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The old travel advice, "Bring half the clothes and twice the money" can be extended to RV camping. Just substitute "stuff" for "clothes." While you can rely on hotel shampoo when you're staying at a Best Western, you don't have the luxury of forgetting Read More...
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Hiking trails can be accessed from many locations in and around the Lake Placid area (Lake Placid, Keene, Keene Valley, etc). A lot of the trails can be accessed right from the road, and two of the main trailheads include the Adirondack Loj (Lake Placid) Read More...
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Earlier this morning a moderate earthquake - 4.7 on the Richter scale - struck 60 miles southeast of London. "I heard the sound of cracking, and it was getting heavier and heavier," said Hendrick van Eck, 27, of Canterbury, in an Associated Press article. Read More...
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Five cavers in West Virginia must have brought luck with them. Good thing since they didn't pack their common sense. A wrong turn got them lost for 48 hours before rescuers found them cold and dehydrated but otherwise fine. While the cavers credit prayer Read More...
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In a classic Simpsons moment, Bart sits on an airplane and asks his parents, "Are we there, yet? Are we there, yet? Are we there, yet?" - all the way to India. If you've ever been the victim of a bored, trapped child, you may find that vignette more painful Read More...
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If you haven't already noticed, I'm a huge advocate for outdoor adventure in Lake Placid, which is in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. While these mountains aren't as rugged-looking as the younger Rockies, they still have peaks that range from 1200ft Read More...
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Ever camped all by yourself? If you've wondered if you have what it takes, let me assure you - you do! I loved the solitude, the independence and serenity that mastering my own adventure brings. Here's what I've learned - just in case you're considering Read More...
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Art is the cleanest form of recycling, showing us how to use the old to create something new. Former US Vice President, Al Gore, recycled his famous slide show into a troubling documentary. He got a lot more people talking green, and he won an Oscar in Read More...
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Is Sheryl Crow destined to be famous just for being famous? Sure she's had a few great tunes, but what has this nine-time Grammy winning singer produced in the past ten years that hasn't been painfully hard to watch. I don't need to remind you of her Read More...
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Do socks and sandals on the trail make your skin crawl? How about those litter buggers who think no one noticed they've chucked their pop cans in the forest? Everyone has pet peeves and now you can share yours with the world on MyPetPeeves.com. Jon Williamson Read More...
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Ever camped solo? I never thought I'd do it until I spent five months working in Lake Placid. I assumed I'd find people who'd be able to join me on camping trips. But I was on the outskirts of town and didn't meet as many people as I'd expected. And those Read More...
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If you love RV camping because of the freedom it brings, doesn't booking a reservation months ahead defeat the purpose? If you're a full-timer or die-hard boondocker, then yes. It's all about hitting the road and see where it takes you. But if your family Read More...
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Tired of crawling the bars looking for l'amour? Time to whip off those beer goggles babe and waypoint your way to love. Armed with a stack of data and several lonely hours to kill, the single guys over at Men's Health magazine scanned through heaps of Read More...
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TomTom, the leading provider of navigational solutions, will release its One XL this June. Complete with a whopping 4.3" touch screen and a sleeker design, the XL includes everything you loved about last year's One but super-sized it. The world's most Read More...
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Extreme athlete, self-prescribed A-type personality and mother of two falls 2000 feet of an Andes Mountain. She not only lived, she fought her way back – and was backcountry skiing within a year. Skiing remote mountain resorts around the world, Carol Read More...
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