Th folks over at www.EveryTrail.com  have launched a completely new and improved version of their already very cool site.  
The features I most liked, the ability to embed my trail in my own blog or attach photos to a trail, for example haven’t changed but the browsing and community experience is much improved.  Initially, I was […]

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I was reading a blog called Modern Hiker and the most recent post had a paragraph that really struck a chord with me.
“On Saturday morning, the skies were patchy, but there was some blue visible - so I headed out east to try to get some post-rain views from Mt. San Antonio. Also, to punish myself with a […]

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The Heber Valley Century Bike Ride is on Saturday September 22, 2007.
Besides being a true Century of  100 miles, the event offers a 1/2 Century = 50+ miles, Metric century = 65+ miles, or  new this year, a family and kids ride which is 25 miles.
According to Bill Kinney the entry fee for the family ride is $30 for […]

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If you are looking for a new twist on a walk or hike, try birding. I think I might. I first heard about bird walks  from Bill Fenimore, a weekly caller on the Utah Outdoors show on KSL Radio. Bill is an expert birder and Division of Wildlife Resources volunteer Naturalist.  He also operates the Wild Bird Center in Layton, […]

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This week’s theme for the DoingStuffOutdoors Podcast #17 is ‘Kids and the Outdoors’. I have a lot to say about this subject apparently because Gary intervied me for the show and I talked for about 15 minutes. Here is how he introduced me.
“Brent is a father of three young children. Before the kids came along he […]

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Jr GolfOriginally uploaded by geosportI took this picture of a recent Father-Son golf night.
This year, my oldest didn’t want to play soccer but I want to encourage a weekly sport anyway. With that goal in mind, Wednesday night is now golf night for us.
It’s fun and inexpensive. Many public courses have practice putting greens and […]

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If I were to write a book about adventure in the outdoors, I might consider mimicking the style of the the book series Adventures With the Parkers by Mike Graf
I heard about the books while listening to the Utah Outdoors podcast and bought the first book Bryce & Zion: Danger in the Narrows (Adventures With the […]

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