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Archives for July 2009

Planning Your First Canoe Trip

by Jane Wangersky July 27th, 2009 | Boating, Outdoor Activities, Water Sports
Canoeing can be a great way to see the wilderness, enjoy its peace and quiet, spend time with your family or friends, and get some exercise. If you’ve never tried it, maybe this summer is the time to start.

Before your first canoe trip, it’s essential to do some planning. There are the commonsense preparations you’d make for any boating trip:

  • Wear life jackets and sunscreen

  • Bring water and snacks

  • Let someone know where you’re going and when you should be back


Experienced canoers also offer these tips:

  • “[W]e always take two canoes, one adult in each one,” says Sherry Gavanditti, who takes frequent canoe trips
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Northeast Kingdom

by Bea July 20th, 2009 | Boating, Hiking
While I was visiting Montreal with a school organization this weekend, my friend from Vermont picked me up, and we went to her house for Saturday night. The drive from Montreal to her house took about two hours. As we drove to her house, I gazed at my surroundings. We drove up a slightly inclined rocky path for about a mile; as I looked to my left, I saw rolling hills and the mountains of New Hampshire, and as I looked to my right, I saw farm houses and more mountains in the background. I imagined how this place would
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Stargazing

by Louise July 8th, 2009 | Outdoor Activities
If you are a true outdoors eagle, you are not just outside during the day but during the night, too! Stargazing is one of the most relaxing yet exciting outdoors activities. To start, all you need to do is get away from a city or any place that pollutes the night sky with light. You can bring along blankets and a thermos to keep you warm.

If you want, you can look for familiar constellations like Orion (easily identified by the belt, three bright start that are in a row), or Ursa Major (the Big Dipper) and Ursa Minor (the Little Dipper).
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Swimming with the Manatees

by Ronald A. Rowe July 1st, 2009 | Outdoor Activities, Water Sports
For those outdoors adventurers looking for a new wrinkle, I present swim with the manatees.  Not exactly your X-game caliber thrill show, but it is a spectacular event that will not disappoint.

Every winter, the Gulf of Mexico, home to the manatee, cools off as temperatures drop to what passes for 'cold' in this part of the world.  Along the West Coast of Florida, spring-fed rivers wind their way through mangroves to empty into the gulf.  Interestingly enough, spring water is always the same temperature, regardless of the weather.  In the summertime, the rivers are colder than the Gulf, but when
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