If you spend any amount of time in the backcountry at all, it will rain on you. Remember this - rain is a good thing; without it there wouldnt be much backcountry to enjoy. How you prepare for rain and how you handle yourself and gear in the rain, makes the difference between a great e ...

We all associate songs and music with events in our life. Many songs hold special memories for us. We fondly remember the songs that were playing when we went to our first dance, the songs the school band attempted to play during half time at the high school football games, the songs t ...

Calves are burning, knees hurt and legs feel like Jello. After a major hike, the body is asking, why the torture How to deal with post-hiking pain and recovery is something every hiker faces as they advance to more strenuous levels. For day-hikers, backpackers and trail runners, after ...

I discovered sailing many years ago and found it to be a wonderful way to enjoy time with friends and family as well as a way to get away from the office and become totally entranced and absorbed with a world that I did not know existed. I love to sail, so much that I became a certified ...

Colorado River Rafting is a Trip Visualize the boat's brow cutting through the swirling, surging water; the sun sparkling on the frothy waves, making tiny rainbows; the abrupt lurch of the craft, as the surging waves suddenly shift direction. The adrenalin is pumping, all senses alert, ...

Western Canada is a land of mountains, lakes and rivers. There are also deserts (yes, Walter, small deserts), huge forested plateaus and lush farmland, but mountains are a predominant feature. From the Coast Range in the west to the Rockies in the east, from the Cascades in the south, to ...

Time out of doors is a precious commodity to the outdoor enthusiast - but are we getting the most out of this time. One way to ensure maximum backcountry enjoyment is to get the most possible value from the gear you acquire and use. Here are 5 ways to get the most out of your backcount ...

It has taken almost forty years for snowboarding to be recognized as a major sport that is followed and participated in by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Humanitys love affair with snow has been documented throughout the ages, starting with cave dwellers who were smart enoug ...

An excerpt from the book Spiders Night on the Boom by Gary E. Anderson www.abciowa.com I've never been what you'd call a wild child. When I was in grade school, the most negative thing teachers used to write on my report cards was "can't ...

10 - That the Expos lost its fan base after all the English left in the early 80s. The Olympic Stadium continued to average over 18 thousand visitors per game until 1997. While they were not leaders in attendance by any stretch, it was still a solid base that a strong committed ownershi ...

Here are your big stories for the upcoming new season: Kobe Bryant found guilty of rape. Lakers are forced to bend over for Kobes manhood and finish with their worst record in 10 years Mark Cuban shocks the world as he gives away the Dallas Mavericks on his show, The Benefactor! Altho ...

http://www.taichiacademy.com.au/default.htm I am very interested in Martial Arts, as Ive been training in Tai Chi on and off for ten years as well as an Internal Martial Art called Wu Dao Gong for a year and a half. I ...

You've bogeyed your last hole, you are about to hit your next drive. As you take your practice swings, your mind is still on the last putt that you blew. You take your swing and it's a slice. In your mind you say to yourself "Oh no, I'm going to bogey again!" and you do. Sound familiar ...

Honorable Mentions: Randy Moss, Marvin Harrison, and Terrell Owens- Hard to select one and not the others, all are great players, but all also have questions Owens and Moss have character issues, Moss takes plays off, Owens will drop the easy passes, and Harrison tends to find the sideli ...

From the book Spiders Big Catch Gary E. Anderson www.abciowa.com When I was in college, Spider McGee, Charlie Fox, and I loved to fish off the log boom in the river near my house on summer afternoons. We'd sit and talk about life, drink ...

Have you read the manual that came with your digital camera If not you are in good company, the majority of digital camera owners never get past the *Basic Operations* section. If you didn*t read the manual why not Was it the obscure photographic terms The numerous cross references Th ...

It's hard to miss the fact that the last two winners of the World Series of Poker were not professional poker players and the fact that Chris Moneymaker (2003) and Greg Raymer (2004) are online players. It's no wonder that online poker is exploding. With so many new players out there giv ...

Get UpGet Out Get Going when it is best for you. We all want to do it right, and maximize our efforts to get the most out of whatever we do. For our diet, were concerned about the best time to eat. Maybe its 6:00, maybe its 8:00. But what about Fitness Is there a best time to workou ...

Having a good time is pretty high on everyones to do list, especially when surrounded by awesome views and super-awesome friends. We hike, bike, climb, camp, raft, fish, hunt, four-wheel, sleep and eat among other things in the backcountry. If not done properly, thats a lot of wear and ...

Backcountry skiers near Golden, British Columbia travel high into the Rocky Mountains in the warm comfort of snowcats. Traveling in groups of 12, lead by two qualified guides, skiers and snowboarders are carried to elevations of almost 10,000 ft., to ski and ride on a glacier or down gre ...