Bellingham Podcast

The last episode of the 5 part mini series by AJ and Chris on the PNW State Of Mind. This time, your PNW duo is looking at bookending diet, with exercise and how that reoccurring theme of finding your inner discipline has been woven into each of the episodes in this mini-series.

*On this episode* -

The primer:

* There isn't one- dovetails back to the first episode in this mini-series
* Rejoin the DGR : https://www.gentlemansride.com/rider/barse

Health and fitness

@Chris - DIY Walking Route for your 'hood

Activities that doesn't require being the Hulk or the Flash

* walk, and I mean everywhere. From parking in the back 40 at the grocery store, to walk to your nearest village.
* gardening
* see our previous series on The Urban Hiker's Grandtour!
* hit the pool



AJ
Side story: Was never big on running as a kid, hated it actually. Now being in the woods- there's my incentive.


Keep a log. Keep accountability to yourself

* Argus- https://www.azumio.com/s/argus/index.html
* Fitocracy- https://www.fitocracy.com/
* Strava- https://www.strava.com/
* Nike- https://www.nike.com/us/en_us/c/nike-plus/running-app-gps
* See if your business uses https://www.limeade.com/

Hardware fitness trackers

* Yes the Apple Watch if that is your jam
* Analog watch lovers, that want more the business casual look:
* FC E-strap https://frederiqueconstant.com/e-strap/ $250ish
* 20mm and 22mm varients
* 7+days of battery
* Alpina e-strap
* 22mm
* $120ish
* Just use your phone IMO
* Game-a-fy the ways that work for you





Connect

*AJ*: patreon.com/ajbarse (http://patreon.com/ajbarse) or follow on Instagram (http://instagram.com/ajbarse) @ajbarse AND an all new www.ajbarse.com (http://www.ajbarse.com/)
*Chris*: mnmltek.micro.blog (https://mnmltek.micro.blog/) or chrispowell.co (http://www.chrispowell.co/)
*Twitter Hashtags*: #bhampodcast

Listen

If you're in the Bellingham area, be sure to listen to our show on KMRE 102.3 FM (http://www.kmre.org/bellingham-podcast-media-tech/) Thursdays @ 9:00 am and Saturdays @ 1:30 pm.

Talk

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AJ and Chris got our mind on our money and our money on our mind. This week we look at part 4 of our PNW State Of Mind Series and we are looking at finances, debt, and ways to keep the Benjamins in our wallets.

The primers:

* What are you subscribed to these days...and how much does it cost each month? https://www.popsci.com/check-app-subscriptions
* Chris' family tech subscriptions = approx. $25/month. Chris' personal nerd subscriptions = approx. $25/month
* “The staggering environmental footprint of all the food that we just throw in the trash” Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/04/18/americans-waste-about-a-quarter-of-the-food-they-buy-and-the-environmental-consequences-are-staggering/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.851c16e482db
* “Our data suggest that the average person in the United States wastes about a pound of food per day,” said the University of Vermont’s Meredith Niles, one of the study’s authors, along with researchers at the Department of Agriculture and the University of New Hampshire.

Dollar Discipline
Buy it now, pay for it later - 9.99% APR, 14.99% APR, etc.
Spartan Season - Not the 300 kind

Where does the Benjamin go?

Chris

* Mint app (https://www.mint.com/) - online money tracking portal from Intuit
* YNAB (https://www.youneedabudget.com/) - You Need a Budget


Season of Frugality - Is this even possible with the holiday shopping season 2.5 months away?

AJ

* Amazon is too easy?
* Add it to the cart and DON'T buy it for 24 hrs. If you see it there tomorrow and you still feel YOU NEED whatever it is, then buy it.
* Meal prep for the family:
* Buy Me A Pie ap (https://buymeapie.com/)p and DON'T shop while hungry/hangry
* Argus (http://www.azumio.com/s/argus/index.html) (again) for fitness but also eating habbits...how many coffees again did you have today?
* Gas guzzling (and how a little red motorcycle helped the gas crisis)
* Road Trip app (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/road-trip-mpg/id298398207?mt=8)

Books & Media:

The Financial Diet - Website (https://thefinancialdiet.com/) and Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPYNpQ2fHv9HJ-q6MIMaPw)
https://thefinancialdiet.com/

