Outdoors stories

Black bears and golden rules

Although my wife and I were excited about being in the beautiful Sequoia National Park, we were a little nervous spending our first night in "bear country"....

Luke Simmons
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The Leaf Blower: a Symbol of All That's Wrong With Humanity

You’ll never see a woman using a leaf blower. Women have more sense than to lay their hands on the most obnoxious invention mankind ever dreamt up....

Baz McAlister
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Outing to Sea Ridge

While travelling you always need a good mate so that you can enjoy your journey, on such a place you will feel so relax and comfortable that you don’t need any other person....

Anna Torv
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Shaking my chakra

Despite being born under the sign of Aquarius I’m not a new-age kind of girl. I don’t meditate, I'm not vegetarian and incense makes me sneeze....

Genevieve Frew
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Ding! Ding! DING!

It’s the law in Queensland to have a small bell attached to your bike. For the uninitiated, this bell is to be used to warn meandering pedestrians yo...

Andy Thompson
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The Nudist Beach in Croatia Incident

"Hey guys! Apparently we're about to sail passed a nudist beach!"

At this very moment in mid 2007, I was on a sail boat tour in Croatia with my (...

Luke Simmons
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