{"id":30971,"date":"2023-11-29T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=30971"},"modified":"2024-01-09T12:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T20:55:50","slug":"in-defense-of-type-one-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"In Defense of Type One Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I pulled away from the New York Times Sunday crossword to check on the sun. It was not close. It felt unseemly to still be in pajamas with an unpacked camp at 10:34 am. But it was October on the Main Salmon. The sun was taking its sweet time creeping toward Jim Moore Beach, and we were not in a hurry. Our tent flies were still dewy, and 56 down was on the tip of our tongues. Becca and I returned to the crossword. We didn\u2019t shove off until a leisurely 12:13 pm.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30971 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/dtd23_type-1-fun_16x9-22\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180647\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-22-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180647\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-22-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180647\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-22-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180647\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-22-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180647\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-22-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180647\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-22-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180647\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-22-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/dtd23_type-1-fun_16x9-28\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190326\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-28-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190326\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-28-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190326\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-28-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190326\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-28-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190326\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-28-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190326\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-28-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190326\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-28-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Two weeks prior, I\u2019d woken up in the dark on that very beach, made coffee by headlamp and shoved off at a \u201crespectable\u201d 8:54 am. This week, though, we wouldn&#8217;t leave camp until the sun touched our faces. Or until we wanted to. This week was all about type one fun.<\/p>\n<p>I was raised on a healthy dose of type two fun in the outdoors. In my house, we were oddly proud of self-imposed suffering. Whether we were backpacking, nordic ski racing or rafting, the bigger the slog, the better the glory. The more difficult the challenge, the sweeter the victory. Type two fun is the kind of fun that&#8217;s actually agony. It\u2019s fear, struggle and suffering. Only once you survive and make it out the other side can you look back with a sliver of fondness and call it \u201cfun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30981 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180408\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180408\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-04.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180408\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180408\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-04-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180408\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180408\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-04-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I studied recreation in college, my classmates and I traded stories where danger and exposure were protagonists. In my guiding jobs after college, we proved our expertise with tales of great endurance and near escapes. We doled out respect based on perseverance through suffering.<\/p>\n<p>My friend Becca is not about needless suffering. She listens to my stories but doesn&#8217;t try to one-up me with her own, though she definitely could. As a wildlife biologist with over a decade of field experience, she has hiked for days to find bighorn sheep and she&#8217;s endured extreme cold to gather data on wolves.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-30971 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/dtd23_type-1-fun_16x9-18\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180610\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-18-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180610\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-18-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180610\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-18-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180610\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-18-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180610\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-18-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180610\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-18-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180610\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-18-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/dtd23_type-1-fun_1x1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_1x1-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_1x1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_1x1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_1x1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_1x1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_1x1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_1x1-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_1x1-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_1x1-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_1x1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20190726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_1x1.jpg 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/dtd23_type-1-fun_16x9-07\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180436\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-07-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180436\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-07-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180436\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-07-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180436\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-07-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180436\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-07-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180436\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-07-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180436\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-07-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>But Becca likes going slow. She doesn\u2019t subscribe to the idea of misery as worth. She\u2019s content to be unimpressive in the wilderness.<\/p>\n<p>We used to coexist this way: me chasing misery and telling tales, her not feeling compelled to feel that same misery. She models type <em>one<\/em> fun\u2014where it\u2019s actually fun in the moment, and there\u2019s zero threat of death. Type one fun involves no suffering, just straight enjoyment, joy or relaxation.<\/p>\n<p>Quite honestly, it\u2019s a blast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30996 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180617\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180617\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-19.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180617\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180617\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-19-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180617\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180617\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-19-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Becca jumpstarted my journey to engender more type one fun adventure in my life. It began in earnest three years before our Main Salmon trip. We\u2019d finally gotten ahold of a book we&#8217;d been wanting to read. Yes, we\u2019re in our 30s, and yes, we love a good read-aloud. So, we schemed up a weekend adventure: three days sitting by the river and reading. There would be a heavy emphasis on snacks and swimming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know a spot on the North Fork of the Boise!\u201d I told her eagerly. \u201cIt\u2019s got a sweet swimming hole, and we can bike or hike from a trailhead up the road. Oh! Or we could packraft!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can,\u201d Becca said dryly.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-30971 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/dtd23_type-1-fun_16x9-09\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180457\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-09-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180457\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-09-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180457\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-09-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180457\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-09-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180457\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-09-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180457\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-09-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180457\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-09-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/dtd23_type-1-fun_16x9-06\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180427\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-06-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180427\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-06-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180427\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-06-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180427\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-06-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180427\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-06-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180427\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-06-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180427\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-06-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I sobered for a second and then recalibrated. <em>I do not need to be intense, <\/em>I told myself. This weekend, there\u2019d be no pressure to bag peaks, count miles, or send stout lines. We only needed to be present outside. And read a book. Without remorse, I left the bike and the packrafts at home. I had been granted permission to be unimpressive.