Dave Ramsey - Debt Snowball Method (https://www.daveramsey.com/blog/how-the-debt-snowball-method-works)

Rejoin the DGR : https://www.gentlemansride.com/rider/barse

Shout out to The Adapted Eye: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dixeyk/

#Discipline

Connect

*AJ*: patreon.com/ajbarse (http://patreon.com/ajbarse) or follow on Instagram (http://instagram.com/ajbarse) @ajbarse AND an all new www.ajbarse.com (http://www.ajbarse.com/)
*Chris*: mnmltek.micro.blog (https://mnmltek.micro.blog/) or chrispowell.co (http://www.chrispowell.co/)
*Twitter Hashtags*: #bhampodcast

Listen

If you're in the Bellingham area, be sure to listen to our show on KMRE 102.3 FM (http://www.kmre.org/bellingham-podcast-media-tech/) Thursdays @ 9:00 am and Saturdays @ 1:30 pm.

Talk

Got a question about technology or anything else about life in Bellingham? Call 201-731-8324 (tel:2017318324) (TECH) and leave us a voicemail, and ask us nicely! We may include it in one of our future shows.

Subscribe

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellinghampodcast.substack.com

We're playing around with work-life balance and how we can keep it in balance. How much social media takes up our time? Are all those notifications at work making you work better? And on that commute, do you work more time than you are paid? Listen to AJ and Chris talk about the 8-8-8 method of looking at time in your day; 8hrs of work, 8hrs of play, 8hrs of sleep. And how time is being balanced in the US, UK, and France...all that a more on this episode of The Bellingham Podcast.

The primer: Aug- Forbes : Why You Should Limit Your Time On Social Media

* https://www.forbes.com/sites/francesbridges/2018/08/30/why-you-should-limit-your-time-on-social-media/#65f6e11b9146
* “In a study last year (https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/12/hard-questions-is-spending-time-on-social-media-bad-for-us/), Facebook found that heavy users of the site have worse mental health, and that it can impact users' mood.”
* A study from the University of Pittsburgh (https://www.upmc.com/media/news/levenson-primack-smsleep) found that adults visit social media sites for an average of 61 minutes a day and visit various social media sites on average 30 times a week, and that it impacts sleep”

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” - Confucius
“The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark” - John Muir Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir (1945), page 331
“I work and work all day, but lucky me, my work is my play.” - Ted Nugent (?)

Where does the time go?


Chris

* “Eight hours labour, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest.” - Robert Owen, New Lanark textile mill owner, 1817 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Owen).

AJ

* _*“Logged off: Meet the teens who refuse to use social media” The Guardian published Aug 28 *_
* “Generation Z has grown up online – so why are a surprising number suddenly turning their backs on Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat?”
* https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/29/teens-desert-social-media
* “One 2017 survey of British schoolchildren found that 63% would be happy if social media had never been invented. Another survey of 9,000 internet users from the research firm Ampere Analysis (https://www.ampereanalysis.com/) found that people aged 18-24 had significantly changed their attitudes towards social media in the past two years. Whereas 66% of this demographic agreed with the statement “social media is important to me” in 2016, only 57% make this claim in 2018. As young people increasingly reject social media, older generations increasingly embrace it: among the 45-plus age bracket, the proportion who value social media has increased from 23% to 28% in the past year, according to Ampere’s data.”

* France bans smartphones in schools
* “More that 90% of French children between the ages of 12 and 17 had mobile phones in 2016, up from 72% in 2005, according to French telecoms regulator ARCEP (https://www.arcep.fr/uploads/tx_gspublication/Barometre-du-numerique-2016-CGE-ARCEP-Agence_du_numerique.pdf).
* https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/31/europe/france-smartphones-school-ban-intl/index.html
* https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/07/31/france-bans-smartphones-school/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.591f02805654
* “The ban on smartphones as well as other kinds of internet-connected devices, such as tablets, applies to schoolchildren between 3 and 15 years of age, and was passed by lawmakers on Monday. French high schools, or lycées, with students 15 and older, will get to choose whether to adopt the phone ban for their pupils.”
* :”Our increasing dependence on smartphones has given rise to the term "nomophobia," or "NO MObile PHOne phoBIA" (https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/30/health/smartphone-addiction-study/index.html) -- the fear of not being able to use your cell phone or other smart device. One survey from the UK showed that 66% of respondents have some form of nomophobia and 41% of those respondents said they had two or more phones in order to stay connected.”
*

