Category Archives: outdoor activity

Green Kids

I have been reading alot about how to raise “green” kids, “green” parenting and educating our children to grow up green.  There are some very innovative ideas covering a wide variety of subjects from recycling, to composting, to reusing “trash” for art projects and many, many more.  We know we need to educate them on the 3 R’s, CFL […]

Whistler, BC

I just got back from a week long trip to Whistler, BC and it was an impactful reminder of why I love it there so much.  It is nestled in the mountains about 70 miles or 140 km north of Vancouver and is a spectacular setting if you like mountains, waterfalls, lush green forests and […]

Smelly old shoe

If you are like me you probably have several pairs of old athletic shoes, running shoes, cross trainers and just plain old athletic shoes.  I usually rotate these shoes from current running shoes, to yard work shoes to the trash and on to the next new pair.  That was until I found out about this […]

“Trailer” trash

I was out trail running last week and came across a new use for plastic grocery bags.  I was out on a trail close to a city park and stumbled on a 1/4 mile stretch of garbage ridden trail, really a disappointment!  There were several plastic bags stuck on cacti, in creosote bushes along with […]

Try a trail

I went for another trail run last weekend and was thinking about why I like to run on uneven, primitive trails versus the safety of a treadmill or city streets.  The main reason is that when you are running outdoors with nature as your guide you don’t think about running, you don’t need music or […]

Even the desert has joined the Green movement!

We have had lot of rain here in the desert the last month, at least a lot for us! The last storm came through last last weekend and as I made my way out for my weekly desert trail run I noticed a change. The desert has joined the GREEN movement!

The hills and trails that […]