Filed in archive Biking
by raphael on December 23, 2006
Deep in the heart of Big Sur is a fascinating road that transects the California State Park called Nacimiento Road. This paved wonder rises up higher and higher each switchback turn is a dizzying...
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There's not much I can add to this post but just point you to the link to 10 Tying Tips of the Pros by Al and Gretchen Beatty. These intrepid - and legendary - fly-tying instructors and pros from...
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Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, has approved an "Adventure Education" degree to begin during the college's 2007 class schedule. The degree will include in its focus...
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Frostbite is caused by localized (as in fingers, hands, toes, feet, nose, etc.) cooling or freezing of tissue caused by constriction of blood vessels and shunting of blood away from these areas. Here...
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If you're ever lost in the outdoors, your main thought should be survival - literally S.U.R.V.I.A.L. The U.S. Army Survival Manual provides this list for you to keep in mind if the worst should...
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If you're shopping for the outdoorsy type in your life, you're probably seeing a lot of backpacks lining the shelves of their favorite stores. But a backpack is one of the most personal things...
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A cool new gadget that debuted in 2006 was the SmartCast fish finder, a lure-sized, remote sonar sensor that can be cast from a wristwatch-sized holder. The sensor can be cast about 75 feet and is...
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After reporting on the tragic death of James Kim - who was found dead after his family was lost in the Oregon mountains - SFGate.com's Tom Stienstra speculated that the Kim family was using a...
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A Japanese group of 56 researchers and four media personnel have set off from from Narita International Airport as the 48th Antarctic expedition. The will arrive at Fremantle port in Australia, where...
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Ole Einar Bjoerndalen sped through a penalty loop to hold on to his 65th career win in the biathlon World Cup on Saturday. Bjoerndalen, 32, covered the 10-km distance, plus the penalty loop for...
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During an expedition on the Chinese Yangtze River, 30 Chinese and foreign scientists spent nearly a month searching for the rare baiji or white-flag dolphin, but not a single one was spotted. The...
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Filed in archive by Beverly Durfee on December 05, 2006
Garmin Ltd. has paid $36 million to grab Dynastream Innovations Inc., a Canadian company that makes foot pods and heart-rate monitors for sports and fitness products. Dynastream's devices can be...
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Arkansas and the timber company Potlatch Forest Holdings Inc. have agreed on a conservation easement that will open up roughly 16,000 acres to public use and will provide protection for several plant...
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I love the idea of the latest spinoff of geocaching - Skiocaching. The sport is trademarked and promoted by Mountain Dynamics Inc. and is described as this: Skiocaching is a GPS-based treasure hunt...
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