All posts by Tambra

  • Plastic Water Bottles Be Gone! Wild Spring Water Ahead!

    A few years ago, my youngest daughter Natasha began showing me pictures and telling me about this “gi-normous” floating island out in the Pacific Ocean that was nothing more than a toxic debris field of plastic: plastic...

    • Posted November 4, 2015
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  • 9 Spooky Spaces to Explore in Northwest Pennsylvania

    Hearty Adventurers…load up your kayaks, dig out your GPS units, and pull on your hiking boots for these spooky stories and #lost treasures! History and lost locations lend well to stories of #spooky spaces and lost treasures....

    • Posted October 29, 2015
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  • Go Wild!

    Brian Johnson from Philosopher’s Notes presents an excellent review of the book, Go Wild by John Ratey and Richard Manning. in this YouTube video. The concepts interwoven throughout”Go Wild” reflect a big part of our own philosophies regarding natural...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • RESTORING PEACE: Six Ways Nature in Our Lives Can Reduce the Violence in Our World

    Note from Tambra: In a world that increasingly seeks to regulate methods to combat violence in our world, there are far more effective approaches that have yet to be implemented within our own lives and promoted socially. ...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • Sharks! What’s a Mom Supposed to do?!

    So last week in the middle of several shark “attacks/incidents” along the Hatteras/Okracoke, NC coastline we decided to go ahead and enjoy our adventures in the ocean anyways. At one point I (Mom of surfing daughter) looked up...

    • Posted July 20, 2015
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  • “Pennsylvania is the BEST State in America for Turning Old Rails Into Trails”

    Just wanted to make sure and share this exciting article from The Washington Post:   For more than 20 years, hikers have struck out on June’s first Saturday to confirm what America’s most famous naturalist, John Muir, noted...

    • Posted June 12, 2015
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  • What’s in your…day trekking/trail running bag?

    You want out on the trail, and you want out there fast! As in NOW! Trail running? Fast packing? or Day Trekking? Depending upon the mileage you plan to cover in this get out there NOW trail...

    • Posted June 12, 2015
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  • Persist With Enthusiasm

    So, one of Winston Churchill’s most famous quotes ends in, “Never, never, never, Never Give Up!” I totally resonate with that quote, more often than I care to share, but one of the Prime Minister’s less famous...

    • Posted June 12, 2015
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  • EVENT – Chicks in the Sticks

    Always happy to participate as an instructor at the various regional outdoor women’s events! On Saturday, 13 June 2015, I will be teaching (again) the Intro to Backpacking class at the Chicks in the Sticks outdoor women’s...

    • Posted June 11, 2015
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  • 3 Essential Survival Keys for Cold Water Kayaking

    The creeks are high, the rivers are fast…must be Springtime!  The rain and the snowmelt has created a lot of great paddling opportunities for those of us who enjoy the early kayaking season.  This is actually my...

    • Posted April 1, 2015
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