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10 Enchanting Winter Solstice Celebration Photos

Amanda Ferris — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:26:57 +0000

In England, many Druids celebrate the longest night of the year by conducting a ritual at Stonehenge. While it is the first day of Winter, many of the modern-day Druids are celebrating the fact that the days will get longer until the Summer Solstice in 2013. The ancients held many feasts to honor the changing [...]

5 Winter Sports You Don't Need an Olympic Medal to Play

Carl Pettit — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:02:15 +0000

Joe Shlabotnik, Flickr Often times when you think of playing some sort of winter sport, you think of skiing, luge, snowboarding, and all those other hard to play games. (That is, hard if you're not an Olympian.) For those of us without any skill when it comes to those hardcore athletics, there are other winter [...]

5 Ice Fishing Tools to Help Reel in the Winter Catch

Carl Pettit — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:30:42 +0000

Every experienced outdoorsman knows that just because it's winter, it doesn't mean you can't still go fishing. You may not get to take your friends on a boat trip, but you can still bro out (and, yes, women can bro out, too) with your pals. In addition to standard fishing and cold weather gear, you’ll [...]

Best Vacationing Tips You Need to Escape the Winter Weather

Kathy Landin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:47:41 +0000

With the holidays passing by, it’s now the perfect time to plan an all-inclusive vacation somewhere tropical before the winter lulls set in. Even just the brochures will make you feel better, but how can you make sure your dream escape doesn’t turn into a nightmare?

6 Cold-Weather Tents for the Extreme Winter Camper

Carl Pettit — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:51:56 +0000

simonov, Flickr Imagine what it would be like to camp outside this winter — the snow gently falling outside the flaps of your tent, the serene beauty of an army of cedars, furs and pines blanketed in white. Now imagine you don't have the right cold-weather tent, and rather than enjoying the scenery you're freezing [...]

Put Your Winter Camping Gifts to Good Use at Glacier National Park [PICTURES, VIDEO]

Carl Pettit — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:24:28 +0000

The snow might be falling, and the sleigh bells ringing, but you can still hike through the wilderness this winter and enjoy some backcountry camping in Montana’s pristine Glacier National Park. If you’ve visited the park before, especially in the spring or summer, get ready for a completely different kind of adventure.