Making Playgrounds Real

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,...
The Outdoor Recreation Economy 2019

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...
Lilac

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...
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Stress, Anxiety and The Solace of Nature

Stress, Anxiety and The Solace of Nature
People search everywhere for health and for natural remedies to bring it to them.  There are all kinds of natural remedies for stress and anxiety and they typically arrive in the form of a capsule...

Take the GimmeFive Challenge

Take the GimmeFive Challenge
Last week, First Lady Michelle Obama launched the #GimmeFive challenge as part of the fifth anniversary of Let’s Move! Ms Obama is challenging everyone to #GimmeFive things they are doing to...

Fat Bikes

Fat Bikes
  The photo shows an example of a “fat bike.”  These bikes are essentially mountain bikes that are specifically designed to handle very wide tires . . .  like four inches, and more,...

Zorbing

Zorbing
Zorbing Ever see a hamster run around inside a little ball?  Well, zorbing is like that, but for people.  The outdoor activity puts people inside a transparent plastic ball that is inside...

Tread Lightly

Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly In an earlier post we mentioned how the U.S. Forest Service’s Leave No Trace program for non-motorized recreationists was later complimented with the Tread Lightly program aimed...

Trash

Trash

What happens when you leave trash at your campsite? Just don’t!

Bicycle Playgrounds

Bicycle Playgrounds
Bicycling is a great avenue to outdoor adventure, but how does one get kids these days to learn how to ride their bikes safely? Denmark has taken the lead with bicycle playgrounds. The idea...

Determination Can be Deadly

Determination Can be Deadly
There is no way I can know what was in Kate Matrosova’s mind as she set off to climb The Presidential Traverse that would take her to the peaks of Mounts Madison (5,367 feet), Adams (5,794...

Cat’s Don’t Camp

Cat’s Don’t Camp

So, how does this married woman with a son in high school, a job and zero long-distance backpacking experience change her life around to make her hike a reality?

GeoTrekking

GeoTrekking

If you are a geologist or have an interest in geology or just head out with the idea of exploring the geology of an area, you are GeoTrekking.

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