Books & Media:

Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manua (https://www.amazon.com/Discipline-Equals-Freedom-Field-Manual/dp/1250156947)l - Jocko Willink, former Navy SEAL

Rejoin the DGR : https://www.gentlemansride.com/rider/barse

The Power of Habit (https://www.amazon.com/Power-Habit-What-Life-Business-ebook/dp/B0055PGUYU/ref=sr_1_15?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535728032&sr=1-15&keywords=discipline) - Charles Duhigg (Cue, Reward, Routine)

#Discipline

Connect

*AJ*: patreon.com/ajbarse (http://patreon.com/ajbarse) or follow on Instagram (http://instagram.com/ajbarse) @ajbarse AND an all new www.ajbarse.com (http://www.ajbarse.com/)
*Chris*: mnmltek.micro.blog (https://mnmltek.micro.blog/) or chrispowell.co (http://www.chrispowell.co/)
*Twitter Hashtags*: #bhampodcast

Listen

If you're in the Bellingham area, be sure to listen to our show on KMRE 102.3 FM (http://www.kmre.org/bellingham-podcast-media-tech/) Thursdays @ 9:00 am and Saturdays @ 1:30 pm.

Talk

Got a question about technology or anything else about life in Bellingham? Call 201-731-8324 (tel:2017318324) (TECH) and leave us a voicemail, and ask us nicely! We may include it in one of our future shows.

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellinghampodcast.substack.com

AJ and Chris take a deeper dive into the PNW State of Mind series. This episode looks at our mindset and habbits, a Journey to the Center of the Mind! Mindfulness, sleep, meditation, and the mentally behind hitting the jackpot on social media.

AJ

* Follow up from last week.
* Mentioned but ran out of time to talk about tried/using Zero fasting app:
* https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zero-fasting-tracker/id1168348542?mt=8
* Tried Soylent : https://soylent.com/
* Out of geek/biohacker culture...and now going main stream: Walmart
* https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/11/17226868/soylent-walmart-meal-substitute


Mindfulness? Mediation? Sleep?

Chris

* Sleep
* How to leverage our internal circadian rhythm to get better sleep
* No screens (or bright light) at night
* No caffeine, alcohol, or sleeping pills
* Colder temps
* Stay on schedule
* Wakeup routines, tech to help wake up or track sleep

.
What AJ is trying:

* Social media- what's that?
* “You're All Caught Up” https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/02/instagram-do-not-disturb/
* Rethink “social media” as Forums- NOT as what it once was promising.
* Kids with a little too much screen time issue?
* iOS hack for parents: Guided Access Mode (under accessibility)
* This has been a round for a LONG time (iOS 6), but surprised that more parents with retired iPads and kids don't know it exists
* http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/25/enable-guided-access-ios/
* Oak (https://www.oakmeditation.com/) - Meditation and breathing app from Kevin Rose


What Chris is trying:

* Headspace for iOS (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/headspace-meditation/id493145008?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4) and Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.getsomeheadspace.android) - Freemium app, co-founded by a former Buddhist monk

Books & Media:

*Netflix: *

Books:

* Why we Sleep (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=why+we+sleep) - Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker

Podcast:

* Classical Stuff You Should Know: https://www.classicalstuff.net/
* Art of Manliness: The Adventure of Silence: https://pca.st/67Qj
* Sleep with me: https://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com (http://castbox.fm/u/5673246)

Apps

Habit building?

* Streaks by Crunchy Bagel https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/streaks/id963034692?mt=8
* Productive app for iOS - http://productiveapp.io (http://productiveapp.io/)


#Discipline

Connect

*AJ*: patreon.com/ajbarse (http://patreon.com/ajbarse) or follow on Instagram (http://instagram.com/ajbarse) @ajbarse AND an all new www.ajbarse.com (http://www.ajbarse.com/)
*Chris*: mnmltek.micro.blog (https://mnmltek.micro.blog/) or chrispowell.co (http://www.chrispowell.co/)
*Twitter Hashtags*: #bhampodcast

Listen

If you're in the Bellingham area, be sure to listen to our show on KMRE 102.3 FM (http://www.kmre.org/bellingham-podcast-media-tech/) Thursdays @ 9:00 am and Saturdays @ 1:30 pm.

