As I stared out across the vast, shimmering and motionless basin, my eyes focused upon the various triangular-shaped boulder piles that seemed to fill the wide space in a haphazard fashion. How did...

Many years ago I overhead someone talking about their "amazing" trip to Joshua Tree National Park. When I combined that reference with what I read in a biography of Jim Morrison and the fact...

So far I have talked about the wondrous life that is created by black smokers, or hydrothermal venting if you prefer. What I have not mentioned is what Miss Del Sontro informed me about the techniques...

The Tribeca Film Festival 2006 calls for a short movie competition! Record and show them your own story in 15 seconds and win honor and glory. In order to make your submissions as successful as...

Part Two Unfortunately I am unable to show you a black smoker in today's blog. If I were one of those crummy, backhanded journalists who gain the faith of the person that they interview and then...

When I heard that Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort was just as good if not better than Squaw Valley I would shake my head and laugh at the person. Nothing could be as good as my home mountain. No chair...

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...

Today is the day! We will start our April contest and survey in the category "Recreation & Sport" with the prize being an Borealis Day Pack from The North Face! All you have to do is to...