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Live Your Dream

"Your greatest regrets in life will be the things you didn’t do, not what you did do."
- Mark Twain

This website and its affiliated “Carpe Diem: Live Your Dream” podcast, have the goal of inspiring you to bust out of your daily routine and add some spice to your life by pursuing an ambitious dream adventure. Read on to recognize your own potential to rise, strive, and achieve your dream.

Adventure Stories

An ever-growing library of stories by people who have pursued and achieved a cool outdoor adventure.

Inspiration

Everyone needs some inspiration and tips and tricks for motivation now and again. Find yours here.

Podcast

See a summary of all the "Carpe Diem: Live Your Dream" podcast episodes, and the links to listen.

Resources

Need ideas for an adventure, or guidance for how to achieve yours? Here's a curated list of resources to help.

Other Adventures

Ice Boat Racing - What a Rush

The thrill of traveling nearly 100 mph while on your back just inches over a frozen lake is difficult to describe, but let's just say it's an addictive rush. Ice boats (sailboats on...

Other Adventures

The Amazing World of Cave Photography

The deepest and longest of traditional caves. Lava tubes. Ice caves... Robbie Shone has explored them all and captured the experiences in amazing photographs from around the world....

Running / Hiking

The Coldest I've Ever Been

This was the most unique and interesting race I have ever heard of, much less participated in. 135 miles in sub-zero temperatures, pulling a sled, with a 60 hour cutoff. Read about...

Paddling

Packrafting Arctic Rivers

A former wilderness adventure camp director and three of her former guides reunite for an adventure trip of their own. Listen to podcast episode #57 to hear more about their packrafting...

Running / Hiking

1,800 Days on the Trans-Canadian Trail

A film maker sets out on a 24,000 km journey across the entire Trans-Canadian Trail with the expectations of finishing in 500 days. Within a week, reality set in and ultimately the...

The ship Resolution in icepack viewed from a drone

Other Adventures

Antarctica the Easy Way

Not many people have visited the wild and remote continent of Antarctica. But you don't have to be a full-fledged adventurer to experience its wonders. Various expedition cruise companies...

A clock with wings (image of time flying)

Why Time Flies

Why does time seem to speed up...

A cold, foggy, and windy day atop Mt. Fuji

Type 2 Adventures

Do you know what a Type 2 adventure...

Mindfulness and the Sundial

There's nothing like a big physical...

Podcast

Ice Boat Racing at 100 mph

Can you imagine traveling 100 mph or more skimming just inches above a frozen lake? Try ice boat racing. Until the early 1900s, ice boats were the fastest human vehicle on the planet. Today you can find them cruising or racing on frozen lakes all over the world. Here’s an 8-time world ice boat racing champion describing the sport.

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You Only Die Once

If we’re lucky, we get about 4,000 Mondays in our life. How many do you have left? And what do you want to do with your remaining ones? Here’s the author of “You Only Die Once” who gives an uplifting take on the seemlingly morbid concept of memento mori to help us live a more fulfilling life.

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The Amazing World of Cave Photography

What’s it like to adventure a mile deep into a cave to take photographs? Here’s a fascinating episode with one of the world’s top cave photographers describing how he combines the artistic flair for professional photography with the challenging environment of spelunking in the longest and deepest caves in the world. Such adventures from deep underground all around the world.

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