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on October 1, 2009
Are you a hiker who is looking to explore nature? I would suggest that you head to south of Utah as early as March or as late as October in northern mountains to get to see some beautiful wildflowers....
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on June 28, 2008
ABC News in phoenix arizona has an excellent report on hiking in extreme temperatures. While few of us will ever have to worry about the sort of temperatures Phoenix sees in the summer, it's impo...
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Outdoor Survival
on May 26, 2008
With the camping, hiking and general outdoors season in full swing, another traditional summertime season has begun - Forest fire season.
Anyone heading into the wilds needs to check on local fire c...
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Outdoor Survival
on October 25, 2007
Next week marks anniversary of the Donner Party disaster. For those who do not know, the group of migrants became trapped in snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains (yes, the same mountains Steve Fossett&...
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Outdoor Survival
on October 21, 2007
The sheer will to survive never ceases to amaze me. Lillian Ruth Simpson was rescued after floating for 19 hours on a water container off the coast of Maui.
Simpson was canoeing alone when winds fli...
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Outdoor Survival
on September 12, 2007
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 o...
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Outdoor Survival
on December 15, 2006
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 ha...
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Outdoor Survival
on December 12, 2006
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 pape...
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Outdoor Survival
on November 15, 2006
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...
