REI 2022 Gear Up Get Out Sale - Best Deals! Phil Anderson 2022-11-11 | November is REI's one of REI's best sales of the year. I go through the catalog giving my thoughts on the best deals. I misspoke a few times in the video. Primarily not pointing out that both Yakima AND Thule car racks and accessories were on sale. I also could have pointed out that REI's Active Pursuits are not just for warm weather, but activities like running, hiking, yoga, or just as a layer for getting around. Finally, the sale is 11/11 to 11/21. My apologies for any errors. Link to online catalog: catalogs.rei.com/2022-Gear-Up-Get-Out-Sale/1These brands are exempt from the 20% off coupons:Arc'teryxBirkenstockHobieHOKAiKamperWerner #rei #outdoors
You Want to be a Writer? Phil Anderson 2023-07-18 | Do you dream of a life, or career as a writer? I've had this same dream for most of my adult life. In one single minute I'll share with you everything I've learned to help you on your way. I've had what is honestly a modicum of success as a writer, more praise from peers and "experts" than financial success. If you'd like to read some of it, much of my writing can be found online for free, starting with my website: www.philanderson.com/writingMany of the ideas in this video are interpretations from great writers from the past, whom I credit late in the video.
Shadows & Echoes - My New Book! Phil Anderson 2023-04-17 | amazon.com/dp/B0C1N67K3N?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_T3ARBQ2V3NMP1NC3K67PI have actually written a book. Watch this short video to get a glimpse of what to expect! Any and all support is appreciated!
Waterfall Seeking in Oregon on the Vernal Equinox Phil Anderson 2023-03-25 | Hiking journal in the western Oregon Cascade foothills on the vernal equinox, March 20, 2023. The Cascade trails are still covered with snow this time of year, but route finding wasn't difficult. Some viewpoints were close to edges of cliffs. Most all of this footage was shot near Salt Creek Falls. The final waterfall, Gooch Falls, is north of there, hidden in Willamette National Forest, and required a long (over 9m) snowshoe trek. At that point the waterfall can be heard, but not seen. I could only photograph and video the waterfall using the drone.
Winter Camping Preparation Phil Anderson 2023-01-10 | Unique tips and tricks on how to prepare at home for a winter camping or backpacking trip. Ideas you can actually do at home, or in your own neighborhood, to get you better prepared. #outdoors #winter #camping #snowshoeing
Zion Accident 2022 - What Actually Happened? Phil Anderson 2022-12-06 | In this video I speculate what may have happened when a couple became stranded overnight just north of the Narrows in Zion National Park on a day hike. News media interpreted NPS statements in a way I think contrary to what actually happened that recent day. For clarity: I collapsed the Riverside Walk. Also, I stated Obermeyer Gulch, it's actually Oberland Gulch. My apologies.
REI 2022 Sale UPDATE! Phil Anderson 2022-11-18 | A quick update follow-up video regarding REIs 2022 Gear Up Get Out sale. Check that video out here: youtube.com/watch?v=LmeZb7oFuek&t=11s #rei #smartwool#trailbreak#recreational equipment#co-op#outdoors
Missing Backpacker in Olympic National Park Phil Anderson 2022-11-07 | My thoughts on Laura Macke, an experienced backpacker from Vermont who didn't return from a backpacking trip in Olympic National Park's Enchanted Valley in early November, 2022.
MSR Tent Pole & Fly Fixes Phil Anderson 2022-10-29 | Do you have an MSR tent such as the Hubba Hubba 2 and the Easton Syclone poles give you splinters? Or your tent has part of the taped seams peel? Before you curse at this excellent tent and throw it away, try these two fairly easy fixes.
Infected With Omicron BA.5? Phil Anderson 2022-08-14 | Here's my story of what it's like being infected with Covid, Omicron BA.5 variant. Sorry in that I rambled on a bit, but I hope to have covered every detail in the hope it helps someone else out. My case would be I think considered "medium" in severity. While I try to relay everything I heard from my doctor, understand this video is not a substitute for you seeing your own doctor, or a medical professional, if you feel your sick with Covid, or any other ailment.
On the Road Final Phil Anderson 2022-05-19 | Final video in my series about my travel across America. This focuses mostly on the state of Arizona.
Oregon, My Home Phil Anderson 2022-04-07 | The final leg of my journey across this wonderful country of ours. My home state of Oregon. This is as genuine as I can be.
