http://www.outdoor.com Your resource for information on places, activities, skills, gear and adventure travel. Featuring backpacking, fishing, hunting, hiking, mountain biking and road cycling. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:07:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just like a tennis player gets tennis elbow, or a runner can fall prey to shin splints, we in the outdoors sport of hunting can fall prey to our own little ailments too. One of those ailments is known as buck fever and don't let anyone fool you. Any hunter who ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/hunting-activities/buck-fever-and-other-hunting-related-ailments/ Autumn is here and the leaves changing is just about at its peak. The prime time to view the breathtaking fall foliage is right now, in the Allegheny National Forest of Pennsylvania. Located not far from Tionesta Pennsylvania, the Allegheny National Forest features some truly incredible hiking trails, not the least ... http://www.outdoor.com/places/national-forests/hiking-the-alleghenys-of-pennsylvania/ Few seasons are as impressive to me as the fall, particularly for outdoor pursuits.Tell me one thing that's not more fun in autumn and I'll tell you why it can be. I was raised outdoors in Pennsylvania where everything blazes with color and the fall invigorates you. It still does ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/fishing/a-northern-autumn-outdoors/ As autumn rolls around, every single one of us who has an inclination toward hunting the elusive big buck gets the urge to be out scouting for trails and rubs and that secret spot to set up for our own hunt, or checking out our very own personal spot that ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/hunting-activities/scouting-and-fall-safety-checks/ Fall is one of my favorite times to go fishing. The fish are a lot easier to find, and they are just about everywhere.. Murky water, clear water, and strewn about in every depth you can imagine. The cooler days and chilly  nights have removed most of the nasties like swarms of ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/fishing/fall-fishing-in-pennsylvania/ The Everglades of Florida offer up some interesting possibilities for outdoor experiences. Most people however, aren't aware that you can spend a few days in the wilderness areas of the Everglades here and camp, hike or just enjoy the wildlife. The best time for camping in the Everglades of course is fall ... http://www.outdoor.com/places/parks-and-monuments/florida-wilderness-camping-in-the-everglades/ Taking in more than a million acres, Glen Canyon National recreation area, can provide you with opportunities for both water based as well as wild country fun in the outdoors. The area itself stretches for several hundred miles,from the Lee's Ferry area of Arizona, to the Orange Cliffs of Utah, taking ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/backpacking/glen-canyon-national-recreation-area-2/ In the northern aspect of the state of Washington lies a wilderness area that is challenging, interesting and amazing in its diversity and unique climate, as well as the many things to do in North Cascades National Park. Jutting mountain peaks and plummeting valleys, overlaid by waterfalls, hiking trails and more ... http://www.outdoor.com/places/parks-and-monuments/washington-north-cascades-national-park/ In the South western part of Texas, taking in more than 800 thousand acres sits Big Bend National Park. Where the Rio Grande forms its boundaries between the United States and Mexico, a thousand miles long, nearly a quarter of that is part of, and overseen by the Big Bend National ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/backpacking/big-bend-national-park-texas/ Trailhead: Wildrose Charcoal Kilns Length: 4.2 miles one way Elevation change: 2,200 feet Time required:  6 hours round trip Road access: gravel to Charcoal Kilns In Death Valley, at the most northern area of the Panamint Mountains in the highest section of the area is an amazing trail, particularly good when Telescope Peak is impassible ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/backpacking/california-death-valley-wild-rose-trail/ Location:Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park Length: 1 mile loop Difficulty: moderately strenuous Trailhead: Blue Mesa sun shelter Description: The trail winds down from the  Blue Mesa in the Painted Desert, and is alternately paved and graveled. Blue Mesa Trail meanders through the hills of the badlands and and although it is not a lengthy trail ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/backpacking/arizona-blue-mesa-trail/ Painted Desert Rim Trail. Length of Hike: 1 mile round trip. Difficulty: easy to moderate Trail Head: Tawa Point and Kachina Point, Arizona Description: The Painted Desert is best experienced while walking through it, to see the delicate plants and the strange  wildlife on foot. The trail ranges just about a mile long and ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/backpacking/arizona-painted-desert-rim-trail/ One of the oldest and most colorful areas in the world is the Petrified Forest, which is also in close proximity to the Painted Desert, both of which are something that must be seen to be appreciated.. High concentrations of petrified woods, as well as the many colored bands of the ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/backpacking/arizona-petrified-forest-painted-desert/ Just about 35 miles from Washington DC lies an area that was once used to teach new spies their trade. Prince William Forest Park was used by the predecessor of the CIA, what was then known as the Office of Strategic services for a training facility for spies during the years ... http://www.outdoor.com/places/parks-and-monuments/prince-william-forest-park/ In upstate New York lie a group of lakes which are popular destinations for tourists, providing an ample playground for fishing, rafting, canoeing and hiking. The area, known as the Finger Lakes, is famous however for much more than just outdoor activity, which is quite prolific. Second only to the Napa Valley ... http://www.outdoor.com/places/parks-and-monuments/new-york-finger-lakes-region/