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Love Chicken and the Outdoors?

November 29, 2009May 4, 2017 Rue2 Comments on Love Chicken and the Outdoors?

As you know, my nephew Antione got married just a few months ago, and he and his new wife Christine […]

Adventurers, blog, Environment, Field Report, Food, Outdoors, stories African American, Black, for_blog, Hawaii, Honeymoon

Ever See a Black Hiker Before?

November 27, 2009May 4, 2017 Rue23 Comments on Ever See a Black Hiker Before?

Why not talk about the elephant in the room? This has to be the MOST funny video I have seen […]

blog, Hiking, National Parks, Outdoors, Parks, stories African American Males, Black, Blair Underwood, breaking the color barrier, Discrimination, for_blog, Hiking

Matthew Reese: Snowboarder

November 21, 2009May 4, 2017 Rue4 Comments on Matthew Reese: Snowboarder

Matthew Reese of Seattle, Washington might have gone his entire life without laying a foot on a snowboard. In a […]

Adventurers, blog, Snow, stories African American Males, for_blog, Snowboarding

Reconnecting at Mammoth Caves

November 16, 2009May 4, 2017 RueLeave a Comment on Reconnecting at Mammoth Caves

The Tennessee Aquatic Project is a youth organization that engages at-risk and inner city youth with a wide range of […]

blog, Camping, Children, Family, History, Parks, stories Black Camping, Bransford, breaking the color barrier, for_blog, Mammoth Caves

Hoods to Woods

November 13, 2009May 4, 2017 Rue4 Comments on Hoods to Woods

Brian Deka Paupaw was born and raised in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn — a world away from the ski lifestyle. But once […]

Adventurers, blog, Snow, stories Black Males, Diversity, for_blog, Snowboarding

It All Comes Out in the Wash

November 10, 2009May 4, 2017 Rue8 Comments on It All Comes Out in the Wash

I was going to write about sustainable landscaping – and I still will, but something else came up: The Laundry. […]

blog, Children, Education, Environment, History, Ideas, Outdoors, stories, Water, Women for_blog, laundry

Resurrection of Another Kind

November 1, 2009May 4, 2017 RueLeave a Comment on Resurrection of Another Kind

In the spirit of Dia De Los Muertos,  All Saints Day, and of course The Outdoors, here is a re-post […]

blog, Education, History, National Parks, stories, Women Californians, for_blog, History, Mountain View Cemetary, Uncategorized, William T. Shorey

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