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Bowman Lake - Glacier National Park
This is day four and five of our five day backpacking trip through Glacier National Park. Click here to read days One, Two and Three. I’m sitting around the campfire at the Upper Bowman backcountry...
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Week In Review - September 18, 2011
All of the following links are from blogs that submitted in my Top Outdoor Blogs post last monday. If you would like to submit your own selections for Top Outdoor Blogs please go here. You have until...
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Vote For Your Favorite Outdoor Blog
Last week I asked everyone to submit their Must Read Outdoor Blog list. Well I had a great response and had 50 top rate outdoor blogs submitted. Today I want to give you the chance to vote for the very...
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The Hiker's Choice Award - Top Outdoor Blogs
Last week you all had the opportunity to vote on your favorite outdoor blog. We started out with your nominations of the best outdoor blogs. We had 50 top notch outdoor blogs nominated for your votes....
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Hiking, A Metaphor For Life! - 13,600 foot Mt. Bard, Colorado
I’m sitting in the middle of Downtown Denver on the corner of two busy streets. The teenagers with me are taking turns panhandling. This is part of an experiment called Urban Plunge. You see we wanted...
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Going to the Sun Road - Glacier National Park
As I write this, Going to the Sun Road is covered in snow, and only 21 miles are open to the public. Depending on the snowfall this winter...it could be next July before the entire 48.7 miles are open...
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Free $30 in Credit At Several Discount Gear Sites.
It seems everyone is giving away a free $10 credit if you will let me refer you to their discount gear sites. first up is Sierra Trading Post who offers tons of gear at 35%-75% off. Simply sign up via...
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My Life Outdoors Turned Two...Last Month
A testament to how busy I have been. My Life Outdoors turned 2 years old last month and I didn't realize or notice. My sincere apologies to anyone who reads on a regular basis. I do my best to post on...
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Baring Falls and St. Mary Falls - Glacier National Park
We were looking for a short hike that my parents and children could go on. We had spent the night on the east side of Glacier National park and had seen signs for “Sun Point” and "Sunrift Gorge" just...
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When is it Appropriate to Post a Negative Product Review? - A Discussion
A free knife I received to review “When’s the last time you read a bad product review on a blog?” This was the question asked by Chris Wallace on Twitter yesterday. It is a subject of quite a bit of...
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Win a Free Tool Logic Knife - Merry Christmas
I wanted to post something special for Christmas, but not just another "Merry Christmas." And since Christmas is all about giving I thought I should give something away. So to celebrate Christmas with...
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My Life Outdoors Now Available on Kindle
My Life Outdoors is now available in the Kindle Store for monthly subscription fee of $.99. I would have offered to you for free, but Amazon wouldn't let me. So if it is more convenient for you to...
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Lower Falls and South Rim Trail - Yellowstone National Park
All my life, I have dreamed of going to Yellowstone National Park. So this summer after winning a trip to Glacier National Park we decided to drop south and visit Yellowstone for a few days. I was...
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My Life Outdoors: 2011 The Year in Review
Well 2011 is coming to a close and I find myself, once again, writing a Year in Review post, despite my strong dislike for such posts. But 2011 was a great year for me. At this time last year I was...
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Bad Gear Reviews: No Such Thing?
There is no such thing as a Bad Gear Review, because there is no such thing as bad gear...only specialized gear. Let me explain: Last week I published a post about bad gear reviews and asked “when it...
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Woe To You Dr. Pepper - How a Part of Texas Died and Who's to Blame
I don’t know anything about Joyce Meyer, but her words seem to fit: “If I have to build a big company by mistreating other people then the Bible says WOE to me. I don't know what that is, but I don't...
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Grand View Point - Grand Tetons National Park
The name says it all: Grand View Point. My family and I were looking for a short easy hike that could get us away from the crowds of Grand Tetons National Park. And that is just what we found tucked...
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Win a Gregory Z45 BackPack - A Review of LeftLane Sports
Lets face it, outdoor gear is expensive. From boots to rain gear to packs and tents...it doesn't take long before your out several hundred, or several thousand dollars. I used to think ebay was the...
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Are Blog Reviews Worth Anything? Is Print Media Better?
Are blog reviews worth anything? This is a question that I have been kicking around since publishing a couple of posts on Negative Gear Reviews. In my first post, we asked: When is it appropriate to...
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Bush Mountain Overnight - 8631 feet, Second Highest Peak in Texas
The second highest peak in Texas. I wasn’t sure if my 10 year old was ready for such a strenuous overnight trip. She has done well on some pretty difficult day hikes, but never with this much wight on...
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