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, 29 Jun 2009 18:02:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Do you love the outdoors and can’t wait for the weekend so you can leave the job behind and go camping, fishing or hiking? You are not alone; there are many people who dream of having their jobs outside in the open air. There are many people who ... http://www.outdoor.com/skills/outdoor-jobs-and-careers/ My favorite steel head waters are not in the northwest. Well Okay maybe they are but not the typical northwest. They are located in northwest Pennsylvania, along Lake Erie and its tributaries. That's right places like 16 mile creek, 20 mile creek and my all time favorite Walnut creek. These creeks ... http://www.outdoor.com/gear/fishing-gear/steelhead-near-lake-erie-pennsylvania/ This sport is not done by a lot of folks because it takes a little effort, but those I have talked into it have become fellow addicts.It doesn't get any more exciting than dragging in a huge catfish and fighting it to the bank or boat. You will need medium to ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/fishing/catching-flatheads-on-the-river/ School is out and the main question on families’ minds is where will we go to enjoy the outdoors this summer? Some choose the national parks, which have reduced rates this year or in certain cases free admission. Others prefer the state parks to camp for a week or even a ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/camp2/camping-out-and-outdoor-fun/ Among the most exciting places in the United States where you can go white water rafting is the Green River. Made popular many years ago by the music of CW McCall, the Green Rivers canyons are legendary with each one offering its own challenges and it's own incredible scenery. For those who ... http://www.outdoor.com/places/rafting-the-green-river/ When we envision wildlife watching, we often think that we've got to go to some of the biggest and best national parks, such as Yellowstone, or something along those lines. Those parks are of course a great place to view wildlife, but the reality is that you can essentially see ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/backpacking/wildlife-viewing-in-arizona/ Black Dragon Canyon Trail * Distance: 3 miles * Time:  approximately 2 hours * Elevation gain over hike: 200 feet * Difficulty: mild to moderate * Location: Southeast-central Utah, about 15 miles west of the town of Green River. * Permitted: Hikers, dogs, horses. Good hike for kids however there is no wheelchair accessibility. Directions From Green River, ... http://www.outdoor.com/places/parks-and-monuments/hiking-the-black-dragon-canyon/ Springtime is my favorite time to get outdoors. Its clean, its quiet and the wildlife is prolific, with everyone feeding up after winter time and the does offering you new things to photograph.. Of course you never take a hike without a camera. Particularly in the spring time, when the ... http://www.outdoor.com/gear/photographs/photographing-wildlife/ One way to experience the outdoors is to try your skills in the art of orienteering, which was traditionally used with military personal to give them a chance to figure out how to navigate by land. Foot orienteering is a sport that involves map reading, strategic use of time and locations, ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/backpacking/orienteering-in-the-outdoors/ The days are getting longer and the need to escape our homes and the pressures of making a living is pulling us out of our homes into the outdoors, where life is less complicated with earning a wage or finding a job, but the birds are busy making nests and ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/backpacking/go-ahead-take-a-hike/  You can take a picture with anything, from a ten dollar disposable to a thousand dollar miracle of modern technology,  but if you want a good photo, then sometimes you're going to need a little more.More as in photography equipment and more in knowledge , what to use, how to ... http://www.outdoor.com/places/outdoor-forays-which-camera/   One of the most interesting and amusing things  to visit and view in the desert areas of the south west, are the wild burros of Arizona. In the Oatman arizona area live wild burros. Holdouts from another era. They are, according to reports, leftover from the prospecting days, descendents of ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/photography/the-wild-burros-of-arizona/ While the rest of the world is still stuck indoors, or has headed inside to curl up by a fire, the hiker with a bit of fortitude has been out for months, and seen a magical world of ice crystals and falling snow that is incomparable to anything you might ... http://www.outdoor.com/activities/backpacking/wintertime-and-early-spring-hiking/ The main point to consider when you want to make a good choice in your off road tires is to consider what kind of terrain you're going to be riding over, which will make a huge difference to you when you make the tire selection. For Muddy Terrain If you envision mud ... http://www.outdoor.com/places/faq-choosing-your-off-road-tire/ Everyone has it right now. Fishing fever. Its almost time for that first day, opening day of fishing season, where anyone who is anyone is out for the day, bright and early, with the still cold spring mornings casting your breath out in foggy bursts as you jog along trying ... http://www.outdoor.com/skills/fishing-skills/fishing-in-a-pennsylvania-spring/