Hiking News - August 2010

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Get Out More Tour Comes to Logan, UT

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Backpacker Magazine, the authority on outdoor adventure, is bringing its widely celebrated Get Out More Tour presented by Woolrich to Logan, UTon September 11, 2010. The Tour’s renowned team members, Randy and Sheri Propster, will visit Logan, as the tour makes its way to 73 venues in 48 states, inspiring more than 55,000 hikers and backpackers to get out and explore the great outdoors!
> What: Backpacker Magazine’s Get Out More Tour
When: September 11, 2010 2:00 PM
Where: Al’s Sporting Goods 1617 North Main Logan, UT 84341 435-752-5151
Who: Randy and Sheri Propster, Get Out More Tour Hosts
Cost: Free!

For more information, go to: www.backpacker.com/getoutmore

The Get Out More team is offering in-depth, 60-minute presentations at retail locations and festivals across the country, inspiring both the expert and beginner with their seasoned advice.

Informative and fun presentations will cover a range of topics including:

Essentials of backpacking
The latest in gear and apparel
Survival Skills
Trail-tested tips

Giveaways at each retail location will offer participants the chance to win the latest in outdoor gear and apparel, worth hundreds of dollars!

Source: www.prlog.org

AMC Launches New Outdoors.org

Monday, 30 August 2010

The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) announced the launch of its redesigned Outdoors.org website, the one-stop guide to the Northeast outdoors. Significant new features include “one-click” activity search for thousands of AMC activities, guided programs, and volunteer opportunities. The AMC’s most popular content is also updated continually, allowing visitors to quickly find current trail conditi ons at the AMC’s New Hampshire and Maine destinations, the latest AMC blog posts, and recent AMC news on outdoor recreation and conservation. “One-click” lodging search also makes it easy to check availability at AMC lodges and huts.

The Outdoors.org website is a comprehensive resource for learning about outdoor trips and preparation, outdoor education and leadership training, urban youth programs, air quality and alpine ecosystem research, trail protection and maintenance, and land conservation advocacy. It also offers expert advice on outdoor gear, safety, and technique, plus summer and winter trip ideas from the editors of AMC Outdoors and AMC Books.

New www.outdoors.org features include:

One-click search for the AMC’s full range of activities, including guided programs in the Northeast and worldwide, local chapter-led activities from Maine to Washington, DC, and volunteer opportunities to help maintain hiking trails
One-click availability search for AMC lodges in New Hampshire, Maine, and New Jersey, plus AMC White Mountain huts
Updated trail and weather conditions at AMC lodges and huts in northern New England
Latest AMC blog posts about outdoor gear, trail work, getting outdoors with kids, AMC huts, and other outdoor recreation and conservation topics
New AMC Outdoors magazine and online exclusive stories
Deals and discounts for AMC destinations, books, and maps
Personalized homepage content for AMC members, including membership information and chapter activities
Social media buttons to connect with AMC on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube

Visit the new Outdoors.org before September 20, 2010 and enter to win AMC’s grand prize giveaway for a two-night stay at AMC lodges in New Hampshire, Maine, or New Jersey. Additional prizes include outdoor gear from Merrell® and Outdoor Research, plus copies of Bestseller Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin and Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson.

Founded in 1876, the Appalachian Mountain Club is America’s oldest conservation and recreation organization. With more than 100,000 members, advocates, and supporters in the Northeast and beyond, the nonprofit AMC promotes the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the mountains, forests, waters, and trails of the Appalachian region. The AMC supports natural resource conservation while encouraging responsible recreation, based on the philosophy that successful, long-term conservation depends upon first-hand enjoyment of the natural environment.

