Experience Comes in Many Forms: Man takes 10 year hike on the Appalachian Trail

Experience Comes in Many Forms: Man takes 10 year hike on the Appalachian Trail



Professor completes lifelong dream, 10 year hike across the Appalachian Trail

By Hayley Wood


John Phillips occupies a small corner office on the fifth floor of the library, but his path in life has taken him far beyond these confines.

Pictures of hiking trails and souvenirs adorn the walls and various maps can be seen sticking out of books and folders.

Edmon Low Library professor and head of the documents department Phillips said he always had a love for the outdoors and spent most of his life in Oklahoma as a Boy Scout.

Phillips attended OSU to get a bachelor’s degree in history then the University of Oklahoma for his master’s degree in library science.

At OSU, Phillips said he picked up a book about the Appalachian Trail, “Edward Garvey’s Appalachian Hiker: Adventure of a Lifetime.” He became interested in repeating Garvey’s approximately 2,000 mile hike.

Todays Experience: Drive a Hummer Off-Road

Canadian Hummer Adventures

Blue Mountain
(705) 795-6133
www.canadianhummer.com
canadianh1tours@yahoo.ca

Price: 1-hour, includes up to 2-drivers $250.00
Locations: Toronto ,Ontario ,CANADA


Description: Get behind the wheel of an H1 Hummer and drive through the trails of our private off-road course. Learn to navigate safely over rocks, logs and hills. Great for those thinking about purchasing a Hummer or for those thrill seekers who like to take control. Available in 45 minute, 90 minute and 2 hour tours.

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And the man behind the Genie. (For all of you who were curious.)




Joshua "Jersh "Dawson

Previously started Canada’s first gift experiences company – Big Day Out - in 2001 and sold it to a major travel agency. Since the sale of the company he has been enjoying life with his boys and travelling extensively around the world. Now with the advances in web 2.0 technology he’s excited to offer the world’s largest collection of unique experiences and help THE experiencegenie make people’s dream’s come true.

Check Out what make’s josh Unique at: www.experiencegenie.com

In the spirit of the season, SKI season: Skiing in the worlds flatest country!

Skiing in the world's flatest country!

Skiing in The Netherlands is not a concept that comes easily to mind. Surely most of the country is technically below sea level, and what's left is pretty flat? Surely this isn't a country famed for its snow? Ice skating on frozen canals perhaps, but no snow skiing.

Well Holland does have eight snow centres, but they're all indoors. It's quite a healthy tally for a country of less than five million people, only Japan has more, and they're all small, old facilities from the mid-1990s. The indoor snow centres of the Netherlands are largely impressive structures, and none more so than the world's largest (no, it's not ski Dubai...), SnowWorld at Landgraaf in the very south of the country.

An Experience Genie Sighting

The Experience Genie at Niagra Helicopters

The Experience Genie looking to give away a dream

Todays Experience: Hang Glide Lookout Mountain GA

Todays Experience: Hang Glide Lookout Mountain GA

The Experience Genie will be in Atlanta November 11th!

Shall we glide?

Todays Experience: Private Yoga Sampler

Todays Experience: Private Yoga Sampler

Intrigued by yoga but not sure what method is right for you? Let a private instructor explain the basic principles and match your goals with a yoga workout that is right for you. Stretch your mind and your body as you explore a variety of invigorating and energizing poses that strengthen muscles, improve concentration, and reduce stress.

Todays Experience: See New York by helicopter

Todays Experience: See New York by helicopter

Experience New York like you never have before! Let your love of adventure take flight with an exhilarating helicopter tour for two. Take to the sky for an awe-inspiring excursion offering a birds-eye view of Central Park, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Empire State Building, the Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum, and more! Don't forget your camera - you'll want to remember this truly uplifting experience! * Meet at the designated heliport prior to your flight time * Climb aboard a charter helicopter and prepare for lift off * Sit back, relax, and enjoy the amazing views of New York City

Todays Experience: Kayak In Iceland

Todays Experience


Description:

This kayak expedition is an other-worldly experience in a place of astounding beauty. The interlocking Ammassalik fjords of East Greenland resemble a flooded alpine valley system. In deep fjords surrounded by high snow capped mountains with tidewater glaciers, our small kayaks will wind through a maze of evermoving icebergs. In the distance the vast Greenland Icesheet overhangs even the steepest peaks. In many places we can hike up into the mountains to enjoy another view of the land and sea. In sheltered coves and on picturesque points we’ll camp on small flat areas of green arctic tundra - the same places the Dorset and Thule people lived. Beside our tents are the stone tent rings and foundation walls of their ancient dwellings. We will reach a few villages of the modern Greenlanders who still lead a quite traditional life based on the sea. Fish, seals, whales and polar bears are still an essential part of their life. Utterly isolated until a century ago this is still one of the most remote cultures on earth. Without question, the East Greenland trip will be the experience of a lifetime for the very few who go. The route is mostly sheltered and the kayaking is not difficult but because of shifting ice conditions and the isolation only those with some sea kayaking experience should consider this trip.

