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Send Us Your Favorite Outdoor Afro Moment and Win!

October 31, 2011May 3, 2017 Rue2 Comments on Send Us Your Favorite Outdoor Afro Moment and Win!

Contest! The Coleman Company is offering a lucky Outdoor Afro this smart Micro Quad LED lantern for our best Outdoor Afo […]

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October’s Bird of the Month

October 28, 2011May 3, 2017 Rue1 Comment on October’s Bird of the Month

Last month’s bird was the very common Warbling Vireo.  The proverbial pendulum has swung dramatically to the other side with […]

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Win up to $5000 in Outdoor Gear for Your Org

October 28, 2011May 4, 2017 RueLeave a Comment on Win up to $5000 in Outdoor Gear for Your Org

Coleman, a leader in the outdoor industry, is officially announcing the launch of the Coleman Continue Exploring Contest where one Grand Prize […]

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Balanced Rock Foundation’s Annual Women of Color Backpack Trip

October 27, 2011May 4, 2017 Rue2 Comments on Balanced Rock Foundation’s Annual Women of Color Backpack Trip

Contributed by Outdoor Afro Chelsea Griffie: Here is the follow-up from Balanced Rock Foundation’s  Women of Color Backpacking Trip we wrote […]

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Camping in Comfort: An Outdoor Afro RV Experience

October 24, 2011May 3, 2017 RueLeave a Comment on Camping in Comfort: An Outdoor Afro RV Experience

“Concerns about dirt, crawly critters, outhouses, bears, and bugs top the list of real and imagined outdoor pet peeves.” If […]

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What Happens When an Outdoor Afro Visits Soul Food Farm?

October 17, 2011May 3, 2017 RueLeave a Comment on What Happens When an Outdoor Afro Visits Soul Food Farm?

  Hello there Outdoor Afros! Kelly here from the Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project! This past Saturday I was a […]

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A Couple Discovers Mount Lemmon, Arizona

October 16, 2011May 3, 2017 Rue1 Comment on A Couple Discovers Mount Lemmon, Arizona

Eliss Jackson shared on facebook a photo where she was recently SOS (Spotted on Sunday). I asked her to share […]

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Follow Our Upcoming RV Trip to the California Coast!

October 10, 2011May 3, 2017 Rue3 Comments on Follow Our Upcoming RV Trip to the California Coast!

Our next RV trip will be October 21-23 in Big Sur California! Following our last Outdoor Afro RV trailer trip to […]

blog, Camping, Recreation, RV, stories for_blog, RV

Looking Into the Past

October 4, 2011May 3, 2017 Rue5 Comments on Looking Into the Past

A photo of Edward Barnieh’s sister and mother, 8 months pregnant with him, taken in February 1978 by his dad […]

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