In the first two
episodes of the Adventure Race
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our teams hike three
peaks and floated several
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miles on the Colorado River.
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The peaks were tall,
each one over 12,000 feet
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and difficult to
climb, but the river trip was
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a breeze. It was
Sabbath, so nobody complained
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about it being an
easy and restful day.
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Here is a regional map of Utah;
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it depicts the area
where our teams have been
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doing the adventure
race. Let's zoom in on the
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three peaks; first
they climbed 12,482 foot
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Mount Tukuhnikivatz,
try and say that again.
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Then they climbed
12,721 foot Mount Peale,
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which is the
tallest of the three peaks.
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Lastly they climbed
12,645 foot Mount Mellenthin.
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The following day on
Sabbath our teams drove
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to the Colorado River,
they put in here just down
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river from where the
Delores feeds into the
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Colorado. Then
they took up right here.
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In this episode of the
Adventure Race our teams
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will hike the White
Canyon which is near
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Lake Powell. The
White is one of many slot
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Canyons that crisscross
the four corners region
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of the desert
southwest. Slots are deep and
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narrow canyons carved
out of solid sandstone.
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They form long and
convoluted mazes that
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attract thrill seekers
from all over the world.
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Let's watch as our
teams descend into the deep
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and dark and damp
bowls of the earth.
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Let's zoom in on the canyon,
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they will put in here
and then zigzag through
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deep and dark and
sometimes damp sections
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until they take out
right here. The route is
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about 5 miles and
will take approximately
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8 hours to complete.
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Sometimes it's
necessary to use ropes to repel
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off clips and other
high places in slot canyons.
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In this case one
team decided to practice
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wrapping and arch
before entering the way.
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It can be scary
standing on the edge of a
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precipice, but you
can't change your mind
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afterwards, there's no
turning back once you pull
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the rope, you have
to keep pressing on,
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which is also an interesting and
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awesome spiritual object lesson.
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The black color on the
sides of the canyon walls
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is caused by
iron mineral deposits.
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Their colorful
stripes and crazy striations
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create a
kaleidoscope affect that
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is interesting to look at.
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Somebody jump
in come on, no way.
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It's not uncommon
to run into animals and
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critters down in the canyons.
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We have seen deer,
coyotes, ringtails, cows,
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foxes, mice, lizards
and even rattlesnakes.
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You never know what's
ahead or around have been
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which makes hiking slot
canyons a real adventure.
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Try; always try to find the
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easiest way down, good.
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Now, I have got a
load. No, yes, like,
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it's that one can't,
check the other group
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too from Siberia,
its about from where
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you start like where
we hike here you know
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elevation chains,
you don't like I mean
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above where you end
up and there is a huge
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800 feet, and there
is a huge sand slide.
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And what you can do is
just literally run down
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800 feet sand
slide. You start running
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and just taking huge
strides and the sand so
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fine it will start to
float like water behind you
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and it's just like, just like,
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in each stride you
drop. Yes. It takes you about
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I think 800 feet.
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Oh! It seems its
like sand my grip and that
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steep that you can
just like, it's sinking in
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sand right up the knees.
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How nice you got a
plane shoes and stuff.
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Mark jump right up and
you can go that direction.
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You having fun?
Oh! Yeah. Right, nice.
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You can take those
rocks, one of them.
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Oh! Yeah, I think
its old stuff. We have
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start swimming. We
have to swim through
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stuff like that. Yep.
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Go ahead and throw
it off. Let's take it.
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Here's the
second, stand in there.
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Mike and we have to go
this way, yeah let's go.
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Yeah okay, what's up?
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That's like right next to,
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I have been queuing
at the, I have been,
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you walk for 10
minutes we do that again
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and then you get out
and you walk for 10 minutes
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and you give a
little shorter one.
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So, you know
all-and-all you are in water and
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out of water. All
the time in chain for,
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within half an hour.
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You are trying to not get wet,
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I am, I am Tim too.
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Left foot in there, left foot,
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there you go, right
foot right here, yeah.
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Our team members
have to watch every step
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they take, you never know,
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if the surface is
going to be solid or slippery
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so you never know if
you're going to stay put
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or fall helter skelter.
If you land on sand or a
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rock you can hurt
yourself and if you land in
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water the freezing
cold can be shocking.
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Here we go, come
on, you can stand on the
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log and if it fall
down you can jump from.
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You stand there on
the peak or how should
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I go up there. Sit down
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and stand up in here.
