Living, Romping & Writing in the Outdoors
I’m coming out this season! My best friend in Washington texted. It had been nearly 10 years since we had skied together as instructors at Deer Valley Resort. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take all the credit for this spontaneous announcement. Ski Utah and their 5th and 6th Grade Passport program had a serious hand in the planning. Since 1998, Ski […]
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It may feel like September in the west but the east is already under the white siege and thinking, “If only we had a few more weeks to prepare.” We’re never ready for winter; and we’re not just talking about physically. It’s a mechanical issue too. Is your car winterized? Your roof reinforced? Your snowblower armed for action? Here’s your […]
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Mark your calendar for March 7-8, 2020, because MotorTrend Group has announced the first-ever Four Wheeler Adventure Expo. It’s going to happen in Costa Mesa, Calif., at the OC Fair & Event Center. The consumer event will bring together outdoor lifestyle, off-road and adventure-travel enthusiasts, exhibitors, and experts. The Four Wheeler Adventure Expo is Four Wheeler Magazine’s new flagship event. […]
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Gert Boyle, the self-proclaimed “One Tough Mother,” died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. The Columbia Sportswear chairman of the board was known for championing the path for female business leaders and was the first woman inducted into the National Sporting Goods Hall of Fame. She passed away in the retirement/assisted living community in Portland she moved into shortly after a home […]
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Five years ago, Anne Lorimor of Paradise Valley, Arizona climbed Kilimanjaro to become the oldest woman to summit at age 85. However, that record was overtaken just a few months later by Russian Angela Vorobeva who climbed the mountaint at age 86. Then in 2017, the world record for the oldest person to climb Kilimanjaro was broken by Dr. Fred […]
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