Activities – Page 5 – Rockchuck Summit

Climbing and Fear Management – Managing the moment

It had been twenty feet of easy climbing with another thirty to go. This fifty feet would make a fine warmup and then I could move on to some harder climbs. I climbed to another comfortable spot and looked at the granite in front of me- nowhere to place anything. I was only about five feet above my last placement, so I decided to keep climbing. Another comfortable spot, another barren wasteland of blank rock.

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Snowmobiling the Top of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains

My wife and I moved to Colorado in 2015, and we’ve been loving it ever since. We moved here for the mountains, and the outdoor activities.

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How to have a Glorious Holiday Weekend at Glamis Sand Dunes

Thanksgiving weekend 2017; As outdoor adventurer’s who usually stick to pine alpine forests, we had never ventured near the sand dunes of Glamis California in the Imperial Valley in southern California. As more mountain camper/ hikers then sand people we were unprepared for a weekend of dune buggies and sand rails. Let me tell you how, as a Glamis newbie, I discovered how to be prepared for a busy holiday weekend at the Glamis Sand Dunes!

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Fairytale Escape to the Minnesota Ice Castles

On a dark and cold winter night, the Ice Castles are mysteriously alluring. Their tall walls of ice glimmer with magical promise, a sharp contrast to the slightly worn gas station across the street and the everyday goings-on of a small Minnesotan town. Excited exclamations of adults and children alike float out into the parking

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Family Adventure at Carlsbad Caverns National Park

I must warn you; this post contains a little bit of sarcasm and light-hearted humor. Sometimes on family trips in the middle of the desert and deep underground adventures come from within and after the fact. We all suffered a little bit and ribbed each other a little bit but left with a memory we’ll

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Meow Wolf – House of Eternal Return

Escape the doldrums of the everyday ordinary and step into the realm of the extraordinary where all of your senses get bathed in light, color, sights, and sounds in an artful experience you will never forget. Enter the House of Eternal Return and explore the extra dimensions of a family who figured it all out.

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Snowshoe Adventures in Big Bear Lake

If you find yourself searching for a little outdoor fun in the winter in southern California, come up to Big Bear and spend a day out in the snowy forest on snowshoes!

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Possum Kingdom State Park – Family Vacation Guide

Interested in a getaway in Texas that offers hill country views and a meandering lake? Look no further than Texas’s very own Possum Kingdom State Park. Possum Kingdom State Park We took a three-day weekend getaway during the first weekend of October to camp at Possum Kingdom State Park and had a wonderful time. Arriving

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White Sands New Mexico – Family Vacation Wonderland!

White Sands New Mexico is a geological marvel of the desert. Gypsum sand dunes rising from the valley floor for miles, windswept and white as snow. Some of the dunes brush right up against the highway and often you will see cars pulled over with people inquisitively dipping their hands or feet into this magical

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