Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show 219 - Art & Adventure

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Visiting Artist Kiel Johnson and the In-Process Community Built Prairie Schooner 

INTERVIEW – LA based artist, Kiel Johnson

LA based Weber State University visiting artist, Kiel Johnson erected a community based life-sized prairie schooner with help from over a hundred students, and passer-by's. He tells us why, along with where he finds inspiration for projects, traveling the world with TEDActive, and how he has children in universities all around the world.

We also reminisce about Utah Tourism's 2009 ad campaign. You may remember these photos: 

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Utah Tourism, 2009

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ON THE DOCKET

• Weber County Outdoors Meetup
• Nov. 20 – Conquering the Useless Film at Alleged
• Nov. 21 – 1st Annual Ogden Nordic Burning Man/Bonfire
• Nov. 21 – Utah Whitewater Club - Layton Wave Pool Session
• Nov. 26 – ThanksGIVing Yoga – Proceeds go to Youth Futures
• Nov. 27 – Intro to Anchor Building Clinic – The Front Ogden 7-9pm
• Nov. 28 – Christmas Village Opening
• Nov. 28 – Ogden Santa Run
• Nov. 30 – The Front Pro Shop Holiday Sale
• Dec. 5 – Ogden Nature Center Holiday Open House
• Dec. 5 – Global Fat Bike Day Ogden
• Dec. 12 – 2015 Elk Festival at Hardware Ranch
• April 8-9 Cotopaxi Questival at Thanksgiving Point

IN THE NEWS

• Last Day to Purchase an Epic Local Pass is Nov. 22nd
• Weber River Could See $41 Million in Restoration Grants
• Italian Bike Manufacturer Selle Royal Coming to Ogden
• What Anglers Need to Know Regarding Utah’s Public Waters
• Utah Artist Recreates National Park Landscapes with Tape
• Crowdsourced Avalanche App
• Yellowstone National Park Proposes Killing 1,000 Bison
• KSL.com Highlight’s Utah’s Outdoors in Pics and Video
• Jeff Lowe Named Colorado’s Third Most Influential Climber
• Ueli Steck Reclaims Eiger Speed Record
• 22 Diagrams For Camping
• 10 Instagram Photos Proving Pro Surfers Have the Best Job
• Bison is the New Wool

Worth Watching:

Know Before You Go - Avalanche Awareness

Avalanches kill an average of 39 people each year in North America. Hundreds more are injured. That is why we created THIS video. Please watch and share with your friends before you head out in the backcountry this winter.Thanks to everyone who contributed: Travis Rice, Jeremy Jones, Jimmy Chin, Chris Davenport, BRAIN FARM, Sherpas Cinema, Red Bull Media House Films, Teton Gravity Research, Backcountry Access, Inc., Black Diamond, The North Face, Arc'teryx, Zeal Optics, Alex Do, Mikaela Shiffrin, Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain by Bruce Tremper, Brett Turcotte Athlete, Mitch Cheek, SOLOS Productions, Matt Morgon, Amy Engerbretson, Brian Lazar, Dave Richards, Brody Leven, Randy Sugihara, Jonny Collinson, Kim Long, Lel Tone, Grant Helgenson, Alpine Assassins, Boondocks, Mike Friedman, Noah Howell, MSR - Mountain Safety Research, Parks Canada, Utah Avalanche Center, Colorado Avalanche Information Center, Avalanche Canada, American Avalanche Association, American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education and National Avalanche Center. Friends of CAIC

Posted by Know Before You Go on Tuesday, November 17, 2015

" CLICK for more info on the film: http://win.gs/TheFourthPhase The innovators behind the "The Art of FLIGHT," Red Bull Media House in association with Brain Farm Cinema, provide a peek into iconic snowboarder Travis Rice's highly-anticipated return in "The Fourth Phase."

On November 15, 2015 Théo Sanson walked nearly 500 meters on a slackline rigged from The Rectory to Castleton Tower in Castle Valley, Utah - likely a new world record. Rigging the line is perhaps as significant a feat as walking it. The team included: Andy Lewis Brent Cain Aleta Edinger Sylvan Slacks Scott Rogers Brian Mosbaugh Homer Manson Ryan Zorg Thibault Arrappiccatu Mathieu Pertus Crack Mouse Sara Zorg Guillaume Rolland Antony Newton Mimi Guesdon Filmed and Edited by Tim Kemple, Renan Ozturk and Anson Fogel // Camp4 Collective (.com) www.slackline.fr www.theosanson.fr www.nograd.fr www.facebook.com/sanson.theo www.camp4collective.com Music by Ennio Morricone from The Good The Bad and The Ugly, 1966

Rock & Ice Top 10 Climbing Videos of 2015

Worth Reading: Snowbasin Blog – 75th Anniversary History Series

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thank you to Weber State University for hosting today’s 219th Episode of the Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show! Look for us on Facebook, Instagram, iTunes, & thebanyancollective.com, and our new app for Android & iPhones available from our About Page on thebanyancollective.com.

!!!!!!!!!!!  THANK YOU YOUNG SUBARU  !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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OUTDOOR JUKEBOX

"Into The Wild" by LP. Available now on iTunes. The music video was shot at the Four Aces in Palmdale, CA over the summer of 2012. Video directed by Shane Drake and features Brittany Snow & Haley Bennett. Song currently featured in a Citibank commercial.