Archive for May, 2010
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Slovakia’s downhill mountain bike champion Filip Polc tells how it is to ride on the Andes, the world’s highest mountain range outside of Asia at 13,000 feet (4000 meters) above sea level.
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Shooting 2 coyotes
This is great footage that I got from the moment the shark grabbed the bait til me landing it. Get Your Own Fish or Shark Mount At http://www.mountthis.net/?Click=1425
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I really want to take my family Skiing, my 5 year old daughter really wants to learn and my other daughter will be almost 2. What would there be for her to do?
You can lash them to a snowboard more-or-less as soon as they are born if you have to go.
All kids love snow,
Surely that’s why YOU want to go isn’t it? So whats the problem?
Please state the equipment and gear you use and wear when going Mountain Biking. What bike do you ride, and please state your gender and the type of riding you do.
Male, Do DH and FR, wear a Fox Rampage, MEC shin gaurds, and Giro Xen gloves. No jerseys or anything, just normal clothes.
Evil Imperial Frame
Kowa 200si Fork
FSA Orbit Z 1.5r Headset
Race Face Evolve DH stem
Double Tracks
Ninja DH Tire
Intense World Cup Tire
Blackspire Ring god
Blackspire Cranks
Snafu Seat
Thomson Elite Seatpost
Bontranger Big earl bars
Hope C2 Brakes
Sram x7 shifter and x9 derailleur
Lock on grips
I just want to get an idea of what Hunting is like in other states as well as what the people are like. I am thinking somewhere from Kansas over to Carolinas and Virginia back to Iowa. But I haven’t ruled others out. Thanks in advance.
If your interested in anything in the midwest I can suggest 2 sites to check out:
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/ and my own personal site http://www.gutsrusoutdoors.com My site is not very large and it’s relatively new but i do hunt in some different states and I have friends on there that do the same, that could probably give you some advice. If nothing else this will give you the low down on Michigan and you may make some new friends. Good luck for your 2010 season!
I am planning a trip and I wanted to know what sort of fishing rods are used while fishing in the ocean? Because there is no way ordinary lake fishing rods will work. So I would like to know brands, names or any links of where I can find these fishing rods. Also if your fishing with live bait what are the chances of hooking a shark, if a shark is hook what are the precautions you take in order from keeping yourself from harm?
Most name-brand freshwater tackle will stand up to the salt, as long as you rinse it with fresh water after a day Fishing. I’ve caught good fish in the ocean using everything from an 8-pound test freshwater spinning outfit to a heavy 80-pound test trolling outfit. It all depends where you’re going and what you’re after.
For what it’s worth, for a basic inshore trip summer in southern California, I’d recommend a largish spinning or baitcasting outfit, or midsized conventional outfit, with 15-20 pound line, though if larger fish (yellowtail, white seabass) are biting, or if you’re heading offshore for tuna, you might want to go a bit heavier. In other parts of the country your needs will be different.
As for brands, Penn is the old standby, Daiwa and Shimano make high-quality saltwater gear as well.
As for sharks and live bait: Just about every fish will eat live bait (sardines, anchovies, mackerel, etc.) as it’s their natural food. Sharks will eat it, too, but you’re no more likely to get a shark with live vs. dead bait. Most of the sharks you’re likely to see will be the small, basically harmless bottom-dwellers, these you just unhook and release. If you get a big shark and don’t want it, either break it off beside the boat or clip the line (assuming it hasn’t bit through your line already).
Many people believe that Alaska has some of the best skiing anywhere in the world. The Alyeska Resort is located in Girdwood, Alaska, approximately 50 miles from the city of Anchorage. With a top elevation of 2751 feet and a vertical drop of 2501 feet, the ski area enjoys an average of 631 inches of snow every year.
Although Alaska boasts some of the best skiing in the world, you won’t find the slopes particularly crowded and there are no long lift lines. There are nine lifts, including six chair lifts and two surface lifts and one cable car line. There are 68 trails. Mount Alyeska is a fairly challenging mountain, and has a much higher percentage of advanced and expert runs, compared to most other mountain resorts in North America. It has a small section for the novice, but the rest of the mountain is almost entirely for the intermediate and the advanced skiers.
