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Half Dome Hiking Permits: 2013 Applications Accepted March 1 Through March 31

Opening day or the permit application process, conducted at Recreation.gov, is Friday, March 1. The application window runs through March 31, and those who apply late have the same shot at obtaining a permit as those who applies on Day One. More details included in the full post. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on February 28, 2013 5:15 PM & Tagged Half Dome, Recreation.gov, Yosemite National Park, national parks and permits | permalink | Comments



Capturing Yosemite's Ephemeral Horsetail Fall; the 2013 Photography Season Winds Down

If you have ambitions for photographing Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park during its brief annual window of apparent luminosity, likely only a few days remain in the 2013 shooting season. Read more about what to expect from park videographer Steven Bumgardner. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on February 27, 2013 12:00 PM & Tagged Horsetail Falls, Photography, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Steve and national parks | permalink | Comments



Want to Be More Active in Winter? You Can Learn Snowshoeing Basics in One Fun Day

Got cabin fever? Hiking doesn’t have to be a spring-through-fall activity in cold-winter locales. Just strap on some snowshoes and go. Last weekend, I joined the REI Outdoor School on one of their Introduction to Snowshoeing classes in Southern California’s San Jacinto State Park. Despite some tumbles, it was an enjoyable and informative day. ...

Posted by Steve T on February 26, 2013 1:15 PM & Tagged REI Outdoor School, Snowshoeing and snowsports | permalink | Comments



Fitness and Fresh Air: New York Times Report Examines the Benefits of Exercising Outdoors

The outdoors is humanity’s original gym. It appears it might still be the best to workout. Author and New York Times fitness writer Gretchen Reynolds cites a variety of studies that indicate outdoor exercise delivers benefits that cannot be matched indoors. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on February 25, 2013 12:00 PM & Tagged Cycling, Outdoors, Running, exercise, fitness and walking | permalink | Comments



Meet Mitch Dobrowner: 2012 Photographer of the Year, Outdoor Fan and an REI Member

Meet photographer Mitch Dobrowner, a Southern Californian who, since resuming a career in photography in 2005, has collected more than a dozen major honors. Most recently he was presented the prestigious L’Iris d’Or award as Photographer of the Year at the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards. He shares some observations on a few favorite images with The REI Blog. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on February 22, 2013 11:00 AM & Tagged Mitch Dobrowner, Photography and art | permalink | Comments