Source: www.outdoors.org

AMC Expands Fall 50+ Adventure Camps

Friday, 27 August 2010

The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) is further expanding its range of 50+ Adventure Camp experiences this fall with a new “50+ Hiking Challenge Adventure Camp” for intermediate-to-expert hikers at the AMC’s Highland Lodge. The itinerary features guided day hikes to some of New Hampshire’s 48 4,000-foot peaks, giving peak-bagging enthusiasts the chance to join others ages 50 and older in summiting several of the Northeast’s highest peaks. An orienteering challenge is another highlight of this six-day camp.

Additionally, the AMC continues to offer more moderate, softer adventure 50+ camp itineraries this fall in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, including a popular lodge-to-hut overnight trip to the AMC’s Zealand Falls Hut. Leading up to this hike, participants stay at the AMC’s Joe Dodge Lodge and enjoy a mix of guided activities that includes a gondola ride to the summit of Wildcat Mountain, river boat trip and tour of the Northern Forest Heritage Park, and a hike into Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge.

Guests can unwind in the evening at pre-dinner socials and evening programs, which the AMC offers as part of every 50+ camp, along with naturalist activities and outdoor skills programs. There is a choice of three AMC 50+ Adventure Camps this fall between Highland Lodge in Crawford Notch and Joe Dodge Lodge in Pinkham Notch, at the base of Mt. Washington.

For the full schedule of AMC’s fall 50+ getaways, including a fall foliage cruise on Maine’s Moosehead Lake, visit: www.outdoors.org/lodging/fall-fifty-plus.cfm.

Mountain Paws Now at Simply Hike

Thursday, 26 August 2010

Calling all dog lovers! If your dog enjoys the great outdoors, whether it's just a short walk or a week long camping trip, then look no further for all your doggy travel goodies. Simply Hike the camping equipment store has just introduced Mountain Paws pet products to their extensive range.

With more and more people opting to stay at home this summer, it's been apparent that more pets are being taken along for the ride, increasing the demand in dog travel accessories. So, with this in mind, http://www.simplyhike.co.uk have taken on the fantastic Mountain Paws range because they realise it's not just humans that enjoy a good outdoor adventure, but dogs too.

This Mountain Paws collection is designed to make yours and your pets trip as hassle free and fun as possible. It includes essentials like dog collars and dog leads , doggy water bottles, quick-drying towels for those wet and muddy days and foldable dog bowls to keep your pet well hydrated; as well as a fun range of dog toys to keep them entertained for hours on end.

Mountain Paws realises how much we care for our pets and appreciate that safety and enjoyment are the most important factors when it comes to producing quality dog accessories; so you can be reassured that their range of products are safe, tough and above all, fun pieces of kit that will really last.

You will find a variety of sizes when it comes to the dog leads, collars and bowls so you can be sure to find the right size, suitable for your canine companion. The Mountain Paws dog bows are fantastic, because when you're finished with them they can easily be wiped clean and packed down into your rucksack, making them ideal for everyday walks as well as long trips; plus when you get home you can throw them in the washing machine with your other dirty laundry and they will come out as good as new.

Worried about your furry friend running off at the campsite and causing havoc amongst the other guests? Well, don't. Mountain Paws have really thought of everything so you don't have to. Their 'Stay' system simply screws deep into the grass or mud and allows you to attach your dog lead to the other end, providing a secure attachment to stop your pet from running off and getting into any mischief.

So if you're thinking of taking your dog on your next trip, whether it be a summers day walk through the fields and across the mountains, a trip to the beach, a week away at a campsite, or even on a long car journey, then make sure you have all your furry mate essentials like your dog bowls and leads before you go.

Simply Hike stocks all leading brands of camping equipment and outdoor clothing such as Berghaus and The North Face. From sleeping bags, rucksacks to tents, Simply Hike has the gear for your next trip.

Source: www.prlog.org

Living Raw Food Detox Experience in Mallorca

Wednesday, 25 August 2010

A Detox program based on the historic wisdom of the Father of Medicine - Hippocrates - "Let Food Be Thy Medicine."

The Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida, USA, is considered the world’s leading health spa and is run by doctors and scientists. The teachings are based on “live food”, the raw food diet. The Hippocrates Institute’s philosophy is founded on the belief that a pure enzym e-rich diet, complemented by positive thinking and non-invasive therapies, are essential elements on the path to optimum health.

SIS Spa in Spain is proud to announce that they have created, in collaboration with Beverley Pugh, the first Hippocrates Health Educator in Spain, a unique Detox retreat in Mallorca based on the principles of the Hippocrates Health method of living food.

What is raw food?
Raw living food is food that has not been cooked over 115ºF so consequently it is still raw, eg in its natural state. Any temperature above this one officially ‘cooks’ the food killing all the enzymes. The enzymes are what makes the food alive and are necessary in order to digest the food correctly. What is also missing from cooked food is oxygen, a substantial amount of vitamins, minerals and water, important nutrients in order to build and maintain a strong and healthy body.

Raw food is some times also called ‘living food’ because it has not been killed or destroyed by heat. The word living food specially refers to the foods that are still growing when consumed, such as germinated seeds and sprouts, germinated legumes, wild green herbs, wheat grass, algae and any foods that are taken from the earth, plant or tree. Raw living food, does not include, bread cereals, rice, pasta or any refined or processed products, canned, frozen, or micro waved.

“We are what we eat,” says Beverley Pugh and continues “What we put into our bodies has never been so important. We need to be eating more live food, food that is full of nutrients and vitamins which will give our body life and make our bodies strong. I’ve never had so much energy and I’m never ill. The raw food diet is being used to cure serious illnesses and also help people lose weight and cleanse their bodies¨.

What is Detox?
Every day we are exposed to external toxins from our environment and internal toxins produced as the by product of our digestive and metabolic processes. Fortunately, our bodies are generally good at filtering out the bad stuff before it gets to us. But when the body is exposed to higher than average toxins, perhaps because of a stressful or not so healthy lifestyle, it would be good to give the body some support by detoxifying and cleansing the body from the inside from time to time. A Detox program can support the body in its natural function of detoxification, enabling it to cope better with the daily stresses of modern life and establishing a higher level of health.

A Detox cure works in two ways. On the one hand, you stop eating and drinking anything that reduces the efficiency of the cleansing process, this can mean anything from no alcohol to no sugar. On the other hand you increase the intake of antioxidant food and liquids that help the body get rid of toxins.

Why is a raw food Detox cure so effective?
A raw food diet is perfectly effective to detoxify the body. The fresh vegetable sprout juices and wheatgrass are full of chlorophyll which is deeply effective in detoxing the body. Chlorophyll neutralizes toxins in the body, helps purify the liver and improves blood sugar problems.

Wheatgrass and vegetable sprout juices are a superior detoxification agent compared to carrot and other fruit and vegetable juices. Dr Earp Thomas of the Hippocrates Health Institute, says that 15 pounds of wheatgrass is the equivalent of 350 pounds of carrots, lettuce, celery, and so forth.

Living Raw Food Detox Experience in Mallorca
Beverley Pugh is the first one of only two Hippocrates Health Educators in Spain, but she is also a Reiki master, a rebirther, a reflexologist, a certified Alissa Cohen Living Foods chef, a Living Light Institute associated chef, an instructor in “living foods” and lifestyle coach who has trained all over the world.

In collaboration with SIS Spa In Spain, she now channeled all she has learnt and experienced into a one week retreat in which she teaches people how to invest in their lives and a healthy future. This raw food and juice program combined with yoga, hiking and massage ensures that the guest leaves the retreat feeling more energetic and also with a sensation of calmness and a new outlook on life!

SIS Spa In Spain organizes one retreat every month, starting from October 2010. The groups are small from 4 up to a maximum of 10 persons, which makes it personal and not too crowded.

Please look at www.spa-in-spain.es to learn more about this unique Detox retreat or to reserve your spot!

Source: www.prlog.org

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