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As it turns out, I’m not the only one that enjoys historical exploration. Some folks in Pennsylvania have been exploring the oldest road in America and have produced a documentary. They may not call it historical exploration, but they started with the history of the Kings Highway and went exploring before producing their documentary video. The […]
June is Great Outdoors Month in the USA. What started as Great Outdoors Week under President Clinton in 1998 has grown significantly under the Bush, Obama and Trump administrations into a month and summer-long celebration of the outdoors and all the benefits it brings. The month is punctuated with a variety of special days and weeks including: National […]
Stories in the eMagazine mention the wildflowers I have come across during my adventures. But if you really enjoy wildflowers, you can create your own adventure around them. In much of the northern hemisphere, now is the time to be getting out and searching for them. Some people like to collect samples and press and […]
The National Bicycle Challenge in the U.S. began on May 1 and ends September 30. The idea is to ride your bike more miles and the challenge offers a commitment device to help you do it. To get committed to your bicycling goals, hop on over to nationalbikechallenge.org and create an account with your email address. […]
May is National Bike Month in the U.S. During the month, the benefits of bicycling are highlighted in an effort to encourage more people to get their bikes out of storage and onto the roads and trails. Urban Bicycling People around the world enjoy bicycling on a daily basis and you can too. If you […]
The Trans Canada Trail is a patchwork of interconnecting segments that not only crosses Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but also reaches to the Arctic Ocean. The southerly portion of the trail crosses Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, with a detour through Prince Edward Island, then tracks along Canada’s southern border as far as Manitoba. From […]
Turns out that bacteria are critical to your health. In fact some researchers suggest that microbes may outnumber human cells in a typical body by as many as 10 to 1 and many of those microbes are bacteria. We know that a few species of these bacteria are good for us and a few are bad […]
Those of us that enjoy bicycling typically have a regimen that involves a loop ride outside our door or a mountain adventure for an afternoon or a day. Some of us even get into cross country adventures and other long distance tours. Not Heinz Stücke. At age 22 the tool maker from Hövelhof, Germany, decided that he would rather […]
Skijoring is simply cross country skiing with a motive force to help move you along. The word comes from the Norwegian skikjøring meaning ski driving. You are basically on skis driving along with the help of your engine. Skijoring With Your Dog While skijoring can be done with horses or even a motor vehicle, many people enjoy […]