Outdoors
Gear, gadgets and gizmos for camping
Here are a few pieces of gear to consider this year. They're all handy without breaking the bank (too bad) and they give you more things to play with on your next campout. Think of them like stocking stuffers, but you don't have to wait until Christmas to buy them.
Outdoors
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OUTDOORS
Follow the rules of the road and stay safe when you're on a bike
The bicyclist approaching in the opposite lane on the bike path looked down at his cellphone, started punching buttons with one hand, lost control, swerved across the centerline, and came right at me.
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OUTDOORS
Keep campfires from becoming wildfires
As folks head to the woods to for the Memorial Day weekend, many will be building campfires for cooking, making s'mores or just to sit around.
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OUTDOORS
A thousand-mile Idaho hike starts with the first photo
Thomas Oord is going long. With a backpack and camera, he plans to spend several months hiking more than a thousand miles and photographing his adventure to share the state's incredible scenery.
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OUTDOORS
Drivers becoming more tolerant to cyclists
My first bike ride in Fresno, Calif., sure was memorable. For all the wrong reasons.
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OUTDOORS
Outdoor show offers more than camo-crazy hunters
HARRISBURG Carrying a black and red “Virginia is for Lovers” bag around the former site of the state wrestling tournament, I spread the scent of a rookie.
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OUTDOORS
Kayaker makes global waves
UNIVERSITY PARK — Kurt Smithgall was 12 when he discovered he had a talent for kayaking.
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OUTDOORS
A big problem: Small game hunting fading from spotlight
Bear, rifle deer and the fall turkey seasons are over, and many hunters will now oil their guns and put them on the rack until next fall. However, there are many more hunting opportunities available for both big and small game.
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OUTDOORS
Hunter poaches record-book buck
HARRISBURG — A Lancaster County resident was cited for poaching a record-book class buck, according to charges filed by Pennsylvania Game Commission in the court of District Justice William Wenner, in Harrisburg on Wednesday.
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NEWS
Hunting season heats up: Slow start blamed on warm temperatures
Chris Caldana, 22, and his younger brother, 16-year-old Jarred, hiked along Spring Creek on Monday.
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OUTDOORS
Bearing the rain
Even two days of rain, fog and little acorn crop in Centre County and throughout much of the state did not prevent the state’s bear hunters from making a near-record kill. Preliminary four-day season harvest figures were not yet available, however, all indications point to the likelihood ...