Talk

Got a question about technology or anything else about life in Bellingham? Call 201-731-8324 (tel:2017318324) (TECH) and leave us a voicemail, and ask us nicely! We may include it in one of our future shows.

Subscribe

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellinghampodcast.substack.com

AJ and Chris dive in to an all new mini-series called the PNW State of Mind Series. Taking a bird's eye view of something often neglected, but highly critical to our well-being: Our health! The duo talk

Chris

* Wrapping up the hiking season, and changing my mindset in approaching food
* Requiem for a personal newsletter


Primer: Published Aug 8: NYT OP.Ed.
*The Toll of America’s Obesity *Beyond the human suffering, diet-related diseases impose massive economic costs.
By David S. Ludwig and Kenneth S. Rogoff
Dr. Ludwig is a pediatrician. and Dr. Rogoff is an economist.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/opinion/cost-diabetes-obesity-budget.html


Diet discourse, views and opinions

* Whole30
* Ketogenic
* Paleo
* Slow carb diet
* Intermittent Fasting.
* Slow Food- Carlo Petrini (Italy)
* “Slow Food was started by Carlo Petrini and a group of activists in the 1980s with the initial aim to defend regional traditions, good food, gastronomic pleasure and a slow pace of life. In over two decades of history, the movement has evolved to embrace a comprehensive approach to food that recognizes the strong connections between plate, planet, people, politics and culture.
* Our approach is based on a concept of food that is defined by three interconnected principles: *good, clean and fair.*
* *GOOD:* quality, flavorsome and healthy food
* *CLEAN:* production that does not harm the environment
* *FAIR:* accessible prices for consumers and fair conditions and pay for producers


.
What AJ is trying:

* Eating healthy- not as a diet.
* Eating “Culturally and Traditionally”
* Son with allergy issues, means some things can't be in the house or used in cooking; adapting what goes on the family plate.
* RECALIBRATE that sweet tooth.
* Have tried/using Zero fasting app:
* https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zero-fasting-tracker/id1168348542?mt=8
* See books + Argus app + Netflix as reference.
* Yes weight-loss as a result for the last month, but went into this for the mindset of better wholistic diet health; not as a diet.
* Observations from traveling abroad, and borrowing from Japan; BENTO

Books & Media:

* Mindless Eating: https://www.amazon.com/Mindless-Eating-More-Than-Think/dp/0345526880
* “This book will literally change the way you think about your next meal. Food psychologist Brian Wansink revolutionizes our awareness of how much, what, and why we’re eating—often without realizing it. His findings will astound you.”
* Omnivores Delima - https://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dilemma-Natural-History-Meals/dp/0143038583/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1534452217&sr=1-1&keywords=omnivores+delimma
* *Michael Pollan- “
*What should we have for dinner? Ten years ago, Michael Pollan confronted us with this seemingly simple question and, with The Omnivore’s Dilemma, his brilliant and eye-opening exploration of our food choices, demonstrated that how we answer it today may determine not only our health but our survival as a species. In the years since, Pollan’s revolutionary examination has changed the way Americans think about food.”* *
* In Defense of Food - https://www.amazon.com/Defense-Food-Eaters-Manifesto/dp/0143114964/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1534452286&sr=1-1&keywords=In+Defense+of+Food
* Because in the so-called Western diet, food has been replaced by nutrients, and common sense by confusion--most of what we’re consuming today is longer the product of nature but of food science. The result is what Michael Pollan calls the American Paradox: The more we worry about nutrition, the less healthy we see to become. With In Defense of Food, Pollan proposes a new (and very old) answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words: *"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." *

*Netflix: BBC Food Delicious Science* https://www.netflix.com/title/80204401 2017: 3 episodes

* “ TV presenter Michael Mosley and botanist James Wong explore the physics, chemistry and biology inside every bite of food we eat.”

