Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s cold and snowing…time to get OutdoorZ. Check out outdoors short stories and articles to keep you motivated: Winter Water Wonders, Grandma’s First Appalachian Trail Adventure, and The First Snow and Santa was not Thrilled. Visit the Top 10 List to see what people are visiting the most.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are many advantages to hiking in winter. One of the neatest advantages is being able to observe water in its different states. “Water is the only substance that exists in all three phases as gas, liquid, and solid under normal circumstances on Earth.” (World of Earth Science) Hiking in
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow many people have visited 6 continents? How many people have completed 6 marathons? How about accomplishing both of those in 6 days? Joe Gagnon did it and wrote the book, Living the High Performance Life: An Ordinary Joe’s Guide to the Extraordinary. “Everyone on this planet has a similar opportunity
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Reading Time: 8 minutesKayaking is one of my favorite outdoor activities. I frequent many local lakes and non-whitewater rivers. In recent years, kayak manufacturers have catered to the specific needs of the market by creating kayaks for all skill levels and uses. My wife and I enjoy our two sit-on-top kayaks and two
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Reading Time: 2 minutesAnyone who rides New Jersey Transit trains regularly, or reads the news, knows that there are problems with this mass transportation system. Recently, my family and I rode the trains into New York City to visit Bryant Park, the Rockefeller Christmas Tree, and Times Square. A day later, I read
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Reading Time: 4 minutes“Grandma will be fine. There’s a slight incline at the beginning, but it’s short and then the trail levels out. It goes to a good overlook, which beats just walking in the woods and through fields and not seeing anything. Grandma will be fine!” And with those now-famous last words,
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Reading Time: 3 minutesI love autumn. The heat and humidity are gone. The overgrown plants on the trails are gone. Ticks, for the most part, are gone. And, since many folks spend more time inside as the temperature drops, the crowds outdoors are also gone. As I cross off days on the December
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Reading Time: 6 minutesI pressed my face against the vents of my high-powered HEPA and carbon air filter to block out fumes of asphalt, laundry and paint. Wzzzzz Wzzzzz the filter whirled, calming my nerves as my lungs fought for air. Uhhggghhh, Uhhhgghhh. After swallowing my third double dose of Benadryl that night,
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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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