GadlingGadlingGun-friendly national parks possibly coming soon- May 31, 2008 Filed under: Activism, Hiking, Stories, United States, NewsI've been in national parks from Acadia in Maine to Glacier in Montana to Zion in Utah to the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina. (You can start humming "This Land is Your Land" if you like.) I've always felt safe--aggravated sometimes by over-sized RVs, but safe. I even felt safe when I was hiking in Glacier with my husband, then boyfriend, when we saw a mother grizzly bear and her cub in the distance. We were far enough away...http://www.gadling.com/2008/05/31/gun-friendly-national-parks-possibly-coming-soon/ Gas pump woes: More than just the price- May 29, 2008 Filed under: Hiking, Business, NewsI just read in this New York Times article that the increasing gas prices in the United States are creating problems at some gas pumps--actually all gas pumps. It's not because people are throwing themselves on the hood of their cars weeping as the total bill climbs. I just had a flash of a movie scene. Ben Stiller in the persona of his Something About Mary character--the high school prom guy, cleaning the windshield of his car, weeping--his tears are...http://www.gadling.com/2008/05/29/gas-pump-woes-more-than-just-the-price/ Canopy tour of Ysterhout Gorge- May 28, 2008 Filed under: Climbing, Hiking, Photos, South Africa, Video, EcotourismHere's another version of canopy tours, much different than the ones in Hocking Hills, Ohio and near Kuala Lumpur. At the Ysterhout Gorge in Magaliesberg, South Africa, trees are sparse, but the gorge is mighty. This is a well-done edited version that shows each step of the experience. The scenery is gorgeous. The family in this video consists of a young girl as well. You really know how much you trust a tour guide when you...http://www.gadling.com/2008/05/28/canopy-tour-of-ysterhout-gorge/ Canopy Tours: Ohio and Malaysia- May 27, 2008 Filed under: Hiking, Malaysia, United States, EcotourismPeople give me tips on where to travel whenever they have been some where they think I would like. A friend of mine jumped out of her chair in the middle of a sentence, remembering a place she went this past weekend. She fetched a certificate from the Hocking Hills Canopy Tours, saying, "This was great." From the description of the tour, and from what my friend said, it proves that outdoor adventure and thrill can be found in Ohio, a...http://www.gadling.com/2008/05/27/canopy-tours-ohio-and-malaysia/ Dispatch from the Galapagos: The summer I gave up meat- May 11, 2008 Filed under: Hiking, Ecuador, CampingRachel Atkinson hops like a Darwin finch from one volcanic outcropping to the next, then plunges into ankle-deep mud. Squishing as she walks, the botanist with the Charles Darwin Research Station homes in on the ailing invaders: blackberry, passion fruit, and quinine bushes clustered near Santa Cruz Island's last shrubby stands of Scalesia trees. Atkinson smiles in approval. One more blast of herbicide ought to prevent the aliens from regrowing and give the..http://www.gadling.com/2008/05/11/dispatch-from-the-galapagos-the-summer-i-gave-up-meat/ Cash and Treasures: Digging for gems in Brazil- May 9, 2008 Filed under: Arts and Culture, Hiking, Learning, Stories, South America, Brazil, TransportationThe last two weeks of The Travel Channel's Cash and Treasures on Wednesday night haven't included kids at the dig sites, a quality I was impressed by early on. Still, I continue to be hooked into this show. This week, I stuck around for the back to back episodes because host Kristin Gum headed out of the United States for points south in what worked as a double feature. Normally, the first half hour...http://www.gadling.com/2008/05/09/cash-and-treasures-digging-for-gems-in-brazil/ Combine caffeine and naps for jet lag help- May 3, 2008 Filed under: Hiking, Business, Food and Drink, Stories, Singapore, Airlines, News, Travel HealthHere's what I do to deal with jet lag. I don't go to sleep much before I travel. I think I was a hamster in my past life. I'm the type who wants to get every last project done, every last dish washed, every last chore behind me before I head out the door. I ruminate. I become more compulsive than usual. Sometimes, I stay up so late that going to bed may not make sense. That's what happened before...http://www.gadling.com/2008/05/03/combine-caffeine-and-naps-for-jet-lag-help/ |