Yahoo posted an article in their Yahoo! Green blog titled “Endangered Vacations.” It’s a list of several top outdoor United States vacation spots that may not exist in a few decades – do to factors like climate change, mother nature and man-made obstructions. Whatever the cause for their disappearance, it will be a travesty if/when [...]
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I Suck At Geocaching
March 22nd, 2010 
David If you’re ever looking for an outdoor activity that is fun and kills time when you’re bored, I suggest trying your hand at geocaching. Wikipedia describes geocaching as:
It is organized as outdoor activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called [...]
REI Adventures
February 17th, 2010 David When you’re planning an adventure vacation, do you like to schedule out every day to the minute? Do you want to know exactly where you’re going, what time you’ll be there and what gear you need? Or are you the type of person that books a flight and then figures everything out as you go?
I’d [...]
Five U.S. National Parks You’ve Never Heard Of
February 10th, 2010 David If I asked you to list some United States National Parks, how many could you give me? You might start out with Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Great Smoky Mountains and the Grand Canyon – but then what would you say? Most Americans know the popular National Parks, but probably can’t name more than a handful.
There [...]
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Tags: Capitol Reef, Dry Torugas, Great Sand Dunes, Kings Canyon, National Parks, Wind Cave 
No Comments »Grandfather Mountain: Camping, Hiking and More
February 8th, 2010 David Grandfather Mountain is part of the Blue Ridge Mountain Range in the Southeastern United States. The summit has an elevation of 5,946 feet and the mountain got it’s name because of the way it kind of looks like an old man’s face from far away. One of the most famous features at Grandfather Mountain is [...]
North Carolina Snow Storm
February 5th, 2010 David All of you out west and up north can go ahead and laugh… North Carolina might not have 10,000 ft peaks or get 10 feet of annual snow fall but in the past few weeks the western part of North Carolina has seen some pretty heavy ice/snow storms.
My parents have a house up in [...]
Posted in Snow Sports, Trips Tags: Hendersonville, ice, Skiing, snow, snowboarding, storms No Comments »6 Reasons to Visit Denali National Park
February 2nd, 2010 David Denali (also commonly referred to as Mount McKinley) in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of approximately 20,320 feet (6,194 m). Denali is a mountain climbers dream and a photographers heaven. From afar we are captivated by it’s beauty – the way she just explodes upward from the [...]
Grand Canyon Rafting Adventure
January 28th, 2010 David A Grand Canyon Rafting adventure is arguably one of the best adventure trips you can take in North America. It’s definitely on my bucket list – and hopefully something I can cross off my list in the next 5 years. I’m talking multiple day trips that conquer massive rapids, yet bring a sense of peace [...]
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