Source of this article – New York Times, July 8,2008. By NICHOLAS BAKALAR If it’s summer, it must be time for safety warnings about outdoor sports. So here is a surprise: measured by the rate of injury while participating, the most dangerous outdoor recreational activity by a wide margin is Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 23, 2008. By Elaine Woo Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Jill Swift, a former teacher and hiking enthusiast whose love of the outdoors led her to play a central role in the creation of a national park in the Santa Monica Read more…
Youngsters on 2 wheels Source of this article – Ventura County Star, February 1, 2008. Three groups collaborate to give bicycles to 50 members of Boys & Girls Clubs By Kitty Dill Christmas 2008 arrived 11 months early for 50 members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo and Read more…
Vandenberg Air Force Base riles hikers by barring Point Sal access. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2007. By Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer At the trail head to one of the most remote and rugged public beaches in California, graffiti scratched onto a road sign Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 20, 2007. The Wave is a huge, undulating formation. It’s the star among the surreal rocks that fill this part of the Southwestern landscape. By Hugo Martín, Times Staff Writer Big Water, Utah So there I was, standing with about 30 Read more…
Riders who stray from legal trails damage watersheds, help spread invasive species and contribute to fire hazards, a group says. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2007 A new group of retired land managers and forest rangers said Thursday that reckless off-road vehicle recreation was the Read more…
Source of this article – New York Times, June 15, 2007. By ABRAHM LUSTGARTEN THERE is a spot on the Zippety trail, a sinewy, 10-inch-wide track of hard-packed dirt near Fruita, Colo., where the sides drop away so steeply it’s like biking down the tip of a knife blade. It’s Read more…
The state is helping pay for legal challenges to federal jurisdiction, much of it, critics say, without oversight. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2007 By Julie Cart, Times Staff Writer RECAPTURE CANYON, UTAH — It’s a small gesture of defiance — a narrow metal bridge Read more…
Source of this article – New York Times, February 2, 2007 By STEPHEN REGENOLD THE mass perforation of Brownie Lake began at noon, when eight rolling tires, thousands of shiny screw tips and the fast-pumping legs of four bike riders were set in motion on a dizzying figure-eight track of Read more…
Overnight stays in some mountain areas would be allowed under a tentative agreement crafted by the city and conservancy. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 5, 2007 The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the city of Malibu have reached a tentative agreement that would encourage more use Read more…