Travel with Nature

Archive for November, 2009

Just who says what a traditional holiday is and what one isn’t? If you are a fitness buff or nature enthusiast then you may want to look into the sport of Adventure Racing to fill up a holiday in your schedule! Adventure Racing is a new sport that combines running, cycling, swimming, hiking with nature and competition. Many people use these competitions as vacation times because they are out of the norm and they provide an excitement level that cannot be reached anywhere else! Whether you want a team adventure race or an individual one (there are even family competitions!) you can find it on nearly any holiday on the calendar! Most races last a few miles or a few hundred miles so it will depend on how much adventure you want!

Here is a quick guide to some of the top adventure races and some great choices for your next vacation or holiday:

Odyssey One Day Extreme: This race is usually at the beginning of January and it is a 75-100 mile race. It is one of the most premier adventure races in the country (held in Roanoke, VA) and it consists of mountain biking, paddle boating, running and hiking. The race usually takes about a day and a half to complete and you have three team members with you to split the duties.

Big Chill 24-Hour Race: This Texas adventure race takes place right around February 1st each year and it consists of two separate races (the 24 hour race and the 12 hour race). The race goes no matter what the weather is like- rain, snow, sleet or sun!

Bonk Hard Chill: This February adventure race is held at Ozarks State Park, MO. It is one of the best winter adventure races in the world and it is a combination of running, paddling, hiking and mountain biking. You work in teams of 2, 3 or 4 and there is even a cash prize to those who finish well!

Toadsuck Challenge: The Toadsuck Challenge is a great Arizona adventure race that is around 50 miles of trails that you have to conquer. The race consists of three person teams and it usually takes around 10-15 hours to finish.

My parents have been having a big sort out. They have decided that they are at that time of life when they need to clear out all of the clutter and decide who they want to leave all of their items to so that they can feel happy that no one will have to get stressed about clearing their house and also that there will no arguments when it is done. I am quite pleased that they are doing this. I do not want to think of them passing away but the fact that we will not have to worry about who has what at a stressful time like that is good.

They have started off in their garage and have cleared off all of their garage organizer and are working through every item thinking about what it is who gave it to them and whether they will need it again. It is amazing the hard work that they are putting in to it and I have been working with them at times helping them to remember the history behind certain things. We are also writing information about each of the heirlooms and putting it with it so that stories can be passed on with goods. I am even helping them with photo storage and labelling each picture. It is hard work!

With Christmas around the corner, it is the time of the year again where we literally pull our hairs to find the ideal gifts especially for the kids and more particularly the young kids. There are very many gifting options available but one among them which still holds fascination among the kids of all ages is Dr Seuss games. Although it can be termed as one of the oldest games being around for a while, even now kids prefer to play with all the characters and animals involved with the Dr Seuss games.

Just similar to that even all the characters involved with Disney still holds sway among all ages, especially young kids. Even the Disney collectables are still one of the famous collectables especially among the adults as well. These Disney collectables consist of all the characters of Disney and their tools and vehicles and accessories being used by those characters in them.

For very small infants you try gifting things like infant bedding or infant play toys or inflatable which can prove to be the cheap way to find the gift for the infants or someone with an infant in their house. There are a lot more gifting ideas which you can find them online by way of doing some small research online.