Looking for the ultimate outdoor adventure this summer? Want to know the best hiking, paddling, treks, and more? Interested in seeing a few National Parks? Well, the editors at National Geographic...
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Last week, while surfing the internet, I discovered Best Odyssey Expedition's first kiteboarding film. If you recall, the Best Odyssey Expedition is a "radical and unique Yacht Share sailing...
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Adventure Cycling Association has released new and updated maps of the Lewis and Clark Trail, the first "heritage" bicycle route. If you remember, last year, the association successfully...
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Italian cyclist Ivan Basso, a Giro d'Italia champion, admitted his involvement in a spanish doping scandal. The scandal began last May and involved more than 50 cyclists including Jan Ullrich. He...
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Age ain't nothing but a number. And Barbara Hillary approved that by skiing to the North Pole, at the age of 75. Even more, Hillary, a lung cancer survivor, was the first African-American women to...
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If you're a fan of kiteboarding, you'll love a new film released by The Best Odyssey Expedition. Admittedly, I'm not a kiteboarding fan, but this film and the expedition's concept are...
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Since Earth Day was a few days ago, I thought it would be appropriate to remind everyone of the Leave No Trace principles. And with peak hiking season upon us, let's make sure we....well..leave no...
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For most, conquering the 29,035 foot mount everest is a once in a lifetime event. But, for Appa, once, twice, even sixteen times is not enough. In an unbelievable feat, veteran sherpa, Appa is trying...
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There are thousands of magazines dedicated to every conceivable genre and hobby. Peruse your local bookstore and you'll find crocheting magazines, pet magazines, political magazines and much more....
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Creative Weblogging is currently looking for a professional blogger with a minimum of 30 days blogging experience to write for this blog. If you have blogging experience on this or a similar topic,...
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If so, the site for you is The Women's Wilderness Institute based in Boulder, Colorado. The institute's 20 outdoor educators are professionals who guide outdoor adventures and trips for women...
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The Scotland Sunday Times has posted an article on tripping the great outdoors for one last fling with the kids before winter. It has great suggestions for keeping the little ones busy, but - better...
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Every day is a good snow day in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. What? You didn't know that it's just a short step from the dunes to the slopes in one of the hottest spots in the world? (Neither...
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Does a 300+ mile 3-4 day non-stop race through the Moab, Utah-area desert in October sound like fun to you? If you said yes, does it still sound like fun when you're biking, paddling, rappelling...
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Stellar News has published a press release announcing a partnership between REI Adventures and Bonneville Environmental Foundation to green up travel for outdoor enthusiasts. Here's an out-take:...
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Want to be outdoors? Want to be a leader? Want both? Take yourself over to the National Outdoor Leadership School - an outdoor teaching organization that does some incredible things with some...
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According to the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation one out of every three acres of America's land - 600 million acres - is public land. National Public Lands Day is the...
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The Sacramento Bee has posted a great list of of fall activities to get kids off the couch and into the great outdoors. The article lists activities nationwide and has some good links for further...
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by raphael on April 06, 2006
Hello fellow readership! Thank you for continuing to support my work here at outdoor-weblog.com. I wanted to remind everyone that we are doing a survey about the website, you can find it by clicking...
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It's every outdoorsman's (or -woman's) nightmare, being lost in the woods, or in the mountains. Of course, the main thing to do in trying to safeguard oneself against getting lost, is...
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by raphael on July 15, 2005
Yes! To be a Santa Barbaran! The sheer number of outdoor activities available to the common person is mind-boggling. In the mountains you have options like hiking, biking, and fresh water swimming....
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PART THREE Is there politics involved in the sense that maybe speed climbing does not necessarily have the "cool" label as far as kids are concerned compared to, say, skateboarding or...
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by raphael on April 17, 2005
A few years ago some friends got me tickets to see the best of the Banff Mountain Film Festival playing at Campbell Hall on the campus of the University of California at Santa Barbara. What an...
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by raphael on April 14, 2005
Waking to an incredibly gorgeous bluebird Saturday the crew could not resist the temptation to get some fresh turns on the nearby locale. Sourdough Hill stood at an elevation around 7000 feet, and...
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