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Desert Wildflower Video

March 10, 2010

I’m a little sorry to keep harping on Anza-Borrego here, but I really want to let LA hikers know about this little gem to our southeast. Also, the wildflowers are probably going to be pretty amazing this year, and it’s worth a trip to see them.
Here’s a PBS video on the current bloom and [...]

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“The Season” Debuts

February 3, 2010

A 22-episode webshow called “The Season” hit the internets on the Arc’teryx website. It’s just a teaser trailer, but it seems pretty interesting – following 5 different outdoor athletes through a single season in the Pacific Northwest as they attempt to conquer their various realms of expertise.
It’s by the same guy who did The [...]

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How NOT to Descend

January 7, 2010

On a lot of the trails here in Southern California, the rocks are loose, dry, and sandy – slippery areas that resist even the grippiest of boot soles.
I’m sure many of you have seen some steep use-trails climbing up canyons off the established trail, and these paths seem like they’d cut off some [...]

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People in Yosemite

December 16, 2009

Steven Bumgardner – a.k.a. YosemiteSteve – is the producer for Yosemite National Park’s Yosemite Nature Notes – a wonderful video podcast highlighting the human and natural history of one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
In his most recent video upload, Steve focuses on the human footprint, showing some great HD timelapses of [...]

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Time Lapse Video from the Alps

December 3, 2009

Since people seemed to dig the last HD time lapse video I dug up, I decided to share a new one that just made its way to the surface of the web.
This one was shot in the Swiss Alps by a Swiss physicist named Michael Rissi, who is also using a fancy Canon camera. [...]

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Time-Lapse Northern Lights

November 17, 2009

If you couldn’t make it out to somewhere dark last night, but still wanted to see some cosmic phenomena, worry not – National Geographic has you covered. The Goat dug up this hypnotic video of a time-lapse of the Northern Lights in Norway, and it’ll make you want to book the next flight to [...]

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Ken Burns’ Return

September 1, 2009

With almost two months left until it hits the airwaves, Ken Burns is starting the publicity circuit for his new series “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.”
Backpacker posted a short but spirited interview with the award-winning documentarian, and was kind enough to share it on YouTube. He provides a bit of background on the [...]

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Wild Exposure

August 13, 2009

Marketing exec-turned nature photographer Ian Shrive has been touring our National Park System and – thankfully – taking lots of pictures.
He’s working on a new book of photography and – thankfully – took a videographer along with him on his travels.
2 videos of his trip are up so far – one highlighting some of the [...]

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The Importance of Hiking Outdoors

August 7, 2009

Much has been written about the physical and psychological benefits of exercise in general and – more recently – hiking, specifically.
While indoor exercise is definitely better than no exercise at all, we hikers have one more distinct advantage over our wall-bound brethren – there doesn’t appear to be any video of hikers approaching the level [...]

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How to Avoid a Bear Attack

July 15, 2009

It’s so rare to see an outdoor instructional video that’s both informational and entertaining. It’s even MORE rare to see one with great production value. But Randy Boyum’s piece on bear safety for Howcast has ‘em all!
Despite the cartoonish nature and genuine laughs, the tips on bear safety here are good to know [...]

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