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Author :: Melissa Buhmeyer  |
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| Article Title :: Skydiving Schools: Picking the School and Training That’s Right for You |
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| Perhaps you’ve considered actually jumping from a perfectly good airplane, from time to time, in your past. Perhaps you are the unwitting recipient of a skydiving gift certificate from a friend. Whatever the case, despite the good advice to the contrary from sane people all around you, you’re actually going to go through with it…..
So now what? Finding a top-notch skydiving school can seem like a daunting task. Every skydiving school web site you visit seems great at first blush, but then you start to see a trend develop, namely, they seem to all claim to be the best, friendliest, safest, and highest-jumping drop zones in the world. Though your friends, still coming to gri (read full article) |
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| Category :: Extreme Articles |
Author :: Nomad Rick |
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| Article Title :: The Basics of Rafting The River Rapids |
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| Rafting the river rapids is a major adrenaline rush. If you are going to hit the rapids, you need to know some of the basic language thrown around in the sport.
The Basics of Rafting The River Rapids
As with any sport, it helps to have a basic understanding of the tools of the trade, techniques and such. Not only does this help you sound like you know what you are doing, but it actually gives you some insight into the process. Let’s take a look at some of the key components.
Dry Bag – A dry bag is a waterproof bag you can keep things in on the raft such as wallets, keys and such. Water is going to get all over the boat, so consider yourself warned. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Extreme Articles |
Author :: Nomad Rick |
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| Article Title :: A Basic Overview of Kayaks and Kayaking |
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| Kayaking is growing in popularity. It is a sport with a lot of variations, which are covered below in this article.
A Basic Overview of Kayaks and Kayaking
At its core, kayaking is simply a method of propelling oneself through a body of water by using ones own power. A paddle is used to do this with the paddle usually having two curved portions on each side to allow for a back and forth action unlike canoeing. This definition, however, fails in many ways since there are extremely different types of kayaking. Let’s take a look.
Kayak roughly means hunting boat. It has been used throughout history by people living on shores to pursue food in the ocean (read full article) |
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Author :: Martin Stoleman - |
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| Article Title :: Attention All Skiers: Try Snowboarding! |
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| Do you love winter? Or, more importantly, do you love spending time in the cold winter weather? If so, and you are looking for a great new activity to try this winter, consider snowboarding.
For many people, the idea of snowboarding sounds dangerous, like it was only for crazy teenage boys. The idea of skiing down a large hill or mountain sounds scary enough and the idea of doing it with a snowboard sounds too hard to be tried. If these are your thoughts, you should think again. Whether you have been skiing for years or if you have never made it down a winter mountain, snowboarding can be a great way to spend winter days.
If you have been a skier and are thinking of (read full article) |
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| Category :: Extreme Articles |
Author :: Ralphie |
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| Article Title :: Fixing Your Portable Generator |
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| So, you've brought your generator out of storage, filled the tank, pulled the cord, and nothing. Hopefully, you are finding this out BEFORE the power outage or camping trip. This article will help you fix some common problems you may encounter. Before attempting any repair, remove the spark plug to prevent accidental starting while you are working on the unit.
If the generator will not start or won't stay started, check the muffler exhaust for an foreign debris. Once that is clean, check the gas and oil to make sure you have appropriate levels of both. Finally, make sure the spark plug has a good connection.
If the alternator fails to excite, it may be running at t (read full article) |
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Author :: Tyson J Stevenson - |
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| Article Title :: White Water Rafting - Not For The Faint Of Heart |
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| White water rafting is an adventure sport in which a raft is used to navigate a river or any water body. It is usually done on rapids or white water to keep up the excitement. A river goes through different gradients and flows from a higher gradient to lower gradient. When the river’s gradient becomes sharp, frothy water is formed consisting of bubbles and aerated water. This has a white appearance hence termed white water. The sport has been popular since the mid 80’s.
White water rafting is suitable for all age groups as various types of rapids are available for different tastes and experience. Almost anyone with a reasonable health can go for white water rafting. It is a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Extreme Articles |
Author :: Chelsea Aubin |
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| Article Title :: Scuba Diving: A Florida Adventure |
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| Many people consider Florida a divers dream come true. This is because Florida is composed of over 1,700 islands and the Keys that stretch over 150 miles there are many different places to go diving. The waters are calm, clear, and full with beautiful and unique sea life and colorful coral. You can visit some of the over 5,000 ship wrecks in these waters, or the only barrier reef in the continent. In addition to sea diving, Florida also offers some of the finest spring diving sites you will encounter.
One of the places that should be on the top of your list to dive is John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is the nation's first underwater pre (read full article) |
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| Category :: Extreme Articles |
Author :: Chelsea Aubin |
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| Article Title :: Sea Kayaking: Alaska Wilderness |
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| Sea kayaking in Alaska lets you create your own adventure, while escaping the responsibilities you have left behind. Alaska offers a unique combination of education and adventure so you can enjoy the beautiful nature all around you.
Alaska offers a variety of different kayaking opportunities such as paddling and rapid riding. You can also hike, camp, fish, bird watch, and get up close with the sea mammals like sea otters, whales, seals, and dolphins. Most kayaking groups are informal and move at a leisurely pace. This insures that you will have the most relaxing trip possible, and give you time to enjoy your surroundings.
In the Alaskan wilderness, you never know (read full article) |
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| Category :: Extreme Articles |
Author :: Robert Langdon |
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| Article Title :: Going For a Scuba Diving? Understand First the Real Safety Issue of The Underwater World |
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| Scuba diving is one of the great adventures that one can take to explore the vast wonders of the underworld that cannot be seen on the surface of the water. This is an underwater activity where the diver utilizes breathing equipment or scuba apparatus to be able to stay underwater for longer period of time. To those who are less knowledgeable about scuba, the name was actually derived from its acronym of “Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus”. Scuba diving can be both a recreational and professional diving activity.
Scuba diving activities are present where open waters and reefs are located. It is mostly ideal in clear tropical oceans where you can gaze from a long (read full article) |
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| Category :: Extreme Articles |
Author :: Forrest Treker |
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| Article Title :: Off-Road Action In Uwharrie |
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| The first weekend in April awakens a familiar creature in the Uwharrie National Forest. The ATV offroad enthusiast has been hibernating for the winter, yet not asleep. He has been giving attention to his 4X4, quad, dirt bike, and other offroad toys, preparing them for this awakening. They arrive from all over the Southeast, flooding the local convenience stores for gas, munchies and any other offroad needs. The local campgrounds are booked months in advance, as are the local motels.
The Uwharrie National Forest boasts 16 total miles of ATV trails, the sum of 8 separate smaller, interconnected ATV obstacle courses. These trails range in length from under 1 mile to in excess of 3 (read full article) |
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