Apps:

* Want an analog option? Try a food journal
* Argus: Calorie Counter & Steps by Azumio Inc. http://www.azumio.com/s/argus/index.html (iOS and Android)

Meal Prep

Blue Apron (https://www.blueapron.com/) - monthly subscription-based delivered-to-your-door whole meal kit

Dandelion Organic (https://www.dandelionorganic.com/) - Healthy produce brought to your door for a budget-friendly price, right here in Whatcom County

Shopping the outside perimeter of a grocery store

#Discipline

Connect

*AJ*: patreon.com/ajbarse (http://patreon.com/ajbarse) or follow on Instagram (http://instagram.com/ajbarse) @ajbarse AND an all new www.ajbarse.com (http://www.ajbarse.com/)
*Chris*: mnmltek.micro.blog (https://mnmltek.micro.blog/) or chrispowell.co (http://www.chrispowell.co/)
*Twitter Hashtags*: #bhampodcast

Listen

If you're in the Bellingham area, be sure to listen to our show on KMRE 102.3 FM (http://www.kmre.org/bellingham-podcast-media-tech/) Thursdays @ 9:00 am and Saturdays @ 1:30 pm.

Talk

Got a question about technology or anything else about life in Bellingham? Call 201-731-8324 (tel:2017318324) (TECH) and leave us a voicemail, and ask us nicely! We may include it in one of our future shows.

Subscribe

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellinghampodcast.substack.com

Chris is back from his professional travels and wraps up this is part five of five of The Urban Hiker's Grand-tour series. On this episode, AJ talks about his Mental North while being atop Winchester Mountain. How Barkley Villiage now has a subdued farmers market every Wednesday in August. And Washington States historic (replica) seafaring tallship The Lady Washington. And if you have been missing Chris' 80's nestaliga, he pumps up his jam and goes all 1989 on us- all that and more on this episode of the Bellingham Podcast.


Chris
The latest hike to #GetOutThere - there isn't one, he is back from travels and a trip around the sun

AJ
Winchester Mountain- Twin Lakes wa https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/twin-lakes-2
Access to this trail head is by way of Twin Lakes Road, or Forest Service road 3065. In the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest areas an annual or daily Northwest Forest Pass is required.

NEW Barkley Village Farmers market http://barkleyvillage.com/events/
Lady Washington https://www.historicalseaport.org/ships/lady-washington/
-History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Washington



New Gear

Yi Dash Cam- $50 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C89GCHU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Connect

*AJ*: patreon.com/ajbarse (http://patreon.com/ajbarse) or follow on Instagram (http://instagram.com/ajbarse) @ajbarse AND an all new www.ajbarse.com (http://www.ajbarse.com/)
*Chris*: mnmltek.micro.blog (https://mnmltek.micro.blog/) or chrispowell.co (http://www.chrispowell.co/)
*Twitter Hashtags*: #bhampodcast and #quietconversation

Listen

If you're in the Bellingham area, be sure to listen to our show on KMRE 102.3 FM (http://www.kmre.org/bellingham-podcast-media-tech/) Thursdays @ 9:00 am and Saturdays @ 1:30 pm.

Talk

Got a question about technology or anything else about life in Bellingham? Call 201-731-8324 (tel:2017318324) (TECH) and leave us a voicemail, and ask us nicely! We may include it in one of our future shows.

Subscribe

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We are still off the air for another week- look for our fresh new episode the weekend of August 11- until then, take a listen to this pics that we recommend if you are new to the show or playing catch up...
Thanks!
AJ & Chris

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellinghampodcast.substack.com

We are off the air for two weeks- look for our fresh new episode the weekend of August 11- until then, take a listen to this pics that we recommend if you are new to the show or playing catch up...
Thanks!
AJ & Chris

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellinghampodcast.substack.com

The Urban Hiker's Grand Tour continues! We hear the latest hike to #GetOutThere - Chuckanut Ridge Trail (https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/chuckanut-ridge-trail), lower ridge trail in Larrabee State Park territory from Chris. And AJ sheds some light on hiking around some of our Washington State Lighthouses...AND a birthday! Also, we will be off the air for two weeks, rejoining you all August 11.


AJ
The lead in:
Washington State Parks Foundation- guest writer: https://waparks.org/pacific-northwest-lighthouse-adventures-with-wspf-photographer-aj-barse/

*Resource*:
LighthouseFriends.com (http://lighthousefriends.com/) - think the WTA of Lighthouses “This site includes photographs, directions, histories, and GPS coordinates garnered while personally visiting every lighthouse in the United States and nearly every lighthouse in Canada.”


