National Park Week 2011

America?s 394 national parks offer many close-to-home
opportunities for outdoor recreation. A growing number of doctors even write
?Park Prescriptions? to get patients outside and active. The growing
connection between public lands and public health is the focus of National Park
Week, April 16-24. Entrance to all national parks is free throughout the
week.

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Columbia Mobex Winter Omni-Heat Backpack

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Super Natural Every Day: Six Recipe Sampler

Hi all, I feel like today is a big day for me. As promised, I'm over-the-moon excited to share a handful of recipes from Super Natural Every Day with you. It feels like it has been a long time coming! You can download the recipe sampler PDF here. The file is quite small, just 2MB. It is twenty pages in length, and includes six of my favorite recipes from the new book. It also includes a number of photo out takes that didn't make it into the final book. In short, a little teaser of the book to come.

I can't remember if I've mentioned this before, the book chapters are organized: breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, drinks, treats. Structured in the way a typical day might unfold for me. The recipes are all written in cups / oz / grams. Which I hope will be helpful for those of you who are cooking from it who aren't from the U.S. And, as you can see in that graphic up above, the sampler includes recipes for Millet Muffins (thank you Jess, my nephew loves these), Ravioli Salad, Avocado & Mustard Seeds (a terrific way to use avocados that isn't guacamole), Black Sesame Otsu, Tinto de Verano, and a Tutti-Frutti Crumble (I put beaujolais & poppy seeds in this).

I'll leave it at that for now, and simply say, I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as I do. Thank you all for your ongoing support, excitement, and encouragement. And(!) thank you Toni for making me a pretty PDF for me to share :) -h

For those of you who have missed the last couple of book-related posts, Super Natural Every Day is available for pre-order on Amazon for $13. There is a list of alternate retailers on this page, and on the final pages of the recipe sample PDF as well.

Continue reading Super Natural Every Day: Six Recipe Sampler...

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Snakes: Desert Reptile Awareness at Snow Canyon State Park (UT) April 29, 30

Are you aware that Southern Utah has the greatest number of reptiles in the state because it is in a transition zone between the Mojave Desert, Great Basin Desert, and the Colorado Plateau? Join Ann McLuckie, Wildlife Biologist, and learn more about their unique desert adaptations during an evening slide show. Next day, join us [...]

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Kelsyus Original Canopy Chair

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Keysville Classic Mountain Bike Race

Mountain bike races are few & far in between, so Total Escape is here to promote them. This is one of the longest running races, near Lake Isabella, along the Kern River & up to 500+ bikes in competition w/ various classes. Downhill, cross country & short track. Presented by the Southern Sierra Fat Tire [...]

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AMC Hiker Shuttle Enables Car-Free Hiking Trips

As part of its ongoing efforts to promote energy efficiency and the use of mass transit, the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) this summer will connect its popular Hiker Shuttle with two bus stops served by Concord Coach Lines in Lincoln and North Conway, N.H.


The new shuttle stops are at Munce's in Lincoln and the Eastern Slope Inn in North Conway Village. Also added this year is a stop at the U.S. Forest Service Lincoln Woods Visitor Center. In addition, Concord Coach Lines provides daily service directly from Boston and southern New Hampshire to AMC's Pinkham Notch Visitor Center.

The new stops are intended to make it easier for visitors from the Boston area and southern New Hampshire to plan a car-free visit to the White Mountains with station-to-trailhead service, thereby allowing visitors to reduce car miles traveled and fuel burned, while still enjoying convenient access to the region's spectacular hiking trails and AMC's famed backcountry hut system. The stop at Lincoln Woods will also make it easier for hikers without cars to access trails in the White Mountain National Forest's Pemigewasset Wilderness.

The hiker shuttle connects AMC roadside lodges-Joe Dodge Lodge in Pinkham Notch and Highland Lodge in Crawford Notch-to popular trailheads serving the AMC hut system as well as stops in Gorham, Lincoln, and North Conway.

"We are extending the reach of the AMC Hiker Shuttle to make it even easier for hikers to plan a visit to AMC's huts while leaving the car behind, saving gas, and reducing their carbon footprint," said AMC Vice President for Outdoor Program Centers Paul Cunha. "The initiative ties to the organization's broader goal of reducing our carbon footprint by 15 percent by 2015, and reducing it by 80 percent over the next four decades," Cunha said.

Riders can reserve a spot when they make hut reservations, or they can board the shuttle at various trailheads and the Concord Coach Lines stops without reservations on a space-available basis. The shuttle schedule can be viewed online at www.outdoors.org/shuttle. AMC has operated its hiker shuttle for more than two decades.

AMC operates a series of eight backcountry huts situated along a 56-mile-long stretch of the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Open to the public, the AMC huts provide meals, lodging, and educational programs in spectacular mountain locations. Visitors to AMC huts in the full-service summer season can enjoy bunkroom accommodations with mattress, pillow, and blankets; all-you-can eat dinners and breakfasts; and natural history-based interpretive programs. More information is available at www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts.

The AMC Hiker Shuttle operates daily from June 2 to Sept. 11, and on weekends and holidays from Sept. 17 through Oct. 16. Reservations are strongly recommended, and may be made by calling (603) 466-2727. Flat fare between any destination is $19 one-way ($17 for AMC members). A 10-minute/$10 fare is available for walk-on riders between certain destinations.

To further promote use of mass transit in the White Mountains, AMC also is working with the U.S. Forest Service, Plymouth State University, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Volpe Transportation Center to identify additional options for alternative transportation that will reduce traffic congestion and resource impacts.

AMC huts in the White Mountain National Forest are operated under a special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service. AMC's Lonesome Lake Hut is operated in partnership with the New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation.

Founded in 1876, the Appalachian Mountain Club is America's oldest conservation and recreation organization. With more than 100,000 members, advocates, and supporters in the Northeast and beyond, the nonprofit AMC promotes the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the mountains, forests, waters, and trails of the Appalachian region. The AMC supports natural resource conservation while encouraging responsible recreation, based on the philosophy that successful, long-term conservation depends upon first-hand enjoyment of the natural environment.

Source: http://www.abc-of-hiking.com/news/201104/amc-hiker-shuttle-enables-car-free-hiking-trips.asp

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