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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... ...

Posted by Steve T on May 1, 2013 10:00 AM
& Tagged Bike Commuting & Touring, Blue Ridge Parkway, Cycling and Skyline Drive
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Moonbow Over Yosemite: Why We Love the Outdoors

Anyone who admired the short film "Frazil Ice," a study of the movement of melting ice in Yosemite National Park (highlighted here on The REI Blog in May), is likely to enjoy this time-lapse photograph of a "moonbow" emanating from the base of Upper Yosemite Falls, taken on May 30. Both the film and the photo are the work of Steven Bumgardner, a videographer who has assembled a splendid body of work known as Yosemite Nature Notes. Bumgardner, a native of Kansas City, Mo., has lived and worked ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on June 9, 2010 7:22 PM & Tagged Steven Bumgardner, Upper Yosemite Falls, Yosemite, Yosemite Steve, frazil ice, moonbow and national parks | permalink | Comments

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Southern Appalachia Mountain Tour by Bike: 825 Wonderful-Miserable-Unforgettable Miles

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Moonbow Over Yosemite: Why We Love the Outdoors

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Guidebook Getaway: A Book for Exploring Zion and SW Utah Both On and Off the Beaten Path

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Guidebook Getaway: A Book for Exploring Zion and SW Utah Both On and Off the Beaten Path

Going Up: The High-Altitude Life of REI Member #14