The state of Utah is mainly known for it’s winter sports facilities and it has a lot to offer it’s many visitors. Park City, Utah is a resort town that benefited from a surge in tourism from the 1980s onwards. It is an old mining town and several Victorian buildings can still be seen [...]
When most people think of outdoor clothing, especially with the beautiful weather we have been having these last couple of weeks, they think of t-shirts and shorts. If you are going to do any serious outdoor activities, particularly if they are of a prolonged nature, you need better outdoor clothes than this. It is [...]
There are news stories all the time that say skin cancer rates are up. If you live in Australia, you don’t dare go outside in the mid-day without a hat on your head and sun screen on your skin. There is a hole in the ozone layer over that continent and the sun is [...]
There are a lot of people who are trying snowboarding and they are finding that they enjoy it as much or even more than skiing. Many younger people see skiing as something their parents do, and they can enjoy snowboarding as something that is just theirs. As fun as it is, it is still [...]
With all of the emphasis on the so called extreme sports, cross country skiing seems to have dropped out of the mainstream in the past few years. After all, downhill skiing is faster, snowboarding is more intense and riding on snowmobiles is bigger and louder. Yet in my opinion, a good cross country ski [...]
The Aurora Borealis is a beautiful display in the night sky. The luminous light show appears in different shapes and a combination of shades of green, blue, violet, red or yellow. Often referred to as the Northern Lights, legends used to be the only explanation for the phenomenon, with different interpretations in different cultures [...]
If you’re a skier, you’ve heard about K2 skis. The K2 brand was the first fiberglass ski made in the United States, the product of one innovative man’s efforts. In 1961, Bill Kirschner borrowed a pair of skis to use as a pattern for his ski design, made of fiberglass. His prototype performed so [...]
I have run an Alaska fishing lodge for several years and in all of that time, no two days, and no two clients for that matter, are like. Everyone comes up here with a different idea of what they want out of their Alaska fishing adventure. Honestly, I prefer the ones who [...]
One of the most relaxing outdoor activities you will ever experience involves a rod and a reel. Yeah, that’s right, anyone up for fresh bass or bluegill? Fishing can be a wonderful escape from it all. First imagine the daily routines and stresses of your life, then picture a serene lake or river with [...]
About The Country -
The summers are cool here but the winters are severe with some chances of snowfall. Rainfall can be expected in any month of the year. Dutch is the official language here. English, French and German are the other languages that are spoken, out of which English is widely spoken. In case [...]
