Apr 28th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
Utah is one of my favorite escapes. There's something about sitting on a slab of redrock and watching a black sky dotted with stars. You're in the middle of nowhere, alone, surrounded by silence, overpowered by the feeling of grandiose canyons.
Flickr user djurma captures exactly that in this nighttime photo of Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. You can feel that stillness just by ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: The Milky Way In Arches National Park
Apr 28th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
Utah is one of my favorite escapes. There's something about sitting on a slab of redrock and watching a black sky dotted with stars. You're in the middle of nowhere, alone, surrounded by silence, overpowered by the feeling of grandiose canyons.
Flickr user djurma captures exactly that in this nighttime photo of Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. You can feel that stillness just by ...New Technology May Lead To Light- And Heat-Sensitive Tent
Apr 10th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
The tent we're all familiar with from camping trips may soon be old tech thanks to a new material designed by a team of Harvard scientists.
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have announced in a press release that they've developed a flexible material that can shed or retain moisture, and turn from opaque to transparent.
You can see how it works in the ...Photo Of The Day: Camel Safari In Jaisalmer
Mar 19th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Today's multi-image Photo of the Day features scenes from an overnight camel safari in the desert surrounding Jaisalmer, India. Instagram user LankaEdited used a photo collage smartphone app to share different snapshots from her adventure, then added the "Rise" filter to the finished collage for a vintage effect. Apps like PhotoGrid or InstaPicFrame make it easy to achieve this type of ...Mosquitoes Becoming Immune To DEET, Study Suggests
Feb 21st, 2013 at 4:00PM:
According to a new study, mosquitoes are learning to ignore DEET, the BBC reports.
Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine tested the responses to DEET by the Aedes aegypti, a type of mosquito that can carry yellow fever and dengue fever and is thus particularly dangerous to adventure travelers.
In a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers say ...Adventure Guide 2013: Portland, Oregon
Feb 10th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
"Portlandia" might lead you to believe that Portland is home only to tattooed baristas with the occasional mustache, but it's also an epicenter for outdoor activity; every Portlander has his or her activity of choice, and with so many outdoor activities easily accessible, it isn't difficult to get a taste of the attitude that keeps this city alive. Nearby Sauvie Island is popular with ...Photo Of The Day: Eye Of The Beholder
Nov 3rd, 2012 at 5:00PM:
This Photo of the Day, taken in Arches National Park, Utah is titled "Eye of the Beholder" and comes from Gadling Flickr pool member Terra_Tripper
Arches National Park has over 2,000 natural stone arches, pinnacles, fins and giant balanced rocks. Located just outside of Moab, Utah, the 76,679 acre red rock wonderland was originally a National Monument then redesignated as a National ...Midwest Weekend Getaway: Baraboo And Devil's Lake State Park In Wisconsin
Oct 5th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Chicago is a world-class city but there are many occasions when those of us that live here want out, at least for the weekend. And while the city is a terrific flight hub, quick and dirty road trip options are limited, especially if you've lived in the city for a long time and have exhausted most of the choice destinations. A few years ago, my wife and I took a hiking excursion to Wisconsin's ...Press 1 If You're Being Eaten By A Bear: Paranoia At A Vermont Campground
Sep 1st, 2012 at 10:00AM: The last thing you want to hear after midnight in a deserted campground is footsteps near your tent. Wait, I take that back: the last thing you want to hear is a grizzly bear growling or, worse yet, actually ripping apart your tent with its teeth. But footsteps are a close second or third.
I was camping at Emerald Lake State Park in Vermont last week with my wife and two little boys and, after ...Camping With Kids On Cape Cod
Aug 24th, 2012 at 10:30AM: There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can put up a tent and those who cannot. I'm not proud to admit that I'm part of the later group. I'm the youngest of six children and by the time I was born, my parents had given up camping for good. I wasn't exposed to Boy Scouts and never learned a thing about camping, fishing, survival skills or the Great Outdoors.
So when my wife and I ...Infographic: Road Trips, Now And Then
Aug 12th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
The price of road trips, what it takes to make them happen and what we do along the way have changed over the years. Not all that long ago, iPads were not the mobile way to entertain children as DVD players ruled the roads and mini-vans of family vacations. Going back further in time, we find camping that was nearly free, a Burger value meal cost almost ten times less and the price of gas would ...Would You Sleep In A Converted Shipping Container?
