Hiking Trails: The 10 Best Fitness Hikes
Friday, May 11th, 2007
Looking for a great way to shed unwanted pounds this summer? Hiking is one of the best means of getting your 30 minute work out during the week while enjoying all the great things the outdoors has to offer. A 30 minute hike at a moderate speed can burn up to 240 calories! I don’t know about you but that sounds like a great way to get ready for swimsuit season.
The Living Forest Oceanside RV and Campground in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada has announced the start of its 2007 summer camping season. The Living Forest construction staff has worked hard through the wet and chilly winter season building another 40 premium recreational vehicle sites to bring the total number of sites up to 300.
Redwood Adventures, a business unit of Redwood Parks Lodge Company, has announced it will host a festival in honor of the American Hiking Society’s 15th annual National Trails Day on June 2, 2007.
I’ve mentioned before that my fondest memories of fishing are of watching my dad spend the three hour fishing trip on the banks of the lake untangling and rehooking our lines, pulling hooks out of catfish for us and generally huffing and puffing under his breath in complete exasperation for the sport. As we got older, my dad got better at fixing our lines and generally, we caused these kinds of problems less and less. I do recall that my dad had a secret weapon in his back pocket for these little fishing trips – Fish Scissors.
Alright, I’ll admit it. I have, on more than one occasion, taken off a part of my finger as I was whipping up what I was sure was going to be a fantastic meal. While finely dicing a yellow onion, I sliced the tip of my index finger in the process. The frantic race to the bathroom for disinfectant and a band-aid put a bit of a damper on the meal. I have also had unfortunate incidents with a serrated knife and a loaf of French bread, a paring knife and a potato, and one very bad time with a cheese grater. 