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PB Snowkiting As fun as skiing and snowboarding are, they can be rather limiting sports. Unless you live in the mountains or near big ski resorts, you probably don't have access to great skiing/riding, and unless you have a big vacation fund you may not be able to afford numerous trips to destination resorts. If this is the case, snow can be a gloomy annoyance and winter can be a long, cold, dull season. Luckily,...

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Today I'm discovering all sorts of outdoor activities I want to get into. First there was freerunning. Now I found this snowkiting video and I'm starting to wish I were back in Minnesota, wicked winter and all, just so I could learn how to do it.But I'm in luck. My area in northern California is perfect for paragliding.And BASE jumping.The New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia, where BASE jumping is allowed one day a year....

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Going into the winter season, I figure this is a good time to write a reminder of all the different things there are to do outdoors when the mercury plummets and the white stuff piles up. I know that when I was living in the Midwest, I would have days where I'd wake up, look outside, and think, "No way. I'm going to watch a movie and stay in my PJs all damn day, because...

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