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The article discusses how Alain Robert, known as a vigilante scaler of skyscrapers, has turned the world into his surprised audience. Before climbing the New York Times Building, he makes sure that it can hold his weight. He has been wanting to do an ascent to raise awareness about global...
- A WILDERNESS SOCIETY ADVOCATE WITH OLYMPIC GOALS. // Wilderness;2007, p52
The article offers information about Joanna Lohman, a member of the U.S. women's soccer team and a real estate broker, who is an effective advocate for the mission of the Wilderness Society. Lohman had been playing soccer since her childhood and made the Washington Freedom Soccer Club after...
- Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer...what to do with your kids. Bishop, Paul // New York State Conservationist;Jun97, Vol. 51 Issue 6, Wild in New York p7
Recommends outdoor recreation activities in New York, which are associated with wildlife programs. Includes participation in nature centers; Library resources; Visits to beaver ponds; Activities in botany.
- Out on a limb. Lovitt, Rob // Backpacker;Mar1993, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p140
Discusses why the author enjoys climbing trees to gaze at the scenery below. The benefits of such a hobby; His experience of climbing to the top; A good physical workout; His rediscovery of climbing during a camping trip in the North Cascades; Climbing trees also benefits the soul.
- Editors' choice. // Backpacker;Apr93, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p72
Lists the finest the natural world has to offer. Colorado as a hiker's dream; Alaska considered the best place to watch the Northern Lights; Kobuk Dunes in Alaska's Kobuk Valley National Park; Minnesota considered the best state to listen for loons; Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as...
- Signpost. Osborne, Steve; Sigardsson, Frances // Backpacker;May93, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p12
Comments on several news events of interest to outdoor lovers. International Paper Co.'s plans to donate 20,000 acres of boreal forest to the State of New York and the non-profit Conservation Fund; Inland Sea Society of Bayfield, Wisconsin's annual sea kayaking symposium; `Wolf-like animal' shot...
- BLM backcountry hikeways & bikeways. Hodgson, Michael // Backpacker;Jun93, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p47
Presents descriptions of a number of sites with the Bureau of Land Management's public lands in the western US and Alaska that are ideal for hiking and biking. Hiking trails; Management information; Location; How to get there; Camping permission and restrictions; Maps and permits; Best seasons;...
- Hells on earth. // Backpacker;Jun93, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p80
Presents brief descriptions of 12 hiking and paddling trips with terrible-sounding names. Hells-Half-Mile Rapid in the Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado; Hell-For-Sure Pass in Kings Canyon National Park, California; Hells Half Acre on the Maine Island Trail; Huggins Hell in the Great Smoky...
- Wilderness in the land of the rising sun. Schultheis, Rob // Backpacker;Aug93, Vol. 21 Issue 6, p48
Discusses the differences between the wilderness in Japan and the wilderness in United States. Japan's size; Japanese wilderness aesthetic; Ritualizing hiking experience; Japanese attitudes toward nature; Climbing season from mid-April to mid-August; Huts and noodle shops on peak; How Japanese...
