Reading Time: 2 minutes“The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.” Malala, from The Secret Marathon How would you respond if the culture you grew up didn’t allow you […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minute5 Simple steps to complete your first 5K: Set your goal…you have to want it. Put a 5K on your calendar with enough time to prepare and sign-up. Walk 3 miles…or work up to walking 3 miles. The good news is that as soon as you can walk 3 miles,
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Reading Time: 3 minutesWith Thanksgiving just one week away, my weather app predicted afternoon snow in the Northeast of the United States. The forecast likely generated a variety of reactions. Many people, I would guess, faced this news with a little dismay as winter weather sets in with its darker, colder, and yes
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Reading Time: 6 minutesDespite being a little overweight, out of shape, and limping through airports on business trips due to knee pain; I had a desire to run a 10k trail race. How did these circumstances align with that goal? Just like a car whose tires are out of alignment, adjustments and modifications
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Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter enjoying a relaxing Saturday breakfast and my second cup of coffee, I asked my wife what she wanted to do with our day. She started listing places we could explore. I had no idea the day would end with new friends and William Shakespeare. We eventually decided to visit Ken
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Reading Time: < 1 minute“Leave no trace” signs often appear at campsites and at the beginning of hiking trails. But what about waterways? I don’t recall seeing a similar sign at put-ins on rivers that I have kayaked or canoed on. How many of us have come across a littered fire ring, bottles and
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Reading Time: 2 minutesCharlotte Dawe, Conservation and Policy Campaigner for The Wilderness Committee, wrote an October 19, 2018 article for the Times Colonist about conservation and species prioritization. She starts the article by saying that “a few conservationists have suggested we must let some species die for others to survive. But that’s not
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFunny comic about Autumn…click on the title or the picture to the left to see it. See the most popular stories/articles: Top 10 List
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe attached article, from National Parks Traveler, shows what can happen when we feed bear. In this case, from the Grand Teton National Park, the mother bear had to be destroyed and the cubs are now in a zoo. Feeding bear is illegal, dangerous (to you and the next person
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is a fascinating article about an infrequently visited National Park (Isle Royale), biodiversity within a species, and the cultural significance society gives to one species over another. Click on this link to read: Restocking wolves on Isle Royale
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