Early Season HeliSkiing at Whistler BC

Early Season HeliSkiing at Whistler BC

Description: Enhance your skiing vacation at Whistler with the thrill of up 6,000 to 12,000 vertical feet of untracked terrain. Tour includes private parties of 4 guests with personal guide and privileged service, approximatly 8-10 runs, 1.5 hours fly time in total, additional fly time at $2200/hr, powder skis, continental breakfast, gourmet lunch, apres ski, personal safety gear, photo/video service, shuttle to and from your accommodation.

Todays Experience: Learn to Fly!

Todays Experience: Learn to Fly

Want to know the biggest secret in aviation? It is easier than you think !



Whether you are just finishing high school or you have recently retired, odds are you have always known you have wanted to learn how to fly. That's because flying is a passion, it's not just something we want to do, but something we feel we have to do because it is part of us. Flying is true freedom. It literally adds a new dimension to your life! Ask a pilot; ask several pilots, and what’s the first thing you notice? They all light up when talking about aviation.

Todays Experience: Drive a Lambo!

Todays Experience: Drive a Lambo!


Or maybe one of these!


New York / Northeast
•Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
•Ferrari F430
•Ferrari F430 Spider
•Ferrari 360 Spider
•Bentley Continental GTC
•Bentley Continental Flying Spur
•Lamborghini Murciélago
•Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster
•Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Roadster
•Lamborghini Gallardo
•Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
•Aston Martin DB9 Volante
•Maserati GranTurismo
•Maserati Quattroporte
•Mercedes-Benz S550
•Range Rover Supercharged
Miami / South Florida
•Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
•Ferrari F430
•Ferrari F430 Spider
•Ferrari 360 Spider
•Bentley Continental GTC
•Bentley Continental Flying Spur
•Lamborghini Murciélago
•Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster
•Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Roadster
•Lamborghini Gallardo
•Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
•Aston Martin DB9 Volante
•Maserati GranTurismo
•Maserati Quattroporte
•Mercedes-Benz S550
•Range Rover Supercharged

Todays Experience: Catch a Shark!

Shark Hunting. "We're gonna need a bigger boat."


THE SHARK HUNTER is also available for hire on daily or on a weekly basis as a private Sportfishing Captain on your Fishing Yacht.

We offer the very best in Offshore Sport Fishing Yacht Charters, Saltwater Fishing,
Corporate Fishing Charters, or Childrens Fishing Trips in Miami, Miami Beach and South Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, Hollywood Beach, Downtown Miami, Sunny Isles, Aventura, the Palm Beaches as well as Islamorada, Key Largo, Marathon and Key West in the Florida Keys. We also set up Saltwater Anglers with East Coast tournaments and help catch offshore Atlantic sailfish, shark, dolphin, barracuda, grouper, tarpon, marlin, wahoo, giant tuna, and other big game fish. Only the finest Offshore Sport Fishing Equipment including rods and reels is included in our Deep Sea Fishing packages for your Miami Beach vacation.

Todays Experience: Whitewater Kayaking the Potomac

Todays Experience: Whitewater Kayaking the Potomac


White Water Kayaking is a sport for people of all ages. You start on the river close to home... and soon you will feel far away from the city. It is pure fun and play... but sometimes it can make you reach down deep. Kayaking is a recreation that can set you on a fun and healthy lifestyle.

For over 30 years on the Potomac River, we at Liquid Adventures have been developing paddlers of every skill level and of every age.

Jet Airline Simulator: Ever wanted to fly an airliner? Now you can, in a simulator of course!

Jet Airline Simulator: Ever wanted to fly an airliner? Now you can, in a simulator of course!

Here's your chance to be an airline pilot and take the controls of a full flight simulator normally reserved for training airline pilots. As these $ 20-million simulators are used to train commercial pilots, they have to be utterly realistic. The realism of the views, sound and motion will amaze you - and you'll be convinced you're really flying!

Test your skills in this ultimate "hands on" virtual flying experience in some of the world's most popular airliners. Upon arrival at the Flight Training Centre, following an introduction and briefing of what is to come, you are seated in the pilot's position in a Boeing 737-200ADV, Boeing 767-300 or Airbus A-320 cockpit. Remember, you do the actual flying, under the supervision of an instructor. No previous flying experience is required. In your pre-flight briefing you can request whatever scenario you desire and the instructor will customize your session to match your request. You are welcome to bring family and/or friends to share the experience.