<\/p>\n<p>That weekend was three days of icy dips in the swimming hole. It was three days of learning where the sun interacted with camp. Three days of identifying animal tracks and noticing their thoroughfares. Through it all, we watched the water trickle by like a meditation. Turns out, it\u2019s pretty fun not to be miserable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31008 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185305\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185305\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-27.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185305\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-27-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185305\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-27-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185305\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185305\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-27-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since that trip, Becca and I have intentionally built type one fun into our lives in both the back and front country. We\u2019ve done a lot of sitting next to bodies of water and reading. We laughed our butts off wearing backcountry face masks. We\u2019ve spent time being still and noticed things I would never have otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>I often feel a sense of urgency when I go outside\u2014there\u2019s so much to do and so much to see, and I want it all. What\u2019s around the next river bend? What can I see from the next ridgeline? I can feel guilty when it seems as if I haven\u2019t fully capitalized on every opportunity or moment. Becca reminds me that there\u2019s another way to be.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-30971 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/dtd23_type-1-fun_16x9-25\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180710\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-25-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180710\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-25-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180710\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-25-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180710\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-25-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180710\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-25-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180710\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-25-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180710\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-25-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/img_4125\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185417\/IMG_4125-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185417\/IMG_4125-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185417\/IMG_4125-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185417\/IMG_4125-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185417\/IMG_4125-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185417\/IMG_4125-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20185417\/IMG_4125-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/dtd23_type-1-fun_16x9-12\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180520\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-12-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180520\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-12-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180520\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-12-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180520\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-12-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180520\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-12-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180520\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-12-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180520\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-12-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Instead of focusing on being the first or the fastest, being outside is also an opportunity to feel at ease and connect to a place. When type one fun is my intention, I&#8217;ve found that I can unsubscribe from the pressure\u2014to do more, go harder, be sendier. Plus, it\u2019s freeing not to think we\u2019re going to die!<\/p>\n<p>I do love escaping death, don\u2019t get me wrong. The outdoors is a space to push boundaries and do things we didn\u2019t think we could. There\u2019s something to be said for a healthy dose of type two fun every now and again. It can foster positive growth and confidence and push us to, as they say, \u201cget comfortable being uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31034 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20195909\/tents2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20195909\/tents2.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20195909\/tents2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20195909\/tents2-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20195909\/tents2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20195909\/tents2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still think the ratio should be tipped in favor of type one,\u201d Becca tells me when we reflect on this dichotomy. \u201cThere will always be pressure to go to new places and try new things. But it\u2019s fun, too, to go back to the same place again and again, to build a relationship with a place. See it in new seasons! See it in new lights! It\u2019s okay to be laid back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t nailed the perfect ratio yet, but I\u2019m grateful to have a friend who never pressures me to be extreme. Without her type one fun tutelage, I wouldn\u2019t have stopped at Lantz Bar just to taste apples, where we sampled at least 12 different trees.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-30971 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/dtd23_type-1-fun_16x9-17\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180602\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-17-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180602\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-17-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180602\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-17-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180602\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-17-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180602\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-17-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180602\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-17-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180602\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-17-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/dtd23_type-1-fun_16x9-05\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180419\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-05-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180419\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-05-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180419\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-05-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180419\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-05-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180419\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-05-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180419\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-05-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180419\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-05-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2023\/11\/29\/in-defense-of-type-one-fun\/dtd23_type-1-fun_16x9-20\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180626\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-20-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180626\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-20-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180626\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-20-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180626\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-20-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180626\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-20-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180626\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-20-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180626\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-20-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Nor would I have investigated bear scat and followed bear tracks to an apr\u00e8s nap spot. I would have pushed through the flatwater above Magpie instead of drifting sideways. I would have missed the two giant wolves on the hillside just above the river, staring at us as we passed. And I sure wouldn\u2019t have finished a Sunday crossword.<\/p>\n<p>The next time you go boating, consider eddying out. Maybe stay still instead of summitting. Take deep breaths, watch the sun drift along the ridge, and listen to the birds. \u00a0Go out there and get inside your comfort zone: it\u2019s pretty nice there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31004 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-2.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-2-1000x562.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20180726\/DTD23_Type-1-Fun_16x9-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I pulled away from the New York Times Sunday crossword to check on the sun. It was not close. It felt unseemly to still be&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48000,"featured_media":30974,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[339],"tags":[371,327,38,120],"class_list":["post-30971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nrs-culture","tag-adventure-travel","tag-backyard-adventure","tag-camping","tag-women-boaters","post-grid"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In Defense of Type One Fun | Duct Tape Diaries | NRS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Adventure doesn&#039;t have to include pain and tears and suffering. 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