Adventures

How the First Black-Owned Outdoor Gear Shop in the U.S. Is Equipping and Inspiring Adventures

By ev3v4hn 2 weeks ago

Being released to the outdoor as a result of the Boy Scouts can be a crapshoot. Some men have extraordinary ordeals that propel them to search for life stuffed with wilderness adventure, other folks have a lackluster or downright miserable time that can without end turn them off to the good outdoor. For Jahmicah Dawes, his time in the Scouts tended to the latter. “It was the worst!” states Dawes, the founder of SlimPickins Outfitters in Stephensville, TX, who counts much more formative ordeals in higher education as his correct intro to the outdoor. “I’ve generally loved to skate, and … Read More

Colorado's Best Fourteeners for Summer Alpine Adventures

By ev3v4hn 1 month ago

Eighty million years after continental plates collided and forced the Rocky Mountains skyward, the Chinese ruler Shun began making ritualized ascents of small mountains around his kingdom. During this Xia Dynasty 4,000 years ago, countless disciples emulated their emperor and unknowingly introduced peak bagging to the world.

Fast-forward several millennia—more precisely to 1923—when Colorado mountaineers Bill Ervin and Carl Blaurock followed Shun’s lead by becoming the first to climb all 54 Colorado peaks higher than 14,000 feet. In 2020 alone, Golden, CO-based nonprofit Colorado Fourteener Initiative (minimizing environmental impacts through education and trail building) estimates that 300,000 ‘fourteener’ devotees will … Read More

5 Socially Distant Adventures to Embark on in the Southwest

By ev3v4hn 2 months ago

If you’re from America’s Southwest and you’re looking for socially distant adventures amidst COVID-19, you’re in luck. The Southwest is a single of the more exotic areas of the United States, covering parts of the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan Deserts, in addition the Colorado Plateau (which, for the file, is generally a higher desert).

Temperatures below can soar to 125°F in the summer time and fall to down below freezing (great for skiing!) in the winter—and you can locate oneself transported from the fiery red desert landscape to higher up in the mountains soon after a reasonably quick vehicle … Read More

The Best National Parks for On-Water Adventures

By ev3v4hn 8 months ago

Thousands and thousands of individuals stop by countrywide parks just about every yr to practical experience the wonderful outdoors. Even though hiking and backpacking are organic options for a lot of adventure-seekers, if you’re ready to attempt anything new, we suggest heading for the drinking water. Check out out our best picks for the most effective countrywide parks to stop by for an unforgettable adventure on the drinking water.

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