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The Nature Prescription

The Nature Prescription

We’ve mentioned several research efforts that have shown the benefits of being outdoors in nature and we’ve even noted that if nature was a drug, your doctor would prescribe it to you.  Well, Dream Tree Films and Productions with Justin Bogardus, Joseph Victorine, Jed Lazar and Cassandra Ellis have taken the idea a step farther.  They […]

Cairns: History, Use and Misuse

Cairns: History, Use and Misuse

    The profile of cairns rose recently when Arches National Park posting the following on their Facebook page: “Cairns may look like whimsical rock sculptures, but they are actually important way-finding tools built by rangers to facilitate navigation of park trails. Visitor-built cairns can lead people off-trail, damage biological soil crust, and cause visual clutter. […]

When Lightning Strikes a Tree

When Lightning Strikes a Tree

Why does lightning strike trees? Lightning likes to strike trees because trees offer a nice conductor that gets the lightning into the ground with the minimum of resistance.  The key to this power of trees is the water they contain.  A heathy tree will have a lot of water just under the bark for the lightning […]

Dealing with the Smoke of Wildfires

Dealing with the Smoke of Wildfires

Every summer the forested lands of the western United States, and in other countries as well, burst into flames as humans make errors handling fire or lightning storms ignite trees from the sky.  Fed by dry wood and brush and stoked by winds these fires can burn thousands of acres in a few days.  As they […]

The Closeted Generation

The Closeted Generation

After surveying 2000 parents across the United Kingdom, adventure blog Go Ape decided that the current generation of kids should be called the “Closeted Generation” because they are spending too much time indoors in front of a screen.  They found that 22% of parents put their kids in front of a screen “because its easier” even though […]

Ranking Cities for Recreation Opportunities

Ranking Cities for Recreation Opportunities

What is Great Recreation WalletHub, a financial review website, recently looked at 27 factors that describe the entertainment and recreation facilities, cost of recreation, climate,  and quality of parks at the 100 largest U.S. cities.  Based upon this review, they ranked the cities relative to the recreation opportunities they offer.  The analysis was not limited to outdoor recreation so […]

Don’t Let Ticks Spoil Your Adventure

Don’t Let Ticks Spoil Your Adventure

  Outdoor recreation, exploring and adventuring is great for your health, but there are problems you need to avoid.  One of those is ticks.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer the following advice for dealing with ticks: Before You Go Outdoors Know where to expect ticks. Ticks live in moist and humid environments, […]

Campfire Safety

Campfire Safety

Regardless of the type of camping you do, you’ll probably need fire of some sort, at least for food preparation.  Fire and dry vegetation do not mix well and the results of neglecting campfire safety can be disastrous.  With that in mind here are some helpful hints offered by the Tennessee State Fire Marshal with […]

If the People Were Bears and the Bears Were People

If the People Were Bears and the Bears Were People

What would you do? Take a look at the photo above.  Now imagine that those five people are nervous grizzly bears (or murderous zombies, if that would put some fear in your heart) and the four black bears are you, a human mother, with three small children.  Now imagine that there are eight more nervous […]

Stand Up Paddle Boarding

Stand Up Paddle Boarding

Stand up paddle boarding or SUP originated in Hawaii and involves paddling a surfboard or specially designed paddle board while standing on it and propelling it with an extended canoe-type paddle.  Participants can take on this activity in the ocean and catch waves to surf to shore, on flat water or even navigating rapids in […]

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