After missing for more than a month, searchers for Steve Fossett believe they have enough significant leads to find the missing millionaire aviator. Fossett left on a solo plane ride to scout...
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Filed in archive Biking
by Terah Shelton on September 26, 2007
If you're considering a end of summer bike ride, you may want to consider the Lewis and Clark Bicycle Trail. After a grant from the National Park Service, the Adventure Cycling Association is...
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by Terah Shelton on September 26, 2007
If you thought Floyd Landis was going to go away and hide behind a rock, you were wrong. In a letter to his fans posted on his personal website, Landis is maintaining his innocence. Last week,...
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Do you consider birdwatching an outdoor activity? No? Well you should. Just a few short weeks after the announcement that the number of hunters was trailing off, comes another shocking announcement:...
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Filed in archive Biking
by Terah Shelton on September 20, 2007
Less than six hours after a panel upheld the results of the initial test that found him guilty of testing positive for synthetic testosterone, Floyd Landis still maintains his innocence. According to...
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by Terah Shelton on September 20, 2007
This just in. After a four month hearing and a year of protesting his innocence, arbitrators found Floyd Landis guilty of doping. When a Landis tested positive for using a synthetic testosterone, he...
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You've seen the commercials for the Dew Summer Tour. Now the famed tour has its sights set on winter sports. According to an article on MSNBC, the tour, which sees up to 250,000 fans, is in...
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Back in April, American Rivers "the only national organization standing up for healthy rivers" announced its annual list of America's Most Endangered Rivers. And you'll be amazed at...
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Filed in archive Fishing
by Terah Shelton on September 19, 2007
One of my favorite movies is "A River Runs Through It". After I saw the movie, I begged my mother for my own reel and artificial flies. Being a child, of course, I didn't stick with it,...
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Here's the best of the outdoor news I've missed. Cycling Book Delivers Legal Answers Without Spin VeloPress is pleased to announce the publication of a legal reference book for cyclists by...
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Filed in archive Biking
by Terah Shelton on September 18, 2007
On a positive note and continuing with the cycling theme, it seems fans have not abandoned cycling as a sport. According to an article on Yahoo! Sports, thousands of fans filled the streets of St....
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Filed in archive Biking
by Terah Shelton on September 18, 2007
After more than a year of public debate, retested samples, and sifting through evidence, arbitrators closed the official hears and is ready to make a decision about either 2006 Tour de France, Floyd...
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Rolf Potts is one of the greatest travel writers in the world. Yes, a bold statement, but a true one. He is one of the reasons why I wanted to become a travel writer. His book, Vagabonding,...
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This week's outdoor inspiration comes from the icy and cold Arctic. It's a story about Will Steger, an Arctic explorer whose "feet have touched over 40,000 miles of the icy...
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As the summer slowly bows and makes way for the fall, I find myself hanging on to the season that seemingly comes to late and exits to fast. At the end of the summer, no matter how much I've...
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While reading an article about Steve Fossett, I came across Desert Survivors. According to their website, the group of 690 members is a "non-profit organization founded in 1981 with the mission...
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I've been posting about this in detail on my other blog, Aviation Weblog, but I also wanted to post something here as well. It may not be exactly adventure/outdoor related, but it warrants a post....
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by Terah Shelton on September 11, 2007
On the sixth anniversary of September 11th and the upcoming one year countdown to next year's Olympics, China is concerned about potential terrorists attacks at the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympics....
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In an act of sheer will and determination, Ora Doris Anderson survived two weeks in the mountains after getting separated from her husband while on a hunting trip. Anderson and her husband was...
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Filed in archive Fishing
by Terah Shelton on September 06, 2007
Hunting is not an outdoor activity I blog about regularly, but after reading a this Yahoo! News article, maybe I know why. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, the number of hunters has...
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Filed in archive Hiking
by Terah Shelton on September 06, 2007
According to a MSNBC article, a hiker was gored by a bison after the animal decided "it didn't like him standing close". Jardrec Anangos was charged by a Southern Californian bison on...
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Ever wonder what certain experiences are like? For example, ever think about what its like to win the Tour de France? Or to freedive? How about what its like to survive a parachute failure. In an...
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by Terah Shelton on September 05, 2007
If you're looking at the picture wondering if its time for Thanksgiving, the answer is no. It's just the Beijing Olympic officials have struck again. This time, they're focusing in on...
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Filed in archive Biking
by Terah Shelton on September 04, 2007
According to a MSNBC article, Tour de France bikers have large hearts. Not in a giving since, but literally. Dr. Francois Carre of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, France, said the...
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