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My name is David Charles and I’m a writer and outdoor instructor. (Read a longer bio here.)

Since the beginning of 2021, I have tracked my Days of Adventure, aiming for at least 100 per year.

Every Friday I send good people like you my near legendary newsletter. You can read (and even search) past emails from the full archive on Substack.

There are 800+ posts on this blog. That’s more than 620,000 words, so if you need some help getting started, try one of these for size –

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