I spent Sunday exploring the Mud Caves of Arroyo Tapiado in the Anza Borrego Desert.  We parked our car at the base of the wash and hiked up the wash exploring the the slot canyons and mud caves the dot the landscape on each side of the canyon walls.  Like so many places in the [...]

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Outdoorzy.com is sponsoring “The Gearzy Awards”, where we as gear lovers can pick our favorite manufacturers to win these prestigous awards, and possibly win a little swag for ourselves.  Here is what Jason from Outdoorzy has to say about them:
Who makes the best tent, sleeping bags or apparel? Cast your vote in the Gearzy Awards [...]

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For anyone looking for something to do to work off a little of the Thanksgiving calories,  Th Anza-Borrego Foundation is sponsoring a screening of the film The Ghost Mountain Experiment, and a hike up Ghost Mountain the next day.  Here are the Details as I received them in an email:
Thanks to the support of the [...]

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For anyone in the market for a 4-season tent,  I have found what I think is one of the best values on the market.   The Eureka Alpenlite XT tent retails for $299.95 and has a feature set that rivals those tents that cost twice as much. You pay for it at the scale, but the [...]

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As anyone who reads my posts on this site knows,  I spend a lot of time with my children exploring the outdoors.  My kids tend to be my best hiking partners.  They are almost always up for going to the places where I want to go,  and usually believe the things I tell them.  In [...]

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While it has been said before, and will be said many times again,  yesterday was a day that reaffirms that the great experiement that we call The United States of America still is working.  It is easy to become cynical about what we have,  and I am sure the cynacism will creep back,  but the [...]

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