For international visitors, here are a few phrases that will help you. For “line” read “queue”, for “surface lift” think “drag lift”. Maybe you are used to skiing down a “piste” or a “run” but in Alaska you ski a trail”! That wasn’t so hard, was it?
For a completely different experience, night time Skiing is allowed, which makes your ski experience far more adventurous. You will see snow capped mountains, hanging glaciers and of course, the famous Northern Lights.
The season begins at the Alyeska Resort in mid-November and runs through mid-April. This area of Alaska boasts the longest daytime areas in the United States, with approximately sixteen hours of daylight each day during April. During December, however, there are only about seven hours of daylight – which will be broadly in line with European resorts.
The Alyeska Prince Hotel is the place to stay! Here you will enjoy elegant rooms and fine dining. Nightly entertainment is available as well. There are other nightlife spots in the area as well, that are not associated with the Hotel.
If tubing interests you, then visiting the Glacier Tubing Park is an absolute must! Featuring two lanes of terrain and a surface lift, everyone in the family will enjoy spending time at the tubing park. The Alyeska Terrain Park is a must for snowboarding enthusiasts. Other winter activities that can be enjoyed in and around the Alyeska Resort include flight seeing, heli-skiing, ocean cruising tours, dog sledding, ice climbing, back country skiing, mountaineering, and polar bear viewing.
The Alyeska Resort offers a top winter vacation. Brave the elements and then return to the Hotel for some pampering. There are activities for the whole family to enjoy and there are many sights and attractions to be enjoyed as well. This really is a first class winter family ski vacation!
Richard Barker
http://www.articlesbase.com/sports-and-fitness-articles/skiing-in-alaska-a-very-special-experience-81425.html
If you’re looking for a mountain bike you can show off to your cycling buddies – and upstage them with in the bargain – you usually go for the brand name bikes. Bikes under the Intense, Ellsworth, Specialized labels are known for their excellent performance on the track. Trek is among the more popular of these big-name brands. Trek mountain bikes are especially known for being durable and highly maneuverable. They’re also sought after for flexibility of design.
As with trendy car owners, bike enthusiasts relish the worth of a good name. Trek lovers get their enthusiasm’s worth when this particular bike brand blazes its name across various sports and recreational media. For example, Trek mountain bikes are featured in Downhill Domination, a popular arcade game for Playstation 2. This game is similar to many racing games that involve luxury cars and the like, only this would possibly be more appealing to hardcore mountain bikers, because it involves labels they are sure to recognize, such as Giant and Trek.
And Trek has quite a name to live up to. Consumersearch.com’s March 2006 report puts the Trek 4500 in its top picks for entry-level, full-featured, front-suspension bikes. The page also mentions that Mountain Bike Magazine’s 2004 Buyer’s Guide billed the Trek Fuel women’s bike rather highly. As a matter of fact, the Trek womens’ bikes also invite a good long look.
Womens’ bikes made by Trek are probably known for one thing best – adopting to small physiques. Smaller Trek bikes that are nonetheless built for maneuverability and speed works out well for petite women who are comfortable with an active lifestyle. In fact the manufacturer has come up with a codename for this considerate sort of engineering style: WSD or Women Specific Design.
And you must admit, not a lot of mountain bikes are being built for women nowadays. With their generally slighter physiques, some women will have problems adapting to bikes built for much larger and physically stronger men. We can’t deny that comfort is a big thing, especially for high-activity and potentially high-risk sports like trail biking.
What distinguishes Trek mountain bikes from the competition is their ability to suit different body types and take weight into consideration. If budget is not a matter of concern, feel free to literally give Trek bikes a spin around the block and see how they could serve as a wise investment for you as a true biking fan.
Trevor Mulholland
http://www.articlesbase.com/sports-and-fitness-articles/the-big-deal-about-trek-mountain-bikes-51811.html