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Don't Just Dream The Adventure, Live It!

So you want to try to keep up with me?

Well, aside from flying out and finding me, wherever I am at the moment, this is the best way to do it.


This site has been built with three purposes in mind.

1. To post photographs of all the amazing things I am fortunate enough to see.
2. To post my professional writings and excerpts from my travel journal for all interested to peruse.
3. And perhaps most importantly, to keep people apprised of where I am and what I am doing. Thus if I vanish while diving or trekking somewhere, those of you who read this page will be able to tell local authorities "Matt Kaplan is missing."

What??? You don't care about helping authorities find my body? You just want to get a hold of me right away? Email me at paleomatt "at sign" yahoo "dot" com


If you have been here before and just want to check out recent additions you can do so by refering to the following list.

If you are new, please feel free to browse my past trips using my gallery links.

April 27, 2006, Redwood National Park Trek photos posted
April 15, 2006, Diver Training photos posted
January 4, 2006, Diving log entry posted in journal
September 29, 2005 Red Sea Diving Safari photos and log posted in adventures gallery
August 5, 2005 Poland/Slovakia Trek photos posted in adventures gallery
June 19, 2005 Portland Harbor Wreck Diving log entry posted in journal

So Check Out What I've Been Up To!



* Excursions are differentiated from adventures through the score they recieve on the "risk to Matt's life" scale. For more information on this topic refer to the risk list below.



The Risk to Matt's Life Scale (RTML Scale)

This is a 1 to 100 scale, scores are determined for various activites by refering to the list below. Excursions are characterized by having a score of 30 or less. Adventures are characterized by having a score of 31 or more.








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