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Category Archives: Hiking
Start the New Year Off with a First Day Hike
With New Year’s Day just around the corner, people everywhere are zeroing in on their new year’s resolutions for 2013. Some will vow to add more exercise into their routines, and others will promise not to stay indoors as much. … Continue reading
When Things Go Wrong
Dr. Aram Attarian, professor of parks, recreation and tourism management at North Carolina State University, has spent 35 years collecting accident reports, first-person accounts, and newspaper articles about things gone wrong in outdoor and adventure programs. Attarian combined more than … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Hiking, RV Lifestyle, RV Safety
Tagged backpacking, bear safety, climbing, emergency survival kit, GPS, hiking, outdoor recreation, rafting, safety, weather alert
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The Top Five Best Adventure Travel Tours in North America
Please note that the following post is written by guest author, Peter Smith. There’s no need to travel abroad to see dense rainforests, explore lava fields, or kayak with orcas. North America is full of amazing sights waiting for adventure … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, National Parks, Road Trips
Tagged Alaska, biking, Blue Ridge Mountains, British Columbia, California, fishing, Grand American Adventures, hiking, tours
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Redesign of Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov, the interagency website that guides visitors to 90,000 sites on federal lands such as national parks, wildlife refuges, waterways, forests, and recreation areas, has a new look with expanded content and improved navigation tools. The redesign is an initial step … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Hiking, Historic Sites, National Parks, Public Recreation Areas, Wildlife Refuge
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, BLM, camping, hiking, historic sites, National Forest Service, national park, national wildlife refuge, outdoor recreation, Recreation.gov, RVing, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wildlife
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Camping Without a Car or RV
A non-profit group is making camping without a car possible with a regular bus service between Toronto and key national and provincial parks in Ontario. Starting June 29 (2012), the Ontario Parkbus Initiative will be running buses between Toronto and … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Hiking, National Parks, Provincial Parks
Tagged backpacking, Bruce Peninsula National Park, camping, Grundy Lake Provincial Park, hiking, International Biosphere Reserve, Killarney Provincial Park, national park, Ontario, outdoor recreation, Parkbus, Parks Canada, provincial park, tenting
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Lake Guntersville Rebounds One Year after Storms
On April 27, 2011 Lake Guntersville State Park was hit by multiple tornadoes. Thirteen months after three tornadoes tore a path of destruction through Lake Guntersville State Park, the park has rebounded and is still a primary vacation spot in … Continue reading
Fort Ord Becomes a National Monument
On April 20, 2012, President Obama signed a Proclamation to designate the Fort Ord National Monument. A sweeping former military base north of Monterey, California, Fort Ord is known for its oceanfront landscape and a history that dates back to horse … Continue reading
Lost Dutchman State Park: Adopt-A-Cactus
Last winter I posted three articles on Lost Dutchman, an Arizona State Park named after Jacob Waltz, the Dutchman, who reportedly found a gold mine in the Superstitions in the 1870s. According to legend, the gold is still there somewhere. … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Hiking, RV Lifestyle, Snowbird, State Parks
Tagged Adopt-a-Cactus, Arizona, Arizona State Park, cactus, camping, hiking, history, Lost Dutchman State Park, outdoor recreation, RVing, saguaro, Snowbird, Sonoran Desert, Southwest, state park
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Take a Hike at a Texas State Park
Periodic mild winter days present a great opportunity to lace up your hiking boots or simply slip on your sneakers and hit a variety of trails snaking through dozens of Texas State Parks. With 94 state parks, hikers of all … Continue reading
Rx for Fitness: Where Fitness is a Walk in the Park
Everyone knows that exercise is one key to being healthy, but not everyone enjoys going to the gym. Georgia’s State Park system has teamed up with the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants (GAPA) to make healthy living a bit more … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Hiking, State Parks
Tagged camping, disc golf, geocaching, Georgia, Georgia State Park, hiking, outdoor recreation, RVing, Rx for Fitness, state park, swimming, Tons of Fun Fitness Challenge
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