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- Posted by Steve T on May 1, 2013 10:00 AM
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Southern Appalachia Mountain Tour by Bike: 825 Wonderful-Miserable-Unforgettable Miles
Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
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Discounts for Seniors, Disabled to Continue at Forest Service Campgrounds
Discounts for seniors and people with disabilities will remain in place at U.S. Forest Service campgrounds in 2010. In mid-March the Forest Service announced it has scrapped plans to reduce the 50% discount it has long offered to seniors and the disabled when they visit Forest Service campgrounds operated by private businesses. In late 2009, the Oregonian newspaper was one of several news outlets that reported the Forest Service had proposed changes to fees charged at its privately operated ...
Posted by T.D. Wood on March 22, 2010 5:24 PM & Tagged Forest Service, Golden Access, Golden Age, camping, disabilities, fees and seniors | permalink | Comments
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John Muir's Birthday: A Date to Reflect on the Literary Gifts of a Famed Conservationist
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'What's Your Denali?:' Thinking About the Glass Ceilings of the Outdoors
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