Upcoming Trip Reports – Some Things to Look Forward Too!
Well it has been a long and busy summer around here. I have had so many things going on with work and other obligations
The 1,000 Mile Challenge
Sonja hiking to Truchas Peak, NMI know I have been in and out a lot
Don’t Give Up!
I hate posts like this
Help Donate Energizer’s Money to National Parks Foundation
This week is National Parks Week. Now until April 24th you can receive free admission to all our our National Parks. But what you may not have known is Energizer is a big supporter or our national parks. Now until the end of the week they will donate $1.00 to the National Park Foundation when you text BUNNY to 27722. Energizer’s goal is to donate $400,000 to the National Park Foundation this spring.If you want to go the extra mile
National Parks Week Hindered by Government Shut Down and Expensive Gas
Next weekend marks the beginning of National Parks week. Starting Saturday April 16th through Sunday April 24th the majority of National Parks will be waiving admission fees. Both Guadalupe and Big Bend National Parks in Texas will have free admission. Guadalupe National Park said there is no need to check in at the ranger office, simply head over to the fee station and get your free admission pass to hang in the car. Big Bend National Park will have someone
New Ways to View MyLifeOutdoors
Thanks to some amazing features being offered with blogger, there are now five intriguing new ways to view MyLifeOutdoors. Blogger has introduced their new HTML5 Dynamic Views. Each is a slightly different way of viewing many posts on a single page. To see for your self please follow these links:Flipcard: www.mylifeoutdoors.com/view/flipcard Mosaic: www.mylifeoutdoors.com/view/mosaic Sidebar: www.mylifeoutdoors.com/view/sidebar Snapshot: www.mylifeoutdoors.com/view/snapshot Timeslide: www.mylifeoutdoors.com/view/timeslideSample of the new Mosaic ViewThese views require modern browsers such as Internet Explorer 8+, Firefox 3.5+, Chrome or Safari. Many
Winner of the Hike Your Own Hike Book Giveaway
It is time to announce the winner of Francis Tapon's Book Hike Your Own Hike. The giveaway had over 195 views and 24 entries. I went over to Random.org and had it randomly select one of the 24 comments on the giveaway post. The lucky winner is comment number 4 belonging to Londonbackpacker. Congratulations! You will be receiving a hardback copy of Hike Your Own Hike. please e-mail me at steven.outdoors (AT) gmail (DOT) com. Make sure to replace the (AT) with
Canon Digital Rebel – Don’t Leave Home Without It!
Do you remember when you first heard about “digital” cameras? I have been a shutterbug for a long long time. When the photography world fist started going digital I refused to submit. I thought a digital camera would never allow me to do what I could with film. Then they created Digital SLR’s (or Single Lens Reflex) and at first they were so expensive I continued to say…not for me. But before long Canon introduced the first DSLR under $1,000.
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
My Life Outdoors is now MyLifeOutdoors.com
After almost a year of patiently keeping my eye on mylifeoutdoors.com it has finally become available. From this point on the My Life Outdoors URL is www.mylifeoutdoors.com. The previous url, which was http://my-life-outdoors.blogspot.com, will now redirect to www.mylifeoutdoors.com. The blog will still be hosted on blogger, but thanks to some great blogger features, now has a custom domain name.If you feel so inclined please update any links or blogrolls that feature My Life Outdoors to the new domain: www.mylifeoutdoors.com.As you