1. Making Playgrounds Real
By Eric Galatas, Public News Service – CO – Producer March 23, 2021 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Plastic- and rubber-dominated playgrounds in Colorado Springs have added winding pathways with tall grasses, gardens,...
2. The Outdoor Recreation Ec...
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released statistics today measuring the outdoor recreation economy for the nation, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia. The new U.S. data show that the outdoor recreation economy...
3. Lilac
May Night The spring is fresh and fearlessAnd every leaf is new,The world is brimmed with moonlight,The lilac brimmed with dew. Here in the moving shadowsI catch my breath and sing —My heart is fresh and fearlessAnd over-brimmed with...
Federal Recreational Lands Passes
Save Money at Federal Lands With fees rising at most of the National Parks and more people traveling this summer due to lower gasoline prices, it’s time to get your Federal Recreational Lands...
Around the World
Around the World with Teens Ever wonder what it would be like to drop everything and take your family on an around the world trip while living from backpacks for more than a year? Mike and Catrell...
The Mitchell Monument
Students and Teacher Killed in Japanese Attack Seventy years ago, May 5, 1945, six U.S. civilians were killed in Oregon by a Japanese attack. They were the only mainland victims of enemy action...
Historical Topographic Maps
Topographic Maps Explorers need maps. The U.S. Geological Survey has been creating and updating these maps since its inception in 1879. If you need a current map for your explorations, you can...
Outdoor Recreation and Drones
Flying drones is outdoor recreation. Yet this activity often intersects with other outdoor recreation pursuits. So much so that the National Park Service has banned drones in the National Parks...
Grande Tour Scenic Bikeway
Posted by Jerry - Your Pathfinder on May 5th, 2015 in Activities, Adventure, Featured, Places-Events | 0 comments
The State of Oregon has developed another national first in the form of series of scenic bikeways (12 to date) that will entice you to get off the main highway and explore great vistas around the...
Be a Campground Host
Posted by Jerry - Your Pathfinder on May 3rd, 2015 in Activities, Adventure, Featured, Helping, Situations | 0 comments
According to the U.S. Forest Service: “A campground host is a volunteer who agrees to spend part or all of the year in a National Forest campground. A host helps other campers by answering...
Rent a Fire Lookout
Posted by Jerry - Your Pathfinder on May 1st, 2015 in Adventure, Featured, Places-Events | 0 comments
The U.S. Forest Service has a very active rental program for stays at old fire lookouts and cabins in the National Forests. In just Washington and Oregon there are 74 opportunities to experience...
Stand Up Paddle Boarding
Posted by Jerry - Your Pathfinder on Apr 29th, 2015 in Activities, Featured, Physical Health | 0 comments
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....
Rock the Park
Rock the Park is a show on the CW Channel about the National Parks. Each 20-minute episode features hosts Jack Steward and Colton Smith as they get out and explore part of a National Park in the...
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