A group of my fellow SDSU grad students and I just completed a video project on geocaching as an educational tool.  It was pretty fun to do, and opened my eyes up to the possibilities of geocaching beyond a liesure pursuit.
You can watch it here:
Emerging Technology: Geocaching
A collection of geocaching links collected during research for [...]

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Here a few outdoor related links to keep you going through the weekend.
Around The Great Lakes
Bryan Hansel is going to attemp to circumnavigate all 5 great lakes solo in his kayak.
A Wayward Journey
A family with two young boys travels from Alaska to the tip of Argentina via bicycle.  They are in Mexico now, and according [...]

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One of the most multi-functional items in my pack these days is my Brooks-Range Solo Guide Tarp.  It was only after talking to the staff at Brooks-Range at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market that the scope of possibilities of this simple object came to me.  The tarp is made of a very lightweight ripstop nylon [...]

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Getting children outside and connected with nature is a movement that has been spearheaded by local journalist Richard Louv, and gaining momentum as people see the need to foster an understanding and respect in our younger generation of the outdoors. and the critical need to interact with it, appreciate it, and protect it.
Richard Louv wrote [...]

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Polartec and The North Face have teamed up to sponsor the “Be an Eco Champion” Social Media Campaign to promote and recognize green living.  In this program people will have the opportunity to via for $15000 dollars to the “green” charity of their choice and a $1000 gift certificate to The North Face online store.
“The [...]

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A cushy comfortable sleeping pad is a necessity for a comfortable night in camp.  As a side sleeper, trying to use a thin closed-cell sleeping pad is a recipe for an sleepless night. The Exped SynMat 7 sleeping pads that were sent to me for testing fits the bill for a luxurious nights sleep.  [...]

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The desert wildflower season is almost upon us.  The rains in Southern California this weekend are a good omen for an explosion of color in the weeks to come.  As the season unfolds, and the flowers begin to bloom,  it is often difficult to optimize your precious time to visit the desert when the flowers [...]

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Checking out Hi-Tec’s new Ion Mask waterproofing technology was a draw for me during the recent Outdoor Retailer Winter Market.  The new method for permanently waterproofing boots appealed to my geek nature, and I needed to find out how it was done.   I was not disappointed, as they had the vacuum chamber that performed the [...]

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I spent the weekend with a wonderful group of Wilderness Basics Students hiking in and around Blair Valley in the Anza-Borrego Desert. The weather was conducive to hiking, and provided enough rain to make us feel like we accomplished something by spending the weekend outside.

We spent the weekend hiking and exploring a lost [...]

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Patagonia is having it’s Winterfest Sale from February 10-February 19.  Get geat deals on that piece of quality winter gear that you still have lots of time to use and abuse in the snow.

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