Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Sierra Stories
Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Sierra Stories

Author: Matt Artz

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-05-23

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1304061973

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From mountaineering to kayaking to rock climbing and more, this short collection of outdoor adventure stories from the Sierra Nevada Mountains illustrates life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it.

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Kayaking Stories
Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Kayaking Stories

Author: Matt Artz

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-06-08

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 130411774X

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From local lakes to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and beyond, this short collection of kayaking stories illustrate life's "little adventures"-day, weekend, and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it.

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Hiking Stories
Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Hiking Stories

Author: Matt Artz

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-05-22

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1304061310

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From Southern California to Botswana, the Sierra Nevada Mountains to South Africa, and Greece to the Mojave Desert, this short collection of hiking stories illustrates life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it.

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Rock Climbing Stories
Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Rock Climbing Stories

Author: Matt Artz

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-05-23

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 1304063011

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From scaling tall mountains to tiny boulders and everything in between, this short collection of rock climbing stories illustrates life's "little adventures"--weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts--it's how you enjoy it.

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Mountain Biking Stories
Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Mountain Biking Stories

Author: Matt Artz

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-06-15

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 1304139905

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From the High Sierra to his own backyard, Matt Artz's short collection of mountain biking stories illustrate life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it.

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: National Park Stories
Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: National Park Stories

Author: Matt Artz

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-06-23

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 1304164799

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From Death Valley to Joshua Tree; from Yellowstone to Victoria Falls, Matt Artz's short collection of outdoor stories illustrates how outings in national parks can quench our thirst for wildness and leave lifelong impressions.

Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Rock Climbing Stories 2
Confessions of a Weekend Warrior: Rock Climbing Stories 2

Author: Matt Artz

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-08-24

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1304358712

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From interviews with rock climbing royalty to tales of mere amateurs floundering up boulders, this short collection of climbing stories illustrates life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it. Oh, and beer. Don't forget the beer.

Dirt Like Blood: Stories from Southern Africa
Dirt Like Blood: Stories from Southern Africa

Author: Matt Artz

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-06-08

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1304117820

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An American teenager moves to southern Africa in the 1970s during a time of great change, and comes back changed himself. After a 35 year absence, he returns to southern Africa to volunteer for a conservation and research program in the Tuli Wilderness of Botswana. Despite close encounters with lions, hyenas, and elephants, it's the people of southern Africa that once again left the biggest impression on him.

A Life Outside 4: More Stories from the Outdoors
A Life Outside 4: More Stories from the Outdoors

Author: Matt Artz

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-08-24

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 1304358011

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From the wilds of Africa to local trails and boulders, the fourth installment in the A Life Outside series is the perfect companion for those unfortunate times when you can't do what you really want to do: get outside and enjoy the natural world. An American myth perpetuated in the Botswana wilderness. Wildlife in the wild, and even wilder wildlife in wild dreams. Interviews with rock climbing royalty. Bouldering. Bikes. Beer. Injuries. More Bouldering. More bikes. And more beer. Compassion. Love. Death. It's all here. In the end, A Life Outside 4 is about finding your place in the outdoors-the place that defines you, the place where you could spend your life, and the place where you could die.

Road Ends Ahead: Reflections on Aging and the Outdoor Lifestyle
Road Ends Ahead: Reflections on Aging and the Outdoor Lifestyle

Author: Matt Artz

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-08-24

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 1304357740

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I'm getting older. I'm slowing down. I can't do everything that I used to. And as the steamroller of old age continues its relentless advance, there's not much I can do about it. Except complain. And write. Many of the outdoor stories I've been writing over the last three or so years share a common theme: reflections on aging, and how it's changing my perspective on life and my relationship with the outdoors. And thus this little compilation was born. The road may end ahead, but there is still quite a distance left to travel...