Special grad: Jun 23, 2008
He had a jar to collect insects, a Swiss Army knife and other kid hiking gear. We took a break on a hilltop and looked at the landscape. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Scout's honored Jun 5, 2008
Ludekens vividly remembers the day in June 1945 when he and four fellow Scouts, wearing uniforms and hiking gear, including a homemade wooden pack frame, posed for the artist, who had come to Alhambra where Ludekens grew up. Rockwell was doing the preliminary sketch work for a painting that later graced the 1947 Boy Scouts calendar. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Frugal Traveler | Santa Fe, New Mexico: Treating Mom to art, opera and lots of chilies Dec 24, 2007
It's a marathon of the devout, who reach the holy finish line wearing anything from hiking gear to their Sunday best. When I arrived in Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, last summer, however, a different sort of Friday pilgrimage was under way. (International Herald Tribune)
Out of print 'Arizona in the '50' lives again, in revised form Aug 29, 2007
By Robert E. Kimball After reading "Arizona in the '50s" by Capt. James H. Tevis, I wanted to take a month off, put my hiking gear in the Explorer and find as many places mentioned in the book as I could. Apache Pass, Fort Bowie, the Butterfield stage stop and much more are all within a few hundred miles of here. (Nogales International, AZ)
Microsoft to Beta Test Content Ads Aug 24, 2007
"Imagine, for example, that you are trying to attract outdoorsy folks who are researching hiking gear before making a purchase. Wouldn't it be great if your ad appeared at the top of the pages where sports stories appear on MSN?" said a Microsoft statement. How successful Content Ads will be remains to be seen. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Hundreds pose naked on shrinking Swiss glacier... Aug 20, 2007
Dressed in hiking gear, they stripped for minutes at a time, watched at a distance by a clump of media photographers and journalists. While cooler than the valley below, temperatures were well above freezing -- about 10 to 15 degrees Celsius (50 to 60 Fahrenheit). (The Drudge Report)
Lost hikers may be charged Jul 19, 2007
The dad and daughter were not wearing hiking gear and the daughter was wearing shorts when they set out around 3 p.m. to hike to the top of a 5,000 footer, where it was about 50 degrees at the summit, Ober said. He said the hikers had a GPS device, but didn't know how to use it. (Concord Monitor)
Travel to Focus on User-Gen Plays May 30, 2007
Now that Cox Communications acquisition of the Travel Channel has been finalized, the niche network has begun gathering its hiking gear and poring over topographical maps, plotting an excursion that will lead it and its new owner beyond the well-trodden confines of the linear TV space. On May 14, Discovery Communications ceded control over Travel Channel, paying out $1. (MediaWeek.com)
FOREX COMMENTARY Dec 22, 2006
Considering the yield differential, and the potential for it to widen further in early '07 now that the ECB is in hiking gear, it's probably no surprise to see the yen drop to an all-time low against the euro and a nine-year low against the Aussie. After all, Australia's key interest rate is a whopping six percentage points higher than the zero-point-two-five that Japan is sporting. (Asia Times Online)
Scottsdale ad: Come for work, stay to play Sep 8, 2006
It then shows the trio wearing golf attire, hiking gear and a spa robe after the meeting. "The ad fits with the look and feel of our current ad campaign, but better speaks to Scottsdale's strengths as a meetings destination," said Rachel Pearson, the bureau's spokeswoman. (AZCentral -- Business)
Hiker's body found Aug 2, 2006
They had each lugged 30 pounds of hiking gear for nearly five hours to a base camp but were too tired to do the planned rock climb. They stashed the gear and started hiking back down. (Deseret News)
Body Of Army Doctor Found In Franklin Mountains Jun 21, 2006
Emergency officials say Spaulding had water and other hiking gear, but temperatures on Saturday hit the upper 90's. The cause of death hasn't been released. (KWTX.com, TX)
GM shares rally May 25, 2006
Ms. McShane is impressed by management's plan to turn around the retailer of outdoor clothing and hiking gear but cautioned that it could take 12 to 18 months to produce results. At meetings with investors this week in New York City, the analyst said, Timberland executives acknowledged that they may have relied too heavily on their iconic hiking boot, despite the fact that markets are not in a "brown-shoe cycle" at the moment. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Kids will go bananas for ‘Curious George’ Feb 10, 2006
Ted is now Africa-bound, causing him to don new hiking gear - complete with the canary-colored chapeau. Once in the jungle, he comes head to head with George, an adorable and inquisitive monkey who relishes a good game of peekaboo. (Boston Herald--Movies)
