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Stories by Lynn Rosen and Steve Giordano
 

BEURER INSECT BITE HEALER, May 2024

AVALANCHE DANGER: How to Avoid Getting Caught by Lynn Rosen, March 2024

PRODUCT REVIEWS: NO SHIRT NO SHOES NO SERVICE by Steve Giordano, January 2024

MOUNTAIN SAFETY GUIDE, by Lynn Rosen, January 2024

FLOW STATE - Offpiste Humor, by Steve Giordano, November 2023

HISTORIC RAILWAYS PART 3: THE EAST BROAD TOP RAILROAD, by Lynn Rosen, November 2023

WRITERS ON TRIPS - Offpiste Humor and head-scratching photos, by Steve Giordano, September 2023

DR. MOTION COMPRESSION SOCKS, Review by Lynn Rosen, September 2023

THE TROGLODYTES AMONG US - Offpiste Humor by Steve Giordano, July 2023

THE HISTORIC GRAND CANYON RAILWAY, by Lynn Rosen, July 2023

PIKES PEAK COG RAILWAY by Lynn Rosen, May 2023

WILDFIRE PREVENTION by Lynn Rosen, May 2023

ENTERTAINING EMAILS TO A YOUNG FRIEND by Steve Giordano, May 2023

45TH SELCO POLE PEDAL PADDLE by Lynn Rosen, March 2023

WILDERNESS SCOTLAND: SUSTAINABLE ADVENTURE TRAVEL, edited by Lynn Rosen, March 2023

TEST DRIVING A NEW PAIR OF SHOES by Steve Giordano, March 2023

AVALANCHE DANGER AND HOW TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT by Lynn Rosen, January 2023

WYOMING'S DARWIN RANCH NOW OPEN FOR WINTER SPORTS by Steve Giordano, January 2023

HE RAN A MARATHON WITH HIS MOUTH TAPED SHUT by Steve Giordano, January 2023

LOOKING ABROAD: Photography, Tourism, and Empire, 1870-1920 by Steve Giordano, January 2023

RUNNING WITH YOUR MOUTH SHUT, Breathwork Instructor Trains for Nasal Marathon by Steve Giordano, November 2022

CHIRP AND FACTORFIVE: Muscles and Skin by Lynn Rosen, November 2022

REVIEW OF NATURE SWAGGER: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors by Rue Mapp
Review by Steve Giordano
, September 2022

GETAWAY CAMPING IN WESTERN WASHINGTON, by Lynn Rosen, September 2022

STEEPED COFFEE REVIEW, July 2022

SAFE CITY CYCLING, July 2022

RED BULL CLIFF DIVING, July 2022

MOONBIKES Power skibikes that you won't hear coming May 2022

SNORKELING, SUMMERTIME AND VACATIONS ALL GO TOGETHER. Summer gear reviews May 2022

HOW TO PREPARE DISASTER-READY EMERGENCY GO-BAGS March 2022

HUMOR: THE PROBLEM(S) OF BUYING AN EBIKE March 2022

REVIEW OF SASSY SISTERS VS THE SOCK MONSTER March 2022

FAKE ROLEXES AND THE MEN WHO WEAR THEM January 2022

ADVENTURE GEAR REVIEW 2022 January 2022

STOCKING STUFFERS AND OTHER TREATS November 2021

BOOK REVIEW: JOURNEY THROUGH FIRE AND ICE: Shattered Dreams Above the Arctic Circle November 2021

BURGERS AND BERGERS: ADVENTURES IN THE KITCHEN November 2021

ON A SASQUATCH HUNT September 2021

FIRE PREVENTION AT HOME, CAMPSITE AND ON TRAIL September 2021

SOARING WITH CONDORS July 2021

GEAR AND PRODUCE REVIEWS May 2021

AVALANCHE DANGER: How to avoid getting caught March 2021

GEAR REVIEW - Eggtronics Charger January 2021

OUTDOOR GEAR AND CLOTHING REVIEWS September 2020

LEADING IN ANARCTICA - Reviewed: Leading on the Edge by Rachael Robertson September 2020

JOHN HAMILTON OF KGO RADIO'S "ON THE GO" OBITUARY OF A SAN FRANCISCO ICON July 2020

CROWS AT DAWN, Spring training on my roof - teaching the young to open clams July 2020

Smoothing out the Bumpy Bicycling Roads with the KINEKT Seatpost May 2020

BOOST Surfing E-Fin; Power into surfing with this 11-mph electric motor January 2020

The Joy of Cycling Part 3 - At age 74 my father got his first new bicycle January 2020

Napili Kai Beach Resort on Maui November 2019

Wonders of the Shooting Star Saloon in Huntsville, Utah November 2019

Review of myCHARGE solar device charger November 2019

The Joy of Cycling Part 2 - CRUZBIKE, the Fastest Road Bike in the World
November 2019

Ottolock review July 2019

The Joy of Cycling July 2019

Wildnerness for All May 2019

Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesen and nearby American Players Theatre May 2019

The Dale Chihuly Seattle Garden and Glass Exhibition March 2019

Gear Review: Button Lamp and Sandlite Mat January 2019

Last Century's Matala, the Greek Cave Tavelers' Home on Crete January 2019

Seattle Space Needle Gets a Glass Floor 500 feet in the Air November 2018

Muc-Off: Clean Your Dirty Bike September 2018

The Punkva Caves and Macocha Abyss: Mysteries and Legends of the Czech Republic July 2018

