How To Get Rid of FeedBurner Without Losing Subscribers – For Free
I think its time to leave feedburner. They have been good to me so far. But the thought of losing my RSS subscribers due to apathy on feedbruner’s part worries me too much.Is feedburner going away? Who really knows? The reality is they abandoned their twitter and blog long ago and recently shut them down do to lack of content. This has several people worried feedburner itself is shutting down. Who is to say? What these actions communicate to me
Maneaters: Bears DVD Review – Spring into Adventure Digital Week
Bears are dangerous animals that need to be respected. When bears are startled, or threatened, they will usually attack. When bears become accustomed to humans and human food, chances of attacks are heightened. Any and everyone who lives or recreates in bear country needs to know these things. And I believe they do. Screenshot of Maneaters: Bears DVD's Title MenuEvery once and awhile people have fatal or near fatal encounters with bears. Maneaters: Bears, a DVD from Animal Planet,
Week In Review – September 18, 2011
All of the following links are from blogs that submitted in my Top Outdoor Blogs post last monday. If you would like to submit your own selections for Top Outdoor Blogs please go here. You have until tomorrow night to submit blogs for the top outdoor blogs. On Tuesday I will have a poll to see which ones are the best in the eyes of you
Week in Review – September 11, 2001
Here are some posts that grabbed my attention this week:Susan has some amazing pictures from her Girls Camping Weekend in AlaskaSusan's view along Richardson Hwy in AlaskaSonja continues to show us stunning views from Brazil.Izzy shows off his Survival Carabiner kit.GetOutdoors educates on the benefits of vertical baffles.Brad Parker has a great piece on Texas Drought and educating youth on conservationZSandman reviews some Vibram FiveFingers
Week in Review – September 4th, 2011
Here are some blogs that caught my eye this week. Enjoy.Sonja just got back from Brazil
Week in Review – August 28th, 2011
It's been awhile since I posted a Week in Review. Here are some things that caught my eye this week. John has a great report on an Almost thru hike of the John Muir Trail John's son on the John Muir Trail Lauralee gave us some good advice on Rain.Cole took us on a tour of Lake Lagunitas Cole caught this Coyote eying this turkey Beth talked about some Dream Hikes Robert took us around Mill Creek Canyon
Texas Parks and Wildlife Could Suffer Under Hefty Budget Cuts – Devil’s River SNA Closed During The Week.
Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) could suffer under hefty budget cuts. It seems the TPWD will lose 21.5% of their current funding over the next two years. That equates to nearly $150 million dollars and almost 231 full time employees. This could potentially shut down a number of Texas State Parks. Dolan Falls Near Devil's River SNA TPWD is already planning to transfer some parks to local control while others will be open fewer hours during the week. For
Fire Damage Photos – Davis Mountains State Park, Texas
It seems the Davis Mountains just can’t catch a break. Just a few weeks after extinguishing the largest fire in Texas history, another fire burns in the Davis Mountains. Just east of Mount Livermore, the Tejano Canyon Fire was started by lightning and has burned 12,000 acres since Friday.Burnt historic CCC building at Davis Mountains State ParkThis happened just days after I left the area and received my first good look at the previous fire damage. This was my second
MyLifeOutdoors featured in Backpacker Magazine – Sort of
It has been more then a week since my last post. Mainly because I have been out of town engaging in many hikes and other activities I hope to share with you soon. Until then I wanted to point out something I have been slightly excited about.Not long ago I was contacted by Backpacker Magazine about a trip report for Guadalupe Peak. They asked me for some information and said they wanted to feature my trip in their June National
CLIF Bar Giveaway Winner – and My Own Meet The Moment
It is time to announce the winner of the CLIF Bar Prize Giveaway. Last night I closed out the comments and looked to Random.org to select a winner. Random.org choose comment number four which belongs to Albert Quackenbush. Congratulations, you have won a caddy with 12 CLIF Bars, a CLIF t-shirt, and a CLIF water bottle or hat. Please note the prize may differ slightly from what is pictured, including flavor of the CLIF Bars and the type of T-shirt