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    Red Mountain Park Opens its Newest Advneture: The Hugh Kaul Beanstalk Forest

    Red Mountain Park is now taking reservations for its newest outdoor adventure, the Hugh Kaul Beanstalk Forest, set to open May 1st! This treetop challenge course offers 20 unique rope course obstacles, where guests will enjoy traversing bridges, climbing walls, swinging on ropes, and zipping their way from tree house to tree house.  The Hugh Kaul [...]

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    Top Reasons You Should Take up Hiking this Spring

    By Nathan Burks, Contributing Writer It’s the beginning of spring; the time of year people are itching to get out of the house. The sun is shining and all kinds of new signs of life have begun to replace the gray winter skies and damp weather. Hiking can be an innovative means of getting out of [...]

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    How to Dye Easter Eggs Using All Natural Coloring

    Most of us grew up using store bought Easter egg coloring kits-the kinds that came with pages of stickers, a cardboard egg holder and of course, a half a dozen little pellets of bright solidified dyes in every color of the rainbow. Thankfully, there’s a much more natural, and chemical free approach to dyeing Easter [...]

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    Greening in your Summer Reading: An Eco Book List

    It’s hot, but a cool drink and a comfortable chair are excuse enough to allow you the indulgence of some good summer reading. Yet, before you grab the usual romance or action packed thriller, consider stopping by your local library to check out a few environmental reads instead. In an effort to round up the most recommended [...]

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