Outdoors
Outdoors
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OUTDOORS
Great Gear: Tick Key gets rid of ticks with ease
A mild winter and rising temperatures mean that ticks are crashing the party early this year.
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OUTDOORS
Fitness success: Break your winter habits for a summer body
Summer in the States is unofficially here, and in order for most people to feel good about shedding their clothes at the beach or pool, they also need to shed some body fat. Writers such as Charles Reade and Ralph Waldo Emerson cited this proverb: "Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an action...
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OUTDOORS
Field-trip leader, 76, bitten by rattler while protecting girl
Nick Karnazes said he didn't think the rattlesnake could get to him Wednesday as he stepped forward to move a 9-year-old girl to safety while supervising a student field trip at Irvine Regional Park.
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OUTDOORS
Cyclists, drivers seek harmony on the road
Bike long enough and you will be flipped off, hollered at, mooned or honked at for no good reason.
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OUTDOORS
Quiz: Put your road skills to the test
How well do you know the rules of the road when it comes to interaction between motorists and cyclists? Test yourself with this quick quiz. The correct answers are below and have been checked with Blake Trask of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington, Guy Gill of the Washington State Patrol, Tony Tipton...
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LIVING
For busy moms: How to get fit at home
According to the authors of Freakonomics, people who purchase gym memberships overestimate their attendance by 70 percent. As a result, over $500 of the average annual cost of memberships is simply lining the pockets of gym owners - and doing absolutely nothing for your waistline.
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OUTDOORS
Five ways to lose 5 pounds: Dropping weight is never easy, but these five strategies will make slimming down a little bit simpler
Five doesn't seem like a huge number when it comes to throwing down a Lincoln to pay for lunch or applying the five-second rule (We know you do it.), but when it comes to losing weight, dropping five pounds can seem monumental.
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OUTDOORS
15 Minute Workout: Armed for summer
The heat of summer is right around the corner, and that means breaking out the essentials: sundresses, tanks, and lots of skin. If your arms aren't ready to see the light just yet, don't freak. Follow this workout two to four times a week to get firmer, stronger, sexier arms in no time. Warm up ...
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OUTDOORS
State board warns about dangers of poison hemlock
OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board is warning the public about the dangers of poison hemlock that is found growing throughout the state, according to a news release.
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OUTDOORS
Burn the road down to Steens Mountain
The vast valleys, plateaus, canyons and playas east of Steens Mountain between Burns Junction and Fields, Ore., offer many recreational opportunities. Spring is one of the best times to visit the remote area at the northern edge of the Great Basin.