Aug 9th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Beginning in September, travelers visiting France will be able to book a hotel room in a converted shipping container (pictured above).
Located near the France-Belgian border, Deûle Insolite is featuring 20-foot-long steel boxes with amenities like a kitchenette and a balcony with views of the Deûle River. According to the Huffington Post, the "cabins" were created in ...Book A Rare Stay At Bearpaw High Sierra Camp In Sequoia National Park
Jul 28th, 2012 at 8:00AM: The Bearpaw High Sierra Camp, located inside Sequoia National Park, is one of the toughest accommodations to book in the entire park system. Typically reservations open in January and sell out completely in a matter of just a few hours. But this year a legal issue regarding permits delayed the opening of the camp and now that that issue has been resolved there are rare open dates for August and ...Study Shows Visitors To National Parks Up, Time Spent In The Parks Down
Jul 15th, 2012 at 8:00AM: According to USA Today, a new study indicates that the number of visitors to America's national parks has risen over the past twenty years, but the amount of time they actually spend in the parks is going down. The National Park Service, which conducted the study, says that even though many of the parks, such as Yellowstone and Yosemite, have seen record numbers of visitors in recent years, those ...Bears Cause Closure Of Great Smokey Mountains National Park Campgrounds
Jul 1st, 2012 at 8:00AM: Officials at the Great Smokey Mountains National Park announced the closure of two campgrounds this week due to increased bear activity in the area. They also posted numerous warning signs throughout the park, reminding visitors to remain aware while traveling through the wilderness. The Bear population has reportedly become increasingly bold when approaching humans, and while there have been no ...Outer Space Camping Tent
Jun 24th, 2012 at 9:00AM: I want a tent that looks like outer space – an outer space camping tent. Luckily, Field Candy has designed such a tent. A high performance A-frame camping tent with a digitally printed outer space shell looks every bit as good as it sounds. I haven't tried it out myself yet and I probably never will because it is $649.99 and I thereby have no claim to how good of a tent this product actually ...Tonight Is The Great American Backyard Campout
Jun 23rd, 2012 at 8:00AM: The National Wildlife Federation has declared today, June 23, as the Great American Backyard Campout. To celebrate the event, which is designed to help reconnect young people with the outdoors, the organization is encouraging friends and families to spend the night sleeping out under the stars.
Thanks to the introduction of the Internet, video games, television and other technological ...Introducing The Swagon, Australia's New Take On Glamping
Jun 2nd, 2012 at 4:00PM: We've all seen the pimped-out safari tents and palace-style camping retreats used for glamping; however, Gawler Ranges Wildness Safaris has taken luxurious camping to the next level with the introduction of the Swagon. The 100-year-old, Aussie-style wagon is "part swag, part wagon." And for those who don't know, swag refers to a queen-sized double mattress, used for extra comfort when roughing it ...Travel Channel, National Parks Join For Summer Promo
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:30PM: Summer can mean a trip to one of America's national parks for many. These adventure-packed and history-rich destinations offer travelers a wide variety of vacation options at hundreds of locations. To promote America's national parks and help with planning a summer park vacation, the Travel Channel has joined with the National Park Foundation (NPF) in a summer-long partnership of initiatives.
...Clean Camping: The Nemo Helio Allows For Portable Showering
May 5th, 2012 at 2:00PM: While camping can be a lot of fun, one issue many people have is the lack of hygiene. Even when there are showers available, they're often dirty and lacking in water pressure and hot water. Luckily, the Nemo Helio Pressure Shower compact shower system helps to solve this very problem.
According to the website, the product "comes in a small, neatly nested kit, weighs less than a full Nalgene, ...For These Ladies, Paragliders Offered The Ultimate View Of Iceland. (Video)
May 1st, 2012 at 5:30PM: Paragliding pilots have the ultimate perch to get out and see the world. For two Icelandic women, a planned camping trip to the highlands of their country turned into one of the most mesmerizing videos I've come across.
In July 2011 two girls borrowed a 4x4, filled it with camping gear and paragliders and drove up to the Highlands of Iceland.
They experienced a new side of their own country, ...
