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Bad Camping Experiences (About.com)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:36:55 GMT Camping is supposed to be fun, but sometimes things don't go as well as we would like. Things like bad weather, noisy neighbors, dirty bathrooms, or poor management can quickly...

Oregon Recreation Report (Lebanon Express)
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:16:41 GMT The Oregon Recreation Report (fishing, hunting, viewing), updated Wednesday, Sept. 3, by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The great outdoors (The Naperville Sun)
Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:22:19 GMT A few weeks ago, we asked our readers to submit stories about how they felt about camping. Most of the people who submitted stories said they enjoyed it, even if they had a bad experience or two to share. Reading these stories may make you want to run out to Gander Mountain or shake your head in disbelief, but you have to admit, they are entertaining.

Cindy McCain: Painful secrets (Independent)
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:18:08 GMT As John McCain dashes around the country revving up the Republican attack machine and announcing his vice-presidential running mate, the platinum blond woman at his side seems a throwback to the era when political wives were supportive and looked demure. Cindy McCain is also delicate. Her arm was wrenched so badly by an enthusiastic supporter shaking her hand that she ended up in hospital ...

How Far Would You Go For Dark Skies? (Universe Today)
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:29:40 GMT In the age of global light pollution, one thing both amateur and professional astronomers have in common is the need for clear, dark skies. While almost all of us are aware of the impact of light pollution when it comes to pure observing, the "light factor" plays a far more serious role when it [...]

Ex-Bronco Braxton rights life through coaching (Rocky Mountain News)
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:53:41 GMT He looks a little different with a whistle hung around his neck, dressed in red and gray instead of Broncos orange and blue.

Lapland: Regal splendour (Independent)
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:12:58 GMT Cresting a snow-covered pass, I climbed carefully over springy turf to a point where the landscape suddenly unfurled in a frenzy of ice-age drama. On this cloudless day the shards of snow, rock, water and lichen that spilt out below across mighty Tjäktja valley were so dizzying that I feared I might tumble right over the edge of the mountain and be swept away from this mesmerising spot before ...

Life without plastic: My picnic hiccup (BBC News)
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:16:29 GMT Avoiding plastic is all very well when it just impacts on my own choices but trying to keep it up in company is more difficult. Some friends organised a picnic on Saturday which was lovely - we even had sunny weather.

2 adults are sentenced (Mesabi Daily News)
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:00:06 GMT TWO HARBORS — The final sentencings of adults in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness event last summer that terrorized campers were handed down in Lake County District Court Monday.

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