February 5th, 2010
The weather here in Phoenix is gorgeous now, so much so that we can’t help but look forward to our spring and summer trips. We’re particularly excited for some of our Yosemite adventures. The park offers so much beauty for visitors.
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Tags: photos of Yosemite, Yosemite Backpacking, Yosemite Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
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February 4th, 2010
A ranger friend of ours told us about this movie that came out last year. It is titled ” The Canyon” and it’s about a couple that have an ill fated honeymoon in the Grand Canyon. Since Debbie and I spend half of our time there, we had to check out the flick to for laughs and really we got our money’s worth. The main characters in the film go through an hysterical gauntlet of events that don’t happen to canyon hikers but somehow these people seem to survive.
Yvonne Strahovski fights offs Grand Canyon wolves
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Tags: Grand Canyon movie, Grand Canyon myths, The Canyon movie
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February 2nd, 2010
Looking to conquer Yosemite’s Half Dome this summer? Make sure you have a permit! This very popular and over populated hiking destination will soon be restricted to a large numbers of hikers.
In 2008, over 84,000 people hiked up the 8,842ft above sea level granite monolith, with the majority accessing the area by Happy Isles Trailhead in Yosemite Valley. On average, 840 people hiked up Half Dome every Saturday and holidays, with numbers reaching as high as 1200 people. This has led to safety concerns and a negative experience for Yosemite visitors (aside from getting injured or dead, that is). [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Half Dome, Half Dome permits, Yosemite Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
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January 29th, 2010
The latest workout trend that has hit the United States by storm is actually centuries old. The kettlebell is a cannonball shaped iron orb with one handle and is lifted by using a swinging motion. It was developed by Russian strongmen in the early 1700s as a way to build strength, flexibility and endurance. Now, there are kettlebell workout videos, classes in gyms and studios that are exclusive to kettlebell training. You can even buy them from Target in weights from 5lbs to 50lbs.
While I am not about to say this is the end all be all in workouts, [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: backpacking exercises, hiking exercises, kettlebell for hiking, kettlebell workout for hiking, kettlebell worout for backpacking
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