Sierra Mountain Road Update - Spring 2022 Phil Anderson 2022-03-31 | Snow and road conditions for Sierra Nevada mountain roads in early spring 2022. This includes roads heading west off highway 395 in California. Horseshoe Meadows Road, Whitney Portal, Onion Valley Road, Sabrina Basin, Tom's Place, Tioga Pass and Sonora Pass. This report is aimed at early season hikers, backpackers, climbers, cyclists and general adventurers looking to get into the backcountry before the roads are officially open.
Remembering Galen Rowell Phil Anderson 2022-03-30 | Short video remembering renowned photographer Galen Rowell, who I had a chance to meet many years ago. I recently visited the site of his death, near his home in Bishop, CA.
How hard is it to hike to the bottom of The Grand Canyon? Phil Anderson 2022-03-06 | Just how difficult is it to hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, and back up? It's a National Park, right? So how hard can it be? Well, harder than you think. Watch this video to find how why, and how to prepare for it if you're thinking of going.
High Desert Terror - Chapter 1 Phil Anderson 2022-03-01 | Like an old radio program, here's a little story utilizing AI voices, sound effects, and music. This was one of the more challenging creative endeavors I have attempted. A lot of audio editing in Adobe Audition to get it to work. I hope you enjoy it!
Winter Footwear Traction Device Comparison Phil Anderson 2022-02-18 | Comparing different kinds of microspikes, or winter traction devices for footwear. There are even more types than I show here, but this should give you a good comparison if shopping. I felt a little run down, didn't shave, so sorry for my appearance. :-)
Painted Desert Inn - Petrified Forest National Park Phil Anderson 2022-02-16 | Re-opened in 2022 after extensive refurbishing, the Painted Desert Inn, located in Petrified Forest National Park, has retained a nostalgic theme of its heyday of the 1930s to 1950s. I hope you enjoy this video created in that spirit.
Phil Anderson Introduction Phil Anderson 2022-02-06 | Welcome to my channel. I hope to share content using my 20+ year professional background in creative services, also over four decades of practical experience in the great outdoors, as well as a passion for bicycling. Keep an eye out for an occasional vlog video as well. If you have any questions, let me know.
Oklahoma, Two Stories Phil Anderson 2022-01-30 | Oklahoma, Two Stories. The first section is about visiting my biological grandfather's grave, in Stillwater. I never met him, but knew he lived here in retirement, and am glad I found his final resting place. The second is about Karen Silkwood. I don't go into much detail about her full story, but if you don't know it you may want to look it up, which may help you follow my interest here. In essence, Karen was a technician at the Kerr-McGee nuclear fuel processing plant who was very critical of the company's safety standards. She ended up being poisoned with plutonium, and ultimately lost her life in a car accident near the Kerr-McGee plant under suspicious circumstances, that are still not fully resolved to this day. I mentioned in my video about Three Mile Island that I am pro-nuclear power. That doesn't mean I'm blind about the industry, never critical of it, or its management. I do however believe that because of Karen, her activism, her passion and story, the industry was ultimately better operated with greater oversight as years have gone on.
Kansas, in Three Parts Phil Anderson 2022-01-29 | Kansas, in three parts. There was a little more to the state than meets the eye, and something a little important to me, as you'll see.
Indiana Phil Anderson 2022-01-23 | Unfortunately it rained the entire time I crossed the state of Indiana. Southern Illinois as well. Here's a brief report.
Central Ohio Phil Anderson 2022-01-22 | Join me as I travel through central Ohio's rust belt and make my way across the country. Much of this area looks like it's been hit pretty hard for some years. Steel, coal, and other factories closing, economic up's and downs, and now the pandemic. I have another future video I'm working on visiting several locations where the film The Deer Hunter was shot in this area. Mingo Junction, Ohio, Wierton, WV, and parts of western Pennsylvania.
On the Road, Across America Phil Anderson 2022-01-22 | Join me as I travel across this great country of ours, visiting some lesser known places along the way.