*A*_*dmiralty Head Light, Fort Casey, Whidbey Island (Origionally named Red Bluff Light http://www.historylink.org/File/5710 *_


_*Point Wilson Light (Port Townsand)http://lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=108*_
*_-Fort Worden_*

Point Wilson's first lighthouse was built in 1879 by the United States Lighthouse Service (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Lighthouse_Service) as a companion to the

Admiralty Head Light (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiralty_Head_Light) built some 18 years earlier on the eastern side of Admiralty Inlet. A square wooden tower projecting from the roof of a two-story, Cape Cod–style keeper’s quarters held a fixed fourth-order Fresnel lens (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresnel_lens). The station also included a fog signal building with 12-inch, steam-powered fog whistle.[5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Wilson_Light#cite_note-histlink-5)

High tides and stormy weather occasionally took their toll on the sandy beach (http://www.lighthousefriends.com/ptwilsontw2.jpg) on which the tower was built. In 1886, a picket fence, 5 feet high and 440 feet long, was built across the low part of the spit to catch drifting sound and build up the area where a breach seemed likely.

The current lighthouse was completed in 1914, but the original lighthouse, minus its tower, continued to serve as a residence (http://www.lighthousefriends.com/PointWilson_1916_dwelling.jpg) for the keepers. The new lighthouse (http://www.lighthousefriends.com/PointWilson_1916_cg.jpg) features a forty-nine-foot concrete tower, built in an octagonal shape to reduce wind pressure, which projects upward from a fog signal building.

The station was automated in 1976- remains in the hands of the U.S. Coast Guard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Coast_Guard), while the grounds are managed by Washington State Parks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_Parks).

Admiralty Head
http://lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=31



1988 flashback

Movies - Die Hard, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and They Live
Music - Rap hits the mainstream with NWA, Public Enemy, and a cast of thousand OGs
News - NAFTA genesis, Dukakis/Bentsen v. Bush/Quayle in presidential election, CDs outsell vinyl for first time in history
Sports - Redskins d. Broncos, Dodgers d. Athletics, Calgary winter olympics featured the Jamaican bobsled team (Cool Runnings)


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The Urban Hiker's Grand Tour saga continues! This time, AJ and Chris share about their travels chasing waterfalls, and lakes. A listener voicemail clears up the name on Chris' unnamed trail he talked about a few episodes back. And the Chris takes the wayback machine to 1987.

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Chris

The latest hike to #GetOutThere - Fragrance Lake (https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/fragrance-lake)


AJ
Waterfalls:

* *Tumwater* is a city in Thurston County- http://www.ci.tumwater.wa.us/about-tumwater/history
* When the City was founded in 1845, it was named New Market. By 1863 the city was known as “Tumwater”, the Chinook jargon word for a waterfall.
* Tumwater, known as “Washington’s First Community,” was the starting point for further American settlements at Olympia, Seattle, Whidbey Island, and other points on Puget Sound. It was from Puget Sound that the movement to divide Oregon grew, resulting in the creation of Washington Territory in 1853.
* Tumwater Falls Park: https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/tumwater-falls-park

* a one-half mile scenic loop trail along the Deschutes River and three cascading waterfalls
* A playground will occupy kids, and in September and October, watch the fish ladder, where silvery salmon make their way upstream into the ponds of the fishery.
* Multnomah Falls (Or)- fun fact over 2 million visit the falls by each year
* http://www.oregon.com/attractions/multnomah_falls
* 30 mon outside portland
* 611 foot tall roraring cascade of awesomness
* According to Native American lore, Multnomah Falls was created to win the heart of a young princess who wanted a hidden place to bathe
* At the bridge thats a 69 foot drop
* The bridge is named for Simon Benson, a prominent Portland businessman who owned the falls in the early part of the 1900s. Before his death, Benson gave Multnomah Falls to the City of Portland, which later transferred ownership to the USDA Forest Service.
* If you are looking to drone- DON'T
* https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/crgnsa/recarea/?recid=30026
*



1987 flashback

Movies - Good morning, Vietnam, Dirty Dancing
Music - U2 Joshua Tree, La Bamba, Never Gonna Give You Up (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0)
News - Iran-Contra investigations, world population was only 4.3 billion
Sports - Giants d. Broncos, Twins d. Cardinals


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