A computer & internet addict commits to leaving his chair and exploring the great outdoors. Stories & photos of camping, hiking, kayaking, and fishing in the American Southeast and beyond.

11/09/08 - Geocaching In The News, written 2 weeks ago, Geocachers in the news include Zachary Platt in this article about caches hidden at the University of Maine. You can read more here. Marcie Thiery, her husband Robin and their six year old son, as well as Ivan Grieve are featured in this articl...

Castlewood State Park - Hiking Trails, written 2 days ago, 1401 Kiefer Creek Road Ballwin, MO 63021 636-227-4433 Trail Distances and Difficulty: River Scene Trail - Moderate - 3 miles (hiking and biking) Grotpeter Trail - Moderate - 3 miles (hiking, biking and equestrian) Lone Wolf Trail - Moderate...

Stainless Steel Water Bottle Giveaway - Part 3, written 2 days ago, At www.TwoKnobbyTires.com, we are proud to announce our new line of stainless steel water bottles. To celebrate, we are going to give away three Life Happens Outdoors steel water bottles. Debbie from Columbia, MO was the winner of ...

The Backpacker's Thermostat – Winter Layering, written 1 week ago, Ahhhh, Rain! You know it’s winter in the Pacific Northwest when the 10-day forecast shows 10 little gray clouds with raindrops cascading down. So why am I excited? It’s simple, really: If it’s raining down here, the snow is l...

Internet Ministry Conference, written 5 months ago, In October, several hundred technologists will converge in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the Internet Ministry Conference. I’m pleased to be speaking at this year’s conference on the topic of Internet discipleship. If you are in a ministry positio...

Geocaching on Hick's Power Trail, written 2 weeks ago, Some geocachers do not like power trails. Well, I do. So I made one. Don't judge me, it's how I play my game. I like to store containers that would make nice geocache containers. Since I like to go to the gym and I like to take supplements, I ...

Peekaboo Springs Trail, written 1 month ago, The Peekaboo Springs Trail is a 5.0 mile route from the Squaw Flat Campground Trailhead east and south to Peekaboo Springs in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in southeast Utah.It is part of an extensive network of trails that passes up a...

Red Island Hiking Trail - Loses a Great Volunteer, Leader & Friend, written 2 weeks ago, Red Island Hiking Trail lost one of its great volunteers, leader and friend recently, John Graham MacInnes, who died at the age of 61.  John Graham was a tireless volunteer in the community, a municipal...

On a brighter note, written 3 days ago,      For those of you who need a break after reading about my problems or might be tired of looking at black & white pictures of dead leaves, here is something a little, well... okay, a lot less depressing. It is a collection of photos taken over the ...

Youngsterz Rajgad-Torna Trek writeup, written 3 days ago, Yes we did it!!!! And everyone will agree to me that this was one of the best trek that we had ever been to. As per the plan we were supposed to explore Rajgad in two days and return back. But sometimes it’s more fun in doing unplanned thin...

Promotes exercise in Hong Kong. Hong Kong offers a vast amount of parkland which is ideal for getting away from the fast pace lifestyle and busy streets.

Oceanside Sunset, written 1 week ago, Palms At Oceanside, Dusk Last Monday, we had to leave home  . Not for a vacation, but for termite fumigation, since our house has been invaded by termites. Thankfully, it was still at an early stage that no damage to the house was evident yet. I would like ...

Last of seasonal road closings in Smokies, written 2 days ago, The last of the seasonal road closing for Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be occurring over the next several days. A few early snow and ice events have already temporarily closed Clingmans Dome Road on a couple of occasions in ...

How to Hike, written 2 weeks ago, The Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette of 2 November 2008 carries an article by Cristina Rouvalis titled "Checklist for long-haulers on the Appalachian Trail." The article gives a couple really quick and basic pointers about how to prepare. It also mentions th...