Pennsylvania Countryside Phil Anderson 2022-01-22 | In my travels across this great country of ours I visited the Flight 93 memorial in rural Pennsylvania. Very quiet, very somber being there. Nowhere near any major, or minor, highway, it took a bit to get there, but I'm glad I went. The main music is a cover of William Ackerman's Bricklayer's Beautiful Daughter by Mark Diodati - youtube.com/watch?v=YW-XwUzQKCg
Three Mile Island Phil Anderson 2022-01-22 | Fifty years ago nuclear power had the potential to save the world. Such plants produce a tremendous amount of energy, produce near zero emissions, rely on little of the earth's resources, and unlike hydro, wind, or solar, can be turned on or off to meet energy needs. By the mid 1970's hundreds of nuclear power plants were scheduled to be built in the US. Generating this much energy, locally, also had the potential to solve the problem of our country's dependence on foreign oil, for which one could argue is a source of trillions of dollars spent in foreign wars. The power generated by these plants was so capable, it was once deemed that energy in the US would be "too cheap to meter". That all changed in March of 1979 when there was an accident at the Three Mile Island power plant's second reactor in Pennsylvania. While the accident ultimately released very little radiation into the atmosphere, the cost to repair the damaged reactor was unrealistic. But more significant, it scared the hell out of people. Even though there were many other reactors operating safely in the US, and the first reactor at Three Mile Island operated safely for years after, people reacted. A combination of vocal pressure from misled environmental groups, who didn't think to fix, or heighten safety at nuclear power plants, but to eliminate them entirely, and the prevailing economic thought of the day based in Milton Friedman's monetarism, that everything should be determined by the market (meaning generating energy from oil, even coal, was cheaper....for now), and most of the reactors scheduled to be built were ceased, even some already testing, like the dual Satsop reactor in Washington which would have produced enough energy to power most of the homes in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, and beyond. Over the years to come, other power plants were also shut down early, because no one wanted to pay the (short term) cost to fix them. This includes a reactor in my home state of Oregon, and eventually, Three Mile Island 1. Both reactors sit dormant today. It's peculiar that while technology can save us, so to speak, the fear of it, that unknown scares us. This was even the case during the incident at Three Mile Island. The accident occurred when a pressure valve stuck open. The reactor would have taken care of itself when this happened, but the technicians in the plant were fearful of what was happening, and shut off the water feeding the reactor. When they did this, it sealed the reactor's fate. The builders of the plant at Babcock & Wilcox had thought of everything, except what would happen when humans interfered.
Ray Summers 1989 July 4 Phil Anderson 2019-02-25 | Ray visits a Styrofoam sculpture in Centralia, Washington that goes by Rich Art.
Ray Summers Old Mill 1998 Year End Phil Anderson 2019-02-25 | As 1998 winds to an end, Ray reflects on a steam driven, old hand wood mill near Colten owned by 95 year old Bill Bittner. Bill would go on to live to be well over 100 before passing on. Also a look at old steam engines, dixieland and folk musicians, old fashioned haircuts and more.
Ray Summers 1989 Year End Phil Anderson 2019-02-25 | Ray visits Mt. McLaughlin, and a balloon ride in Burns while reflecting on the end of a decade.
Hop Brook MTB Race - 2018 Phil Anderson 2018-04-11 | Hop Brook is the 1st race in the inaugural season of the Connecticut Bicycle Racing Offroad Series. I'll try to attend and shoot as many events as I can this year, so follow me. You can also follow me on other social media accounts. facebook.com/Rider51strava.com/athletes/9348409http://www.twitter.com/varicamlinkedin.com/in/phil-anderson
Ray Summers At Large - New Years 1999 Phil Anderson 2017-05-12 | Ray welcomes in 1999 on a winter stroll, plus an old steam locomotive.
Ray Summers At Large - July 1989 Phil Anderson 2017-05-12 | Ray visits the Klamath Basin to view Bald Eagles, and a reflection of travels to the melting pot of the state that year.
Ray Summers At Large - Pine Cone Artisan, Shoe Tree, Howard Olman Phil Anderson 2017-05-12 | Ray visits an oak tree covered with shoes, an amazing artisan who builds crafts from pine cones, plus Howard Olman, a staple of the Eat In Station.
Ray Summers At Large - Albany, Oregon Cow Penning Phil Anderson 2017-05-12 | From the late 1980's. Ray Summers take a look at the rural people penning cows near Albany, Oregon. In the second segment Ray visits the quiet town of Enterprise and the radio station of KWVR.
Ray Summers At Large - St. Marys Cathedral Phil Anderson 2017-05-12 | Here is a 7 minute episode of Ray Summers at Large from I believe the early 1980s. Ray visits St. Mary's Cathedral and keeper Francis Keys; also Mr. Arthur Shade, a clock maker, then closing with a segment on Jay Musselman, an animated road construction worker with an infectious positive attitude.
Ray Summers 1976 year in review Phil Anderson 2017-05-11 | I worked for KOIN-TV some years ago, before my time, in a great era for local broadcasting, KOIN had a fantastic reporter named Ray Summers who would travel throughout the state interviewing people, and telling great stories about what Oregon, and the Pacific Northwest was all about. This was a compilation show from 1976, and is like taking a step back in time.
