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What are great outdoor activities in Salt Lake City?

in Salt Lake City, United States by @secondlife | 2yr 1 year ago | 2 comments

Hi,

Considering a trip to Salt Lake City area, with a side trip to Moab, UT. Thinking of renting a Class B RV (Sprinter van size) to test out Van Life.

Looking for any suggestions/input on:

Organizations that might be interested in a presentation on “Your website is more than a Brochure”. (Informative, not a sales pitch)
Outdoor activities within 4h (see below)
Best places to meet people interested in Tech and the outdoor activities.

Looking to do some easy to moderate:

Mountain biking
Cross country Skiing
Rock Climbing

Wondering what months I could do each. I’d love to do a late September trip if it’s not too late.

-clay

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How do you deal with the fear of leaving for the first time?

by @eddie | 2yr 1 year ago | 32 comments

Hey everyone!

I’m getting ready for my first trip abroad alone (this Oct). I decided on Chiang Mai because I feel like it might be the best place to get my feet wet. Plus I’ve been planning on going to Thailand now for about 3 years. Dream started 3 years ago, started my business 2 years ago, finished college/moved out of my parents 1 year ago, left my part-time crutch job a few months ago and now I make enough online to be location independent.

But now that my dream is becoming a reality, I’m actually kinda scared. Just thinking about boarding a plane with only a backpack in my possession is liberating but also frightening. Probably the craziest thing I’ve done in my life and I’ve worked so hard to get to this point.

I’m sure that most people here had to deal with the fear of leaving for the first time, the uncertainty of what will happen, and maybe even some resistance from your family. I’m just wondering how you dealt with it? Maybe I just need to re-read some of the books (4 hour workweek, vagabonding, The $100 startup, etc…) that gave me the motivation and courage to start in the first place. What motivates you to keep going?

Thanks!

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