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OKC Holiday River Parade Nov 28, 2008, written 2 weeks ago, The fifth Annual Devon Energy Holiday River Parade is scheduled for Friday, November 28, 2008 at 6 p.m. The day after Thanksgiving, the Oklahoma River will come to life and illuminate the night with decorated boats of every shape and size a...

Homosexual necrophilia in the mallard, written 2 days ago, This is so weird, some would probably say disturbing, but nature is a weird and sometimes disturbing place. On 5 June 1995 an adult male mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) collided with the glass façade of the Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam an...

Me and my Valley Avocet on tour.

First Turns Of The 08/09 Season, written 2 weeks ago, I took my first turns of the 08/09 season this last Saturday. I headed up to A-Basin with the girl and introduce her to my favorite pass time. After the warm week, there was more snow than I expected. The sun softened the pack enough to get an ea...

Fernie: Cornerstone Lodge Review, written 3 days ago, During the 2007/2008 season, we stayed in the Cornerstone Lodge, in Fernie, Canada (BC). The Cornerstone Lodge is in the actual resort, rather than Fernie Town, which is a bus ride down the road. I don't know the exact price that we paid for the ...

Dynafit ZZero 4 — Peter's Take, written 3 days ago, My old red and grey Dynafit Aero backcountry skiing boots are wide and basically a bathtub fit. I’ve had to pad and extensively custom fit them for my long narrow feet. The 30 mondo sole measures 344 mm in length. Also, the Aeros are HEAVY. I...

Mountain Mania - Summit Dreams

Believe in your Dreams, written 3 weeks ago, I was 8 years old when I began dreaming about climbing Mount Everest. I had support from my family to pursue my climbing career, and was sufficiently stubborn to never let go of my dream. Seventeen years later, after years...

Whack Job?, written 1 day ago, Thick socks? Check. Foot warmers? Check. Coveralls? Check. Ear bands? Check. Gloves? Check. Sanity? Don’t answer that! Am I nuts? It was 10 degrees overnight and I have plans for riding this afternoon. Don’t tell my friend, Kathy, who I am meeting at the trail (an...

Plan To Make Travel and Tours To Other Country, written 4 days ago, Christmas is almost there and I know this is one of our special days that we are waiting for every year aside to our birthday. In this post I will not featuring Cagayan de Oro instead the place that I plan to visit this coming Decem...

A young birder blogs about watching and photographing birds in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Breaking news: Scarp 1 from Tarptent released, written 2 days ago, Henry Shires just released his first - 4 season - 1+ person - double wall shelter…the Scarp 1 weighing 1250g (44oz). If you see the Scarp 1 the Akto from Hilleberg immediately comes into your mind but the Scarp is lighter, offers m...

Overland Track Tasmania, written 2 days ago, Do you need good, practical advice from experienced bushwalkers to plan your Overland Track hike? Are you having trouble organising the walk from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair on the Overland Track? Is coordinating the Overland Track booking, transpo...

About the planning and thru-hiking of the Appalachian Trail. Who I am, what I think, and how I feel will be topics as well as gear to buy, what I learn, what fails and succeeds.

Waxing a snowboard how when where why?, written 1 month ago, OK When it comes to waxing your board when would be a good time well it all depends on if you did it at seasons end last April. If this is the case you are ready to glide on a smooth worry free surface. Waxing the board at the end of the s...

Skiing with the Girlz., written 1 week ago, Want to spend the day with women who love skiing as much as you do, while taking your skills to a higher level? The answer may be as simple as a women's ski clinic. Today there are women's ski clinics at just about every resort. It's a great way to gain c...

International Mountain Leader (IML) Training, Glenmore Lodge, written 5 days ago, I’ve just got back from Glenmore Lodge in Scotland where I’ve been doing IML Summer Training. Summer wasn’t really quite the right word though and there was a fair amount of snow around although the wind was the ...

Election traditions, written 1 week ago, Many people arm themselves with booze on election day (to celebrate or drown sorrows depending on the outcome). Nick and I go to Canada. The election results were favorable enough that we decided to use our return tickets. We sure did enjoy our time in Banff ...