What does the moment before a 9,000-foot jump actually look and feel like when there isn’t epic, insane dubstep or heavy rock music set to the video? The calm, yet extreme jumps in the video below really make you think about the courage it takes…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day-use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at the more than 2,400 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, November 11. “We honor our veterans, active…
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The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding Lake Champlain anglers and boaters that New York State boating law requires all persons aboard motorboats, canoes, kayaks, rowboats, and sailboats less than 21 feet in length to wear a personal flotation device (PFD) while on NY…
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Trail Provides Easier and Safer Access to the Mountain’s Summit The newly constructed 2.5-mile trail to the summit of Jay Mountain is complete and available for public use, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Regional Director Robert Stegemann announced today. The trail bypasses…
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Rose Lake and Lake Irene Last fall, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists investigated two separate cases where boat lifts used in zebra mussel infested lakes had been moved to noninfested waters (Lake Irene in Douglas County and Rose Lake in Otter Tail County).…
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Ludington State Park will offer daytime and evening snowshoe-making classes in October, November, and December. Participants will learn to weave a pair of traditional wooden snowshoes, similar to the ones Native Americans made for generations. The cost for making a pair of snowshoes is $180 and…
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Nearly full tank or nearly empty tank? That is the big question facing boaters now in the midst of preparing their boats for the long winter hibernation. The concern is ethanol – an octane enhancing gasoline additive that has some unfortunate, harmful side effects on…
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The Wiregrass Birding Trail will officially launch on November 2, 2012, in Eufaula, Ala. A ribbon-cutting is scheduled for noon at the trailhead of the Yoholo Micco Trail in the heart of downtown Eufaula. The newly-developed trail of 20 sites is one of eight organized…
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Join Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA) volunteer naturalist Bob Hickey for a Halloween geocache hike and hunt on Saturday, Oct. 27 in the Midland Trail area off Highways 24/285 just east of Johnson Village. The geocache quest will include several loops defined by five latitude/longitude…
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Chaos Headwear announces proud sponsorship of Outdoor Outreach’s 2nd annual Reach the Peak: Trail Race & Mountain Festival, scheduled for Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 at Black Mountain Open Space Park & Hilltop Community Park in San Diego. The goal of the event is twofold: first,…
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