Todays Experience: Trapeze Lessons

http://www.experiencegenie.com/

From Trapeze School New York

Hello. My name is Jonathon Conant and I am the President and Co-Founder of Trapeze School New York. I would like to share the school's history and a bit about the people who have committed their lives to TSNY. The school is here today because of the cooperative efforts, shared vision and well-aligned goals of our co-founders (myself, Dave & Anne Brown) and others who've pitched in along the way.

The Beginning
In 1998 I visited a Club Med while on vacation. There I had my first flying experience, and saw that the flying trapeze was an amazing tool for helping people (re)discover what they might be capable of. Back home, I looked for a place to train and put my energy toward progressing the sport of flying. But I found that trapeze, while popular at resorts, was so far from the mainstream that it barely touched the consciousness of the American public.

Todays Experience: Jeff Gordon Racing School!

Todays Experience: Jeff Gordon Racing School!

Description: Get more track time and faster speeds as you take the Checkered Flag twice! You drive a real NASCAR race car or full sized, Indy-style race car for two 8 minute racing sessions. In between racing sessions, you'll pull into pit road and get personalized feedback from your Personal Racing Instructor. One on one radio communication between you and your PRI will help you increase your speed and improve you're driving line. Top speeds up to 150mph!

The Experience Genie Team in Calgary

Todays Experience: Chill Out In Style

Todays Experience: Chill Out In Style

Description: Escape the everyday and experience self-indulgence. A Customized Facial, accompanied by our signature treatments for your hands and feet: the Santé Spa Manicure and Santé Spa Pedicure. A skin refining body scrub and one hour Relaxation Massage allows you to truly unwind. A light, fresh lunch adds a sumptuous interlude to this total escape.

Today's Exeperience: F1 Racing

Today's Exeperience: F1 Racing

Description: An ideal gift for that racing enthusiast in your family, this introductory program provides an initiation to the world of formula car racing. You will learn the fundamentals of race driving with several sessions in our Formula Racecars including an open lapping session.

Today's Experience. Hot Air Ballooning

Today's Experience: Skill Driving

Category: Driving & Motor Sports
Powell Motorsport
80 Vanedward Drive
(905) 985-1600
www.powellmotorsport.com


Price: Locations: L9L 1G3 Port Perry ,Ontario ,CANADA


Description: After the introductory class room session, drivers are then divided into working groups, two per car. Powell provides hand held or base station mobile radios for temporary installation in client provided vehicles; two participants per car works the best in terms of economies of scale, and the need to keep participants busy, either driving, observing or being “enabled” with information about the program, what and why they are learning by participating in a particular activity. The training elements reinforce basic driving techniques and work on a “building block” approach, building skills with each training segment. Training speeds are low at first, and rise to no more than 80 k/hr (site dependent) and training elements encompass: * Basic and emergency braking techniques. * Collision avoidance and vehicle driver intervention systems; this segment includes technical explanation and driving actions to properly exploit ABS , ASR and ESP (chassis control systems) as needed for vehicle control. * Skid control in the Powell Skid Car * Reversing and parking exercises * Traffic light activated three lane crash avoidance simulation * Class room debriefing and certification.

The ZERO-G Experience

Description:


The ZERO-G Experience is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience true weightlessness. On our specially modified Boeing 727, parabolic arcs are performed to create a weightless environment allowing you to float, flip and soar as if you were in space. A ZERO-G Experience is available starting at $4,950 per person. Your ZERO-G Experience includes 12-15 parabolas, your own ZERO-G flight suit, ZERO-G merchandise, a Regravitation Celebration, certificate of weightless completion, photos and video of your unique experience.

ExperienceGenie in Toronto: Grants first wish and makes first public appearance

I got hit 9000 times last week and loved it!

The www.experiencegenie.com launch on Breakfast TV Toronto brought 9000 plus hits to the site in 2 days and we made one lucky viewer a happy lady with a $500 Experience Gift for her father. So, my first wish has been granted. And since I'm not a 3 wishes kinda Genie there will be many more to come!

I also managed to conjure up the courage to make my first public appearance at the Much Music Video Awards. People's reactions as I walked down the street ranged from "What the F@#$ is that?" to "Oh my god, can I take a photo with you?" Here's a video of my first fan - she'll hold a special place in my heart forever.

My next stop is Montreal and I think it's time to check out a unique experience or two - please stay tuned.

Have a Unique Day.