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title	:	Extreme Adventures, Northern California Hunter Travel Guides
author	:	Olsen, B-rad.
publisher	:	Hunter Publishing
isbn10 | asin	:	1556508085
print isbn13	:	9781556508080
ebook isbn13	:	9780585042107
language	:	English
subject	Outdoor recreation--California, Northern--Guidebooks, Adventure and adventurers--California, Northern, California, Northern--Guidebooks.
publication date	:	1998
lcc	:	GV191.42.C2O6 1998eb
ddc	:	917.940453
subject	:	Outdoor recreation--California, Northern--Guidebooks, Adventure and adventurers--California, Northern, California, Northern--Guidebooks.

Extreme Adventures Northern California Brad Olsen

HUNTER PUBLISHING, INC. 130 Campus Drive, Edison NJ 08818-7816, USA Tel (732) 225 1900; Fax (732) 417 1744 E-mail: hunterpub@emi.net 1220 Nicholson Road, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 7V1, CANADA Tel (800) 399 6858; Fax (800) 363 2665 ISBN 1-55650-808-5 1998 Hunter Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. Visit our Website! For complete information about the hundreds of other travel guides available from Hunter, visit us online at: www.hunterpublishing.com This guide focuses on recreational activities. As all such activities contain elements of risk, the publisher, author, affiliated individuals and companies disclaim any responsibility for any injury, harm, or illness that may occur to anyone through, or by use of, the information in this book. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information in this book, but the publisher and author do not assume, and hereby disclaim, liability to any party for any loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misleading information or any potential problem caused by information in this guide, even if these are a result of negligence, accident or any other cause. Cover Photo: Extreme rock climbing, Catherine Gockley Photo credits: Page 46, Beau Saunders; page 120, Stewart Fallon; page 198, Jay Bennett; page 199, Jenny Nardini; 218, Marsi Olsen; all other photos and artwork by author. 123

Page i DEDICATION This book is dedicated to every person who has his or her own life in absolute control. Extreme adventures require skill, confidence, and the ability to understand one's own limits. Whereas physical fitness and a proper diet prepare the body for adventure, education and conservation are the keys to our collective survival. Be a part of the dynamic energy flow in your life and give thanks to the amazing wonders this planet affords us! ACKNOWLEDGMENTS California State Parks, the National Park Service, Michael McColl from Insider Publications, Michael Hunter and Kim Andr from Hunter Publishing, Nick Crayson from Silver Palm Leaf, Roger Lee from Wilderness Adventures, Chet Brooks from Yosemite National Park, Peter Keller from Redwood National Park, Marc Rowley from Bigfoot Rafting, Tim Lane from the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, Ty Wilson from Tower Books, Nick Kontis from Ticket Planet, Tony Stucker from Trips Magazine, Bruce Northam, Jerry and Tommy Nardini, Bob May, Dan Joy, Wayne Correia, Jay and Nancy Bennett, John Shuman, Nikki Kirkhart, Cyril Kollick, Petra Stottmeister, Sam Kedhr, Eric Stampfli, Creighton Laskey, Stewart "Spear Boy" Fallin, Mark Maxam, Heinz Orsatti, Jon Michaelsen, Aaron Reynolds, Katja Manders,Jain Martin, David "Shinichi" Templeman, my lovely girlfriend Jennifer Fahey, the whole crew at San Francisco's C.C.C. (Consortium of Collective Consciousness), my sister Marsi Olsen and my mom Elaine Olsen. Thank you all for making this dream a reality!

Page ii ABOUT THE AUTHOR Brad Olsen grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and graduated from Illinois State University in 1988 with a Marketing and Art degree. Rather than pursue a career in advertising, Brad treated himself to a summer of fun in Europe immediately following his collegiate commitments. This trip changed his life. Rather than chase the almighty dollar, Brad made a new commitment to chase the almighty fun. This meant there would be no career, no family, basically no commitments until he was well into his 30's. Thus began one of the wildest and wackiest travel odysseys any young person could ever experience. After three fun-filled months on the European circuit, Brad returned to his hometown of Arlington Heights, Illinois and knew he had to move on. He packed up what he could, including his skis, and moved to Lake Tahoe, California just prior to the first snowfall. Without a place to stay or a job, Brad quickly made some friends and landed a job selling skis for Heavenly Ski Resort within a week. After two winters and an extremely adventurous summer in Tahoe, Brad moved to the surf-town of Santa Cruz, California, where he spent six months drawing cartoons. He then headed out to Maui, Hawaii, selling activities for seven months. Nice life, huh? Well for Brad, the best was yet to come. After leaving the Hawaiian Islands to attend his brother's wedding, Brad made a stopover at his adventure alma mater Lake Tahoe for some extreme skiing. A lady there told Brad of the teaching opportunities that awaited people like him in

Page iii Japan. With no plans except to seek maximum fun in his 20's, Brad heeded this advice and bought a one-way ticket to Tokyo. It wasn't long before he found a job teaching conversational English in the beautiful and historic Japanese city of Kyoto. This provided our author the necessary funds to execute the ultimate adventurea three-year trip around the world. Brad lived and worked in Japan for 14 months, then started his overland journey across China. He was one of the first American travelers allowed into Vietnam, then he went onwards to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Australia. Utilizing his cartooning skills, Brad drew portraits of tourists in Cairns, then hitchhiked down and around the whole continent. Moving on from Australia, Brad visited India for half a year, including a month in Nepal trekking in the mighty Himalayas. Finishing up his world tour, Brad climbed to the top of the Great Pyramid in Egypt, went on to Israel, then did another stint in Europe before returning once again to Chicago. The complete story of his world tour is a popular and award-winning website. Internet users set a bookmark at: http://www.stompers.com.

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