons)

Lakeside Path - Blue Dot Sessions(Creative Commons)

Acid Jazz - Kevin MacLeod (Creative Commons)

Slamming On The Brakes - Spencer Radclifffe (Creative Commons)

In The Afternoon - Seeking Madras

Peeking into the Kingdom was written and produced by Wes Davis for Adventure Airwaves Podcast, December 2018

Ambient Sounds used on this episode can be found at FreeSound.org

Adventure Airwaves is a short-form podcast featuring joyful journeys, place-based predicaments, and adventures of questionable significance.

Two episodes coming in 2019 are Peeking into the Kingdom - a story about stumbling into the next chapter of life while rock climbing El Capitan's East Buttress in Yosemite Valley - and Preventer - a salty tale of a novice sailor stealing his own boat to sail from Los Angeles to San Diego.

Music = "Benevolence" by Seeking Madras http://seekingmadras.bandcamp.com

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