The Best Internship on Earth – Travel the Country Hiking and Rafting with the Sierra Club
"Do you know a current student or recent graduate who loves the outdoors & travel, has a sense of adventure, is creative - and who would be a good spokesperson?" The Sierra Club is now accepting applications for their Youth Ambassador internship this summer. Qualifying applicants have the opportunity to spend the summer hiking, rafting, and exploring the country with Sierra Club's youth programs.The lucky intern will make a video blog of their experiences and help raise awareness across the
Week in Review – February 13, 2011
Sylvia shares a foggy Colorado SunrisSylvia shares a foggy Colorado sunrise Brian is giving away a Kupilka 21 cupIan teaches us how we can be good at skiing (Recommended Read)Tim and Robin explore Maude's Crack (Not as bad as it sounds) Tim and Robin Exploring Maude's CrackGeorgie helps us choose the right hiking bootsChris teaches me something about Inversion LayersHendrik shares some new Gear with usI Reviewed Liftopia.com and am trying to giveaway one of their gift cardsRyan has to
Kupilka 21 Cup Giveaway at Brian’s Backpacking Blog
Brian over at Brian's Backpacking Blog is giving away a Kupilka 21 Cup. Kupilka products are made of a Thermoplastic Natural Fiber Composite Biomaterial. They are made up of 50% pine fiber (wood) and 50% plastic.According to Kupilka's website:If you compare it to plastic, the benefits of Natural Fiber Composites are a better heat endurance and a higher durability thanks to the stiff structure
Chihuahuan Desert Dirt Fest – West Texas Mountainbike Festival
The International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) has designated the Fresno/Sauceda Loop in the Big Bend Ranch State Park as an EPIC trail. To celebrate this designation Desert Sports Outfitter (based outside of Big Bend National Park) is hosting The Chihuahuan Desert Dirt Fest, an EPIC mountainbiking festival in its own right.Mountainbiking boys and girls of all ages are invited to come out to far west Texas and Ride, Dance, Dine, and take in the stars. The festival will be held
Liftopia $50 Gift Card Giveaway
Planning a ski trip in the near future? Want $50 to help buy lift-tickets or rentals? Have we got a deal for you? After posting yesterday's Liftopia Review I e-mailed the company to see if they would be willing to sponsor a Liftopia gift card giveaway. They responded with a generous $50 gift card to Liftopia.com. Go read my review on Liftopia and then enter below:Here's how to enter (there are several)Be a follower of MyLifeOutdoors.Follow MyLifeOutdoors on Facebook.Follow MyLifeOutdoors
Liftopia.com – Discount Lift Ticket Site – Review
Last week as I was preparing for a ski trip in Durango, CO. I came across a great little discount site. I was trying to save some money and was searching the internet for some discount lift ticket coupons. What I found was Liftopia.com. The best way I can describe Liftopia is through comparison. I'm sure you have all heard of and even used discount hotel/flight sites like Priceline and Travelocity. Liftopia is similar to those sites in that they sell discount
Week In Review – February 6th, 2011
Grant did a 7 mile overnight on the Black Pond trail.PTC* reviews the Lowe Alpine Lightflite 28Brain discusses the effectiveness of Bear BagsBestHike introduces an expensive Bear TaserGreg hikes along the beach at Kitty Miller BayJohn's view of Turtlehead PeakJohn and Juggy hike toward Turtlehead PeakI went skiing in Durango and did a review of LeftLane SportsSylvia snowshoes 4 miles along North Ten Mile CreekSylvia's view along North Ten Mile CreekFree Outdoors compiled a lot of info about Glacier National
Ski Purgatory – Durango Mountain Resort
Last weekend some friends and I headed up to Durango, Colorado to ski at Purgatory, also known as Durango Mountain Resort. I was excited for the chance to ski and demo some new K2 skis (Read K2 Charger Review Here). We arrived in Durango around 5:00 pm Friday afternoon. We stayed in the Edelweiss condos which had true ski in ski out accessibility. We spent the rest of the weekend getting to know a great mountain.Durango Mountain ResortDurango Mountain ResortPurgatory is
LeftLane Sports Review – A Report on Two Separate Transactions
I get a lot of search inquires for a review of LeftLane Sports. LeftLane Sports offers amazing sales on top brand outdoor apparel. I’m sure you have seen many of my posts promoting the sales at LeftLane. For many, the great prices on great gear seems to good to be true. As a result I took it upon myself to test out and review the purchase and return process at LeftLane to see how they do.Back around Christmas Leftlane was
Areas of Big Bend National Park Closed till May 31 for Peregrine Falcon Nesting
Peregrine FalconBeginning today, February 1 through May 31, Big Bend National Park will close certain areas of the park to allow Peregrine falcons areas to nest free of human disturbance.The closed areas are:The Southeast Rim Trail and a portion of the Northeast Rim Trail from the Boot Canyon/Southeast Rim junction to a point just north of Campsite NE-4.All Southeast Rim campsites as well as Northeast (NE) campsites 4 and 5 are closed during this period.Technical rock climbing on rock faces