Archive for 'Outdoor Activities'

Leave No Trace (Only Footsteps)

July 29th, 2010 – 10:00 am Posted by Louise

I mentioned in a previously posted article, “Share My Excitement,” that I would be attending the National Youth Science Camp. Well, I’m back, and it was everything that I expected and more! The 3.5 week stay in the middle of the Monongahela National Forest (without any cell service, I might add) truly brought all of [...]

Canopy Tours

May 19th, 2010 – 10:00 am Posted by Louise

When I was younger, my family took a trip to Costa Rica. It is nearly a decade later now, and I have forgotten much about that vacation. However, there is one activity that I remember well: the canopy tours. What’s a canopy tour? Canopy tours will vary from company to company, but the basic idea [...]

Share My Excitement

April 14th, 2010 – 8:05 am Posted by Louise

Every once in a while, things come up that we just can’t wait to tell the rest of the world. This is also known to some as bragging. Okay, maybe it is bragging, but in my opinion, a little bragging is okay sometimes, right? I’m saying all this because I have something that I’m too [...]

Navigating Tips

February 5th, 2010 – 9:12 am Posted by Louise

Sometimes it can be fun to go on walks or hikes in the outdoors without a planned route or destination. However, such an adventure only stays fun as long as you can navigate your way to where you need to be. Being able to determine your cardinal directions (north, south, east or west) without a [...]

Andres Institute of Art

January 11th, 2010 – 9:42 am Posted by Louise

Nature is an art in itself. However, the Andres Institute of Art, located on Big Bear Mountain in Brookline, NH, takes this idea a step further. At the Andres Institute of Art, anyone can take a nature stroll and enjoy countless artistic surprises along the trails. The Institute is a privately owned, but publicly open, [...]