Topic: Outdoor Recreation

Six Bikes That Are Better Than Your Car

Every year, more than 2,000 bicycle companies pour millions into research and development to make bikes faster, stronger, and lighter. Here are six two-wheeled machines that represent the cutting edge of bicycle design and technology.READ»

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Extreme Off-Site

Take 10 talented businesspeople, put them on a rapids-choked Idaho river, watch the temperature rise to more than 100 degrees, and what do you get? A radical experiment in warp-speed team building. Was the experiment a success? You be the judge.READ»

LightLane, the Bike Lane That Rides With You: Now a Reality

Check out a new video of the ingenious design at work.READ»

Better Bike Lane Signage Is Low-Cost, High-Impact Solution for Urban Cyclists

While the rest of us spin our wheels waiting for that infrastructure cash to kick in so that we can have a smooth new bike path to ride on, Los Angeles-based designer Joseph Prichard has a much better idea--one that not only gets ...READ»

(Really) Risky Business

Wes Skiles is one of the leading practitioners of what may be the world's most hazardous sport: underwater cave diving. There is no injury rate for mistakes made in an underwater cave -- only a mortality rate. So why does Skiles keep diving?READ»

A Bike Lane that Rides with You

Design concepts are a dime a dozen, but every once in a while you see one that seems too good not to be real. One example: The Light Lane, which allows any bike rider to project a traffic lane around them. If you've never ridden a ...READ»

Norman Foster Fixes the Economy With $24 Million Super Yacht

This week, Lord Norman Foster arrived in Italy to launch his first super-yacht design, the $24 million Ocean Emerald. And, if you made some extra dough shorting bank stocks or simply need a cozy headquarters as you plot world ...READ»

Kristina Pfaff-Harris

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Walk This Way

These shoes were made for snow-walking.READ»

Dial In. Log On. Have Fun!

Sure, you can use the Web to work harder. But what good is hard work if you can't play every once in a while? Here's our online guide to multislacking.READ»

Fun Above & Below The Waves At Koh Samui

Fun Above & Below The Waves At Koh SamuiSamui is one of the top tourist destinations in the world. You can get Samui cheap accomadation if you book early at places such as the Park Samui. Samui has a lot to offer and is ...READ»

Pathfinder

Try one of these little-known, off-road gems.READ»

Koh Samui Not Only For Backpackers

Koh Samui Not Only For BackpackersThe 3rd biggest island in Thailand, Koh Samui is a tropical haven, and is located in the Gulf of Thailand in the South China Sea, around 85 km to the east of Surat Thani and 700 km to the ...READ»

Adventures in Retail

REI's dazzling superstore in downtown Seattle has all the gear you'll need -- 60,000 different items -- to conquer a mountain or run a river. But what it's really selling is a new model for the future of retail.READ»

How to Make Your Mark

There has never been a better time for one person, with brains and commitment, to have a huge impact on a company, on an industry -- even on the world.READ»

60 Seconds With Erik Weihenmayer

Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind climber to scale Mt. Everest. Now he's helping corporations see things in a different light.READ»

Bikes Outsold Cars at the Start of 2009. Does It Matter?

Both automobile and bicycle purchases fell overall in the first quarter of 2009, but in a surprising twist, bike sales trumped car sales (2.6 million bicycles vs. 2.5 million cars). And while bike sales are down 30% overall from the ...READ»

Vacation Network - Paradise is Here

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7 Offbeat Eco Trips

You’ve slept in a yurt in Big Sur, cruised the Galapagos and roared with the grizzlies in Denali. Ready for some new eco-travel ideas? Here, seven unexpected trips worth a look.READ»

• The Green Traveler: Seven Offbeat Eco Trips
• Voluntourism: 14 Vacations for the Socially Conscious

This Ain't No Ordinary Race

It's an adventure! Here's what happens when nearly 270 teams take on the ultimate corporate challenge: to run, bike, paddle, and puzzle their way through the Connecticut woods.READ»

I'm Too Sexy for My Briefcase

Is it time to swap your briefcase for a backpack?READ»

Debbie Steinberg-Kuntz

"Personally, I think the most important thing Altrec.com can do is make people's lives better by helping them enjoy the outdoors."READ»

Protective Layer

Cloudveil prvides the perfect cover.READ»

Every Autumn, Nature Puts on a Brilliant Show in the Catskills

BETHEL, NY, OCTOBER 5, 2007 – Every autumn, nature puts on a brilliant show in the Catskills. During October and November, the once green leaves of spring and summer alter their appearance and display brilliant yellow, glowing ...READ»

Keep Your Kitchen Cool in Palm Beach This Summer

Keeping your kitchen cool during the hot months of Summer can be a challenge with all the cooking that we do for our families and friends, and range ovens can generate enough heat to raise the temperature drastically in your ...READ»