Whatcom Maritime Heritage Museum May 2018

Vancouver Aboriginal Tourism March 2018

Real Skifi November 2017

WICKS November 2017

California Skiing on the 4th of July May 2017

Giant Chinese Pandas May 2017

Bogus Basin – The Friendliest Ski Resort on the Planet March 2017

stmDrifter Backpack Review January 2017

Outdoor Gear Review November 2016

Travel to Cuba: Part Three May 2016

Sky High Lift Tickets, but Not Everywhere March 2016

Real Skifi Skis Downtown Stockholm Minus Snow March 2016

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center Summer 2016 March 2016

Travel to Cuba: Part Two March 2016

Travel to Cuba: Part One; How to Get There and What to See January 2016

Review of 438 Days: Fisherman survives drifting 7,000 miles January 2016

On Fox-Tossing and Other Forgotten Blood Sports by Edward Brooke-Hitching December 2015

Luxury Shop/Ski Trip to Milan and the Swiss Alps December 2015

You better believe it! Iceland's "Hidden People" could be real...video https://youtu.be/_xO3LWKrYfk September 2015

Iceland Volcano-Bardarbunga: Fiery Bowels of New Earth Being Born March 2015

Keeping Portlandia Weird, Part II January 2015

Portlandia: Always Keeping it Weird, but Always Cool, Part I September 2014

Exploring Biloxi, Mississippi, on the Gulf Coast February 2014

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail book review: I Promise Not to Suffer by Gail Storey December 2013

The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies October 2013

American Youth Circus in Seattle August 2013

San Francisco - Open Your Golden Gates August 2013

The Northern Lights of Churchill, Manitoba April 2013

Adventure book: Camping Washington by Steve Giordano February 2013

An "Experimental" Flight December 2012

Adventure books: Anything Worth Doing and The Adventurer's Guide to a Happy Life December 2012

Red and White Skiing in British Columbia October 2012

Luxury Winter Mountain Adventures August 2012

Tulalip Resort Casino June 2012

Come Home To Lake Tahoe: Homewood/Alpine Meadows/Squaw Valley/Granlibakken April, 2012

Mammoth Mountain: No snow? No problem! February, 2012

Keep Portland Weird, December, 2011

The Next 15 Minutes by Kim Kircher, October 2011

Music of Acadiana - The Savoy Cajun Band; The First Family of Cajun Music, August 2011

Let the Good Times Roll - Zydeco Music in Louisiana, June 2011

Everything but the Skiing at Big Sky and Moonlight Basin, Montana, April 2011

Mammoth Mountain and Snowcreek Resort, Montana, February 2011

Vancouver Island's Scenic Byway and Two Grand Hotels on the Olympic Peninsula December 2010

Vancouver Island’s Pacific Marine Circle Route & the Saanich Peninsula, October 2010

Language and Culture immersion, Guadalajara Adventure, Mexico, April 2010

Temezcal Sweat Lodge - Mexican Style, Guadalajara, Mexico, February, 2010

Sleeping Lady Resort, Leavenworth, Washington, December, 2009

Tulalip Resort Casino: Native art throughout this Washington State AAA-Four Diamond resort is museum-quality; October, 2009

North Vancouver Adventure + Barbara Dennerlein, jazz organist, August, 2009

The Great Wallendas, Next Generation, June, 2009

Zermatt Resort, Utah, April, 2009

Whistler Peak 2 Peak Gondola, February, 2009

Houston Biking & Soaring, December, 2008

The Mitzva; Putting Bobbie's Ashes to Rest, October, 2008

Louisiana Cycle Zydeco, Down to the Levee, August, 2008

Nordic Walking; the Health of Trekking Poles, June, 2008

smart fortwo car review, April, 2008

Ski BC - Big White & Silver Star, February, 2008

Idaho Heliskiing, December, 2007

Nitobe Garden; Astrological Mysteries at the University of British Columbia, October, 2007

"Mountain" Biking in Santiago, Chile, August, 2007

Biking in and around Philadelphia to Valley Forge, June, 2007

Washington State's Lake Chelan Area in Winter, April, 2007 

Mardi Gras in Cajun Country: Lafayette, Louisiana, February, 2007

Easter Island, the Most Remote Inhabited Island on Earth, December, 2006

Audi Driving School Experience, Atlanta, October, 2006

What to Do in and Around Colorado Springs, Including Pikes Peak, August, 2006

The Adventures of Flat Stanley in Bellingham, Washington, June, 2006

Wolves in Winter - Yellowstone National Park, April 2006

Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat, Icicle Canyon, Leavenworth, Washington, February, 2006

Las Vegas Eye in the Sky, a Peek at Casino Security, December, 2005

Picking Ice Wine Grapes at Three in the Morning, Kelowna, British Columbia, October, 2005

Biking the Hiawatha Trail from Lookout Pass on the Idaho/Montana Border, August, 2005

China Photo Essay, Shanghai Region, June 2005

The Seaweed Lady of Sooke, British Columbia, April, 2005

China Photo Essay, Wuhan, the Hubei Province and the Three Gorges, February, 2005

China Photo Essay, Beijing, December, 2004

Ballooning and Site-Seeing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October, 2004

Eternal Egypt at the Royal British Columbia Museum, August, 2004

Pritikin Longevity Center and Spa; an Inner Adventure in Florida, June, 2004

Aboriginal Cultural Experience in Vancouver, British Columbia, June, 2004

Summer Fun In and Around Santa Barbara, California, April, 2004

     
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