The fate of the Australian scientist and explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, who disappeared into mystery during an 1848 expedition, may have come a bit closer to being resolved. According to a YourGuide to...
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Filed in archive Biking
by Beverly Durfee on November 29, 2006
If you're interested in a bike tour that epitomizes "off the beaten path" take a look at Tour d'Afrique Ltd.'s upcoming Silk Route Race/Expedition. Tour d'Afrique Ltd. made a...
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The old-time ski instruction just not doing it for you? If you're determined to learn - and open to new ideas - the Tahoe Donner Ski School may have just what you're looking for. Starting this...
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A British doctor has decided that the only way to reach the top is to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. In an effort to raise funds for the new Seaton ear, nose and throat clinic, Dr. Rob Daniels will travel...
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Pennsylvania's Laurel Mountain State Park will not open for skiing this season, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced. After financial problems in 2004, the...
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Is your ski scene a little too civilized? You could always strap on your skis and your parachute and jump from an airplane onto a jagged mountain top. eBaum's World has a first-person video of a...
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Mark of the Arkansas Geocaching blogspot has alerted us to the new that the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has withdrawn plans to permit geocaching on agency lands. In an obvious display of...
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The Star Journal has published a list of skiing tips prepared by the National Ski Areas Association that you should read up on even if you've already begun your ski adventures this season. The...
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All of our survival kits come with those spiffy little mirrors, but besides using them for shaving in the morning or applying sunblock to our nose, do we really know how to use them? Tony Nester, an...
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Sochi, Russia, is bidding to be the location for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but Greenpeace is trying to derail construction of a key facility in Sochi National Park. Greenpeace claims in a Russian...
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Filed in archive Hiking
by Beverly Durfee on November 13, 2006
The Voice of America News has a nice feature on hiking the Appalachian Trail that's definitely worth a read. Or listen, if that's what you prefer. You can download the broadcast in MP3 and...
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Well, Bill Schneider sounds like he's mad and he's not taking it any more. In a very eloquent "Open Letter to the New, Blue Congress" Bill outlines many of the frustrations those of...
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Colorado is fed up and this year state regulators are serious about cutting down on out-of-bounds skiing and snow boarding. Citation books are in hand and officials have already been busy writing this...
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Thanks to Brian Clark I have something entirely new to add to my Christmas list this year - heli-skiing in British Columbia's Canadian Rockies. In Brian's Snow Blog, he's way too good at...
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The mountain goats that call South Dakota's Black Hills home have had a hard time just getting by lately. The population is dwindling and there seems to be no lack of reasons why. The original...
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For Eastern U.S. anglers, the time is right for catching bluefish - in fact right now may be the best time you'll get in the next 40 years. According to Todd Lehr: Population numbers of bluefish...
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