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Hiking the Skyline Trail on Maui in Hawaii is more like hiking a jeep road than a trail. via Associated Content

The Oregon Department of Forestry's Astoria District announced that Gnat Creek Trail and Bloom Lake Trail in the Clatsop State Forest have been reopened after preliminary repairs of damage caused by storms. via Statesman Journal

"Virtual nature, defined as nature experienced vicariously through electronic means...appears to directly compete with time previously allocated to more beneficial, direct contact with the outdoors"

The word "sustainability" is very much in play these days, especially on college campuses across the country. via Cumberlink.com

"If you're the type of person who likes that once-in-a-lifetime thrill, and you feel this will be that once-in-a-lifetime thrill, then you want to spring for the hundreds of dollars, because it's highly unlikely you will ever return"

There are thousands of glaciers in Alaska, and seeing some up close will surely be a highlight of any trip you might be planning to the 49th state this summer. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"If you're the type of person who likes that once-in-a-lifetime thrill, and you feel this will be that once-in-a-lifetime thrill, then you want to spring for the hundreds of dollars, because it's highly unlikely you will ever return"

There are thousands of glaciers in Alaska, and seeing some up close will surely be a highlight of any trip you might be planning to the 49th state this summer. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Rogue and Xterra. Beauty and the beast -- both from Nissan. Rogue is blessed with a clever name as well as tantalizing styling on a new compact crossover derived from the Sentra sedan. via Chicago Tribune

The sign on the shoulder of U.S. 40, west of Truckee, Calif., says it's ''Old School Thursday'' at Donner Ski Ranch, lift tickets $10 a day. via Miami.com

"Inside the boot there is typically not enough air, so we created the boot warmer. Boot warmers will not work as a hand warmer because it typically gets too hot"

Just when people start thinking all that can be improved has been improved, and that there's nowhere else to go, the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market appears on the scene and spreads out a whole list of new and ... via Deseret Morning News