Every month here at Falcon.com we try to introduce you to cool towns across the country that would fulfill any outdoor lover’s wish list. This month, it’s Baltimore, Maryland:
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Here are our picks for the top five dog hikes in Colorado from the comprehensive book Best Dog Hikes Colorado. This book features best dog hikes by region as well as a trail finder identifying easy to more difficult hikes, length of trails, and whether the dog can be on or off leash. The book also covers how to prepare your dog for your hike, what to do in case of medical emergencies, the essential dog hiking gear to own, and how to manage any wildlife conflicts.
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A park rich with history and former inhabitants, Shenandoah National Park is a long and narrow span of acreage that straddles a ridge crest in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Virginia. The parkland is full of rolling hills, quiet hollows, meandering streams, and verdant forests covered with abundant vegetation. The backbone of the park is Skyline Drive, a 105-mile long road constructed in the 1930s that twists and turns, often opening up into grand vistas. |
Every month here at Falcon.com we try to introduce you to cool towns across the country that would fulfill any outdoor lover’s wish list. This month, it’s Nashville, Tennessee:
Founded: 1779
Population: 601,222
Size: 1,589,934
Activities: Best known for its country music scene and entertainment, other activities in Nashville include visiting the ArtQuest Gallery, local plantations, Adventure Science center, Cheekwood Botanical Gardens, the Nashville Zoo, & Jack Daniels Distillery. |
Part 1 in a series of blogs offering simple ways to improve your outdoor photography
By Leigh Scott, Director of Development, American Hiking Society
Why do hikers carry cameras? Maybe it’s because of majestic, snow-capped peaks, bordered by aquamarine lakes; delicate petals of tiny wildflowers, lining the edge of the trail as it winds beneath a verdant forest canopy; jewel-toned butterflies, pausing to sip the sweet nectar from blossoms in a meadow; and camaraderie amongst a group of hikers, clustered around a blazing campfire as the sun sinks below the horizon.
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An interview with the outspoken media mogul turned eco-capitalist.
No one has a passive or indifferent reaction when they hear Ted Turner’s name. His life is the stuff of legend. He skippered an America’s Cup win. He founded CNN, inventing 24-hour cable news and shaking up the major networks. He married Jane Fonda. He built the Atlanta Braves into World series champions. And as a conservative businessman and self-made billionaire, Ted Turner is, in many respects, the embodiment of the capitalist ideal.
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Yosemite National Park is a treasure trove of remarkable vistas—majestic granite cliffs, towering sequoias, and dramatic waterfalls. From Half Dome reflected in Mirror Lake to El Capitan’s 3,593 feet of sheer granite walls (a world record!) to over 2,400 feet of rushing water at Yosemite Falls, this is one national park that never disappoints its 3 million visitors each year.
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By now, I'm sure you know just how serious the situation is for our national parks due to the sequester cuts which went into effect on March 1.
It's alarming that this very avoidable threat is about to become a reality. From Yellowstone to Cape Cod, the Grand Canyon and Great Smoky Mountains, our national heritage and local economies are at risk.
Information in a recently leaked Park Service planning document about potential impacts to park budgets suggests that the sequester will cause drastic cuts to jobs, educational programs, visitor centers, and visitor access points, including:
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Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, 2nd debuts in bookstores this week. The Sierra Nevada region is filled with a seemingly endless variety of wildflowers, and this book, stuffed to the gills with full-color photos and easy-to-understand descriptions, is the ultimate guide to more than 280 wildflowers in the region. The species are arranged by color and plant family. A partial section of the color families is featured here in this sneak peek:
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Trail Tested author Justin “Trauma” Lichter has hiked more than 35,000 miles across the country and beyond (equal to nearly one and a half times around the Earth!). His travels include hiking the “Triple Crown” of long-distance hiking—tthe Pacific Crest Trail, the Appalachian Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail. And through his travels he has fine-tuned the ultimate gear must-have list through plenty of trial and error—beating up, wear-testing, and putting the gear to its limits. The end result is an essential hiking gear list of Justin’s best of the best, compiled here just for you:
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