We reviewed Richard Wiese’s book Born to Explore: How to be a Backyard Adventurer several years ago. Wiese is also the host of an ABC TV (USA) show entitled Born to Explore that airs Saturday mornings. Now in its fourth season, the show has Wiese leading us on some fabulous expeditions around the world. Each episode is . . .

One way to camp in the winter is to use a hammock. A hammock has the advantage of getting you off the ground when sleeping and thus it reduces the chance of getting wet – if you do it correctly.

Winter camping requires a bit more skill than summer camping due to the potential for dangerous conditions associated with temperature and snow. Nonetheless, many people love winter camping. Here are five reasons:

Multi-generational playgrounds provide spaces for people of all ages to gather and enjoy the benefits of healthy physical activity.  In the past playgrounds have been for kids – with perhaps, a swing an adult could use.  Multi-generational playgrounds incorporate activities for adults beyond just a swing or two.  Most commonly these playgrounds include basketball and tennis […]

It’s a new term to me – “coasteering”.  It’s a sport that combines adventure and exploration in a mixture of ocean swimming, rock climbing (without ropes), caving, jumping and diving and about anything else you might need to do to explore the rough and high energy interface between ocean and land – without a boat […]

“A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain. An area of wilderness is further defined to mean in this […]

When making your New Year resolutions, consider something about getting outdoors and in touch with nature. With this and any other resolution: be realistic – so you aren’t doomed to failure; don’t make too many resolutions – only those you really want to accomplish be specific and clear – so you know if you accomplished […]

The May issue of the Townsend Letter included an article titled What Causes Heart Attacks by Dr. Thomas Cowan.  Using a broad array of research Cowan explains why artery blockage is not particularly related to heart attacks and that heart attacks are more related to the function of the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system.  The parasympathetic system, among a […]

How was your Christmas? How was your year? Where did you go? What did you do? What sights did you see? What air did you breathe? What textures did you feel? What photos did you take? What paintings did you paint? What poems did you write? What brought you joy? What are your plans for […]

The first Christmas program was held at the General Grant Tree in 1925.  President Calvin Coolidge designated the General Grant Tree as the Nation’s Christmas Tree on April 28, 1926 and a program has been held there every year since then. Each year on the 2nd Sunday of December, the Sanger Chamber of Commerce hosts the […]