Outdoor Enthusiast

A few years ago my cousin Linwood suggested I join the Maine Island Trail Association (MITA). ( http://www.mita.org/ ) The Maine Island Trai...

This blog describes seven friends doing a group endurance swim of nearly one mile at Perkins Pond, Sunapee, NH. The swimmers, accompanied ...

Please join me in a hike to Table Rock in Dixville Notch, NH. My wife Cathy and I spent an enjoyable three days at the magnificent Balsams...

Most campers know birch bark contains a combustible oil and will burn fiercely even when wet. We also know that it is not appropriate to pee...

In my March 31, 2010 blog post, I Never Have to Say, “I wish I had paddled Florida’s Suwannee River”, I created a video showing John, our ca...

In late March, we spent five days paddling seventy miles of the upper Suwannee River. Dundee paddled his fifteen-foot aluminum Grumman c...

Last week our two grandchildren (Madison 13 and Carson 10) from Kennesaw, Georgia, joined their Uncle Tim, Nana and Papa for an outdoor enth...

I am preparing to paddle the Suwannee River ! On October 16, 2009 I posted a blog on my hike along the Suwannee River, Paddle Florida - G...

The Man - Brad Viles I encourage you to read Brad Viles's book, Dreaming the Appalachian Trail . I write this blog in admiration for ...

“Do you want to go spinning?” my friend Dick asked. My first response was, “I do not do yarn”. So what is spinning? For an outdoor enthus...