Ray Summers at Large (first show - 1974) Phil Anderson 2017-01-05 | This first appeared in 1974 on KOIN-TV, in Portland Oregon. Ray Summers was a field reporter who had travelled across the entire Pacific Northwest meeting everyone from all walks of life. When KOIN started a new lifestyle show named Northwest Illustrated, Ray was tapped to create weekly segments from his travels and meetings with unique people that made the northwest what it was. He continued doing these segments, working with the best teams of photographers, editors and designers KOIN had, beyond Northwest Illustrated, to his own segments, Ray Summers at Large, for the next 15 years. Ray touched so many people's lives during this time, and had an unmistakable voice that matched these slices of life in Oregon and Washington with great aplomb. What you're seeing here is the very first episode Ray and KOIN ever did in this vein, and I'm all but certain it was never again aired, and remained locked in the vault in the KOIN basement until myself, and a few others dusted the tapes off, cleaned up the old U-Matic 3/4 tape teck, and digitised them some 35 years later. I have numerous other episodes that I hope to upload over time.© 1974 KOIN-TV© 1974 Northwest Illustrated© 1974 Emmis Broadcasting
Kluane Mountaineering Phil Anderson 2014-06-14 | First ascent in Kluane National Park, St. Elias Mountains, Yukon, Canada, in the Pinnacle Peak area. This climb was made in April of 2001. #kluane #St. Elias #mountaineering #yukon #climbing
Seven Rivers Crossing Phil Anderson 2014-05-30 | A short feature film I directed back in January of 2004. This film has many flaws, mostly mistakes made by myself, but I cut myself some slack as we shot it over about 5 short days, in the cold and snow, including two locations we had to ski into to reach while dealing with harsh conditions. The entire crew was about 6 people, with three doing most of the heavy lifting. There are only 3 people in the cast (plus one extra you'll see). Their work was definitely commendable, certainly exceeding my efforts.
Person of Interest VFX Phil Anderson 2013-06-29 | I created this video inspired by the TV show Person of Interest while working for a CBS affiliate when the show was on. I shot all the footage myself in New York City using a cheap Canon Vixia camcorder, and used a mixture of compositing from Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, editing it together After Effects. I also created the music and sound effects as well.Credit to Jay Worth and his team of VFX artists for creating the original.
Buttermilk Falls, New York Phil Anderson 2013-04-19 | Photo essay of Buttermilk Falls state park, in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.
Station Fire Memorial Phil Anderson 2013-02-20 | Memorial at the location of the 2003 Station Fire, as it stands in February 2013, ten years to the day later.
Lolo Pass Road Phil Anderson 2012-04-11 | An autumn drive on Lolo Pass Road, Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. This was shot with a Panasonic HPX170 camera mounted on a NuAngle NC2100 car mount.
Last Moments Phil Anderson 2012-01-30 | Contemporary, dark ambient piece I composed a couple of years ago and reworked several times until arriving at this version. The music is somewhat split in two, with the first half being very dissonant and "out of key or meter". The second half sounds more pleasing, but on it's own it's actually fairly dissonant, with several modulations in the chord and key structure. The voices are from ATC chatter and CVR recordings from actual aircraft incidences. The video was done in Adobe After Effects, using a few layers of fractal noise set to swirl and no plugins. The images are from actual aircraft incidents, but they do not match the ACT/CVR chatter, only to be complimentary to the music. If you would like a copy of this, or to use this music for your own project, please ask.
Vir2 Violence Phil Anderson 2010-10-12 | Music track created exclusively using the Vir2 library Violence, and no other instruments.
Im going to be a filmmaker... Phil Anderson 2010-09-03 | ...and need a new camera that looks like film.
Mountain Rescue Unit Phil Anderson 2010-04-03 | This little project's impetus was it's music. I created the song entirely using SampleLogic's free TryPack of sample instruments in Logic Pro. It sounded to me like some sort of theme to an action/ethnic TV series, so I decided to quickly put together these faux titles for it in After Effects. The video clips are a combination of clips I took from the web and movies and tweaked (I'll let you guess), but mostly video I shot myself. That's actually me climbing in the ice cave at the :15 mark from my younger, more adventurous days.
Rob Papen Predator (14) Phil Anderson 2010-03-22 | This track was created using fourteen instances of Rob Papen's excellent software synthesizer Predator in Logic Studio 8. All sounds, with exception to the drum loops were created using Predator.
