Dreher Island Photo Challenge Update

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeCQepNddGw On December 30, 2016 our founder decided to leave a photo from his travels in Dreher Island's official state park geocache. Coordinates: N 34° 05.483 W 081° 24.495 Now how this works: When you find the photo in the state park geocache, tag us on Facebook, Instagram, or even email us at operationadventure@outlook.com! See … Continue reading Dreher Island Photo Challenge Update

The Urban Pilgrim Project

Since this week's blog will be released on a Thursday, I felt it only appropriate to have a throwback, reintroducing a project created a few years ago. Blogged on April 2, 2015 Recently because of Phantomythography: A Young Ghost Comes of Age, I’ve taken notice of glitch art. Glitch art is created using analog errors, corrupting the … Continue reading The Urban Pilgrim Project

The Launch of Our New YouTube Channel

Travel with the Operation Adventure team as we embark on a new journey through the world of YouTube. There you will find a channel dedicated to real people, stories, and adventures crossing both intersections of art and documentary. Link to YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQTc9c3EaclA6IkJ3pOXFQ First two promotional videos for series and website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2y6xNO8Td8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UGvZS0QHyc       … Continue reading The Launch of Our New YouTube Channel

A Special Q&A Session with Pro-MMA Fighter Alexa Conners

You’re a Pro MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Fighter, what does your average day look like? Alexa: When I am in a training camp I train 2-3 times a day. I mix it up between strength and conditioning and other martial arts. What is your prep like before you step back into the cage? Alexa: I … Continue reading A Special Q&A Session with Pro-MMA Fighter Alexa Conners

Penn Center becomes national monument days before celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Rooted in history, nestled in the heart of marshlands, and centrally located between beautiful beaches and a thriving coastal town sits Penn Center, formally known as Penn School. Founded in 1862 by Laura Towne and Ellen Murray, Penn School was established as one of the first schools for freed African-American slaves living on St. Helena … Continue reading Penn Center becomes national monument days before celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Reminiscence of a Snow Day: Growing up in South Carolina

Waking up, running in the living room, cutting on the floodlights that overlooked the yard, quickly switching on the television to the local news station, and watching eagerly as they named off the county closures for the impending doom ‘snow’ day will forever be etched in my childhood memory. Lexington County, Richland County, Clairton County… … Continue reading Reminiscence of a Snow Day: Growing up in South Carolina

Ringing in the New Year with a “First Day Hike”

Since 2011, it’s been a tradition for us at Operation Adventure to bring in the New Year by getting outdoors and hiking. It is after all our belief that how you start off the New Year is how you will end it, which is why it’s important to bring in the New Year with a … Continue reading Ringing in the New Year with a “First Day Hike”

Welcome to the Winter Solstice: The Birth of the Sun and Energy

Several cold, rainy, and overcast days have ushered in the Winter Solstice for the residences of South Carolina.   The Winter Solstice is an astronomical phenomenon, which occurs December 20th - 23rd. During this period the North Pole is the furthest from the sun, allowing for the shift in darkness in the Northern Hemisphere.   … Continue reading Welcome to the Winter Solstice: The Birth of the Sun and Energy

Our {first} post, again.

Our {first} post, again.   Year after year we at Operation Adventure look for new ways to shake up our routine. And as most of you have noticed we have been working to restructure all of our social media outlets, including our blog that’s located here on operationadventure.org.   Now what’s actually changed? Where did all of … Continue reading Our {first} post, again.