Here are a few links to recent blogs I have recently discovered.  They are all good reading, and all very entertaining.
Wend Blog
I was impressed with Wend Magazine during Outdoor Retailer, and soon found their blog  as interesting.
Whitespider1066.com
A European outdoor blogger.  He has a lot of interesting things to say, and beautiful photographs of birds in [...]

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Every once in a while you come across a company or a product that you look at from a distance, and think to yourself “that is just cool!.  I met the owner of one of those companies last week at The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market.  Otto Pohl was showing off his wares for his company [...]

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I just discovered that my old friend Dusty from back in the day when I worked in the local news industry is hosting a Surf program on Channel 6 on Friday mornings. Dusty is one of the most genuine people I have ever met in the news business, and I am excited to he [...]

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Economy and Outdoor activities
“‘I’ll never complain about being too busy again…’ Rep overheard’ as twittered by @canoelover explains a lot about the mood on the floor of the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market this week in Salt Lake City.  The recession that has been biting everyone hard for the last year or so is creeping into [...]

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Within the first week his presidency, Obama has began to reverse the trend of destructive Bush legislation that has been destroying our environment.  Today Obama announces that he will begin seeking the reversal of executive orders that have blocked the way for California, and multiple other States, to increase their minimum standards for greenhouse gas [...]

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I began my day in the cargo compartment of a shuttle bus trying to stay dry on the way to the Salt Palace.  In back with me was a gentleman trying to get home to Kalispell Montana.  When he learned about why I was in Salt Lake City he told me a story about a [...]

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Today has been busy.  There is so much to report, but here are a few tidbits to hold you over until I get ore in depth with more….lots more.
Jetboil
Jetboil has revamped their Personal Cooking System and renamed it the Flash.  The Flash Features new colors and a transparent lid to check on your dinner.   The [...]

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It has been a busy day at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market.  For those of you following the #OR feed on Twitter, you know that things have been hoppin’ at the Salt Palace, and I have met some great people and seen some great gear.  Here are a couple of highlight s from the winter [...]

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In less than 24 hours I will be arriving at the Salt Palace to begin my journy through the Outdoor Retailer show.  I will be Tweeting live from the show as things happen,  and I will post here at Outside San Diego multiple times a day with the latest and greatest from the show floor. [...]

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As I browse through the San Diego Union Tribune,  I am always happy to see the Quest section,  and I immediately turn my attention to the Stargazing column that is written by a local treasure by the mane of Dennis Mammana. This week he wrote a very clear and concise article on measuring objects in [...]

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