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God doesn't want
us to sit on fence,
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you know we consider
ourselves with the Church
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in Laodicea you are
neither hot nor cold,
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and I would vomit
you out of my mouth.
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He would rather as be
happy and part of this
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world that deserve two masters.
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And it says at the
end, No servant can serve
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two masters: for
either he will hate the one,
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and love the other;
or else you will hold to
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the one, and despise the other.
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So, you either hate
or hold on or excuse me
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rather hold on
or hate or despise.
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He would rather you
hate sin and love him instead
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of just loosely
holding on to Jesus Christ.
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Just having a
causal relation with him,
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going to Church on
Sabbath, you know once in
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a while having a
prayer, once in a having your
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study. Just, just
holding onto him and kind of
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hating sin. And I
remember when I was going to
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high school and I used
to love sports you know
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and Friday nights
mean I couldn't compete.
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You know I
couldn't play football.
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And it used to drive me crazy,
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here I was a
Christian; you know how unhappy
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I was? I didn't have
a close walk with Jesus
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and I just wanted that
sinful world. You know,
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look at all the
relationships people
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have before
marriage, I mean its something
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that it's on and all
the, the news its on the
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television and all
the programs and you would
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desire to have those
sexual relationships.
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So, you kind of hold
onto the Lord and you
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despise evil but you
don't really hate it.
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Soon that parable Jesus said,
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I rather you would be
one side or the other side,
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if you are gonna be on
other side of evil be wise
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and be happy, but I
rather be wise for me,
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rather you love me,
spend your talents and your
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time loving me and
not sitting on the fence.
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Hey Dan. I am gonna
take a sheet over there,
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okay, I will hold the camera.
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That's when we do it,
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back up and run right there.
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No, Larry, you are
going around the corner,
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I have my left
foot on that slip spots,
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it doesn't, hey worse
case scenario we have got
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sandals on and the
water is all about six
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inches deep. Yes. Come on,
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you got to swim
and get your camera.
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Oh! You did
without jumping, alright,
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nice, nice job, then
as take your ride here.
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The pools and slot
canyons are extremely
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cold which is why
our teams are wearing
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wet suits. The
temperatures can be as
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cold as 45
degrees, now that's cold.
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After a while your
hands and feet gets so numb
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they hurt.
Hypothermia is a real threat,
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on more than a
few occasions we have
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stopped to build a fire
in order to warm up which
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seems strange because
the temperatures above
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can reach a 130
degrees and yet down below we
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need a fired to warm up.
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The desert is truly a
place of wild extremes.
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Hey hold on, had a
right turn there, left we
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stand right there,
here, yeah, here we go.
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There you see, you
have got a lot of side
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up there about 600 feet
from, from towards areas.
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Hey move, hey move,
yeah you gonna move.
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The water will
rush right down here,
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you can actually get
down here and take a drink
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those coming down,
take a shower, yeah,
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you sit there.
Here we go alright Mark.
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Hello, can you hear me?
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It's raining down here.
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Did you see this?
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Look on the
other side here, help.
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Oh! That, it's
real a spectacular,
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yeah that's a wasp
that kills tarantulas.
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These are actually the
tiny one, but I have seen
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them three inches
long before, as long as
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your finger. Hey,
look he is digging, yeah
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Might you watch you
there takes a slips,
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catch me, boom oh!
Ah! A lot of thing I doing
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to get it. Well, these rocks
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right up here. Move inside.
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Our teams are nearly
finished and they're on
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their way out.
The sun is setting and
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they're nice and tired,
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but it's been a great hike.
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They will remember
this one for a long time.
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The Adventure Race
will continue next episode,
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our teams will
drive back to Moab to ride
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mountain bikes
on the world famous
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Slick Rock Trail.
There is nothing like
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riding on
rolling sandstone hills.
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This is also the
last phase of the race,
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so you don't wanna
miss it. We'll see you then.
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We hope you have
enjoyed watching the
00:22:18.51\00:22:20.11
Adventure Race,
we also hope it has
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inspired you to
spend more time with God
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and friends outdoors.
And if you are interested
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in participating in
the next Adventure Race,
00:22:28.10\00:22:30.41
or if you want to
attend one of our many
00:22:30.42\00:22:32.95
wilderness survival
and search and rescue
00:22:32.96\00:22:35.06
training courses.
Please contact us by writing
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us at, 1641 North
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00:22:38.13\00:22:42.17
Flagstaff, Arizona
86004, or call us at 1-866,
00:22:42.18\00:22:49.24
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1-866-472-4319 or visit us
00:22:49.25\00:22:57.78
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