Taking the Hill By Air and Ground
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Frederick W. Smith, the founder of FedEx, and Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation Committee, have not been getting along.
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By Connie Skipitares and Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 17--People who flock to the Los Gatos Creek Trail jog, cycle, pull dog leashes and push strollers. Now, there's something new in the mix: gliding.   As in high-tech Segways.
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Utah flying munition caught on camera Once in a while, something really interesting pops up on Google Earth, and we're obliged today to reader Christopher Wagner for pointing us the direction of this spendid find in the skies above Utah:â¦
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By Mark Fagan, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Dec.
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Hard to believe, but the chair lift wasn't the main way of getting to the top of a mountain for skiers during the World War II era. Some 70 years ago, there was the shovel handle, rope tow, j-bar, and even the skimobile lift.
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Gardening in our area is difficult sometimes. Clay soil, too much heat, too much cold, poison ivy ... whew. That said, last week I took a break from my little plot of land in the Kanawha Valley and landed in dreamland.   Hubby asked me to join him as he ventured west for a conference.
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LOS ANGELES Oct. 7, 2004 - NASA&#39;s Mars rovers don&#39;t seem to be wearing out, so mission planners have begun to think more boldly including a plan to let one climb up a steep slope from a crater it has been exploring to set out across a plain.
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Do you want to end up on the road less traveled?
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By Joseph M. Dougherty Deseret Morning News  FARMINGTON -- By 2010, you'll be able to walk, jog, pedal a bike or ride a horse from Roy to West Bountiful without spending much time on a road.
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With bad weather expected to descend on Mount Hood, the chance for the climbersâ survival is diminishing.
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If thereâs a crag, cliff, bolder, escarpment, or sea stack anywhere in the world that absolutely, positively cannot be climbed, Chris Sharma has either already accomplished the feat or has it on his short list. âIâve always been dreaming of finding the biggest, most badass line you can imagine,â he says. âThe line thatâs just calling out to you, beckoning to be climbed. Thatâs the king line.â And  âKing Lines,â a documentary by filmmaker Josh Lowell and photographer Corey Rich,  takes you along on each precipitous climb.
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By From staff and news services A paraglider who took off from a mountain in Vermont early Friday afternoon made a hard landing about five hours later on York Beach, after gliding about 150 miles. Sgt.
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Do-it-yourself with snow machines are taking the weather into their own hands.
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South African paraglider Cyril Mazibuko demonstrates the sport, using the wind currents and conditions in the Vaalkops hills, part of the Highveld region of South Africa.
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Brown ground. Fast grass. Except for on the tip of Cape Cod, it doesn't really look like skiing or boarding conditions around these parts.
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Q I think the MisFits Trail Challenge is a great idea. This is without a doubt the best time to be outside in D.C. My question/request is for Metro/public transportation-accessible hikes. Any ideas?
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Hail to the hills of San Francisco, Heartbreak Hill in Boston, the Austrian Alps, the Colorado Rockies, skyscrapers with access to stairs, stair climbers at the gym and elliptical cross trainers.