At Toy Fair 2011, your inner child comes out

Toy Fair 2011 took place here in New York earlier this week. It's a four-day expo, and it is... massive. It's so huge, that to really take it in, you need to go more than one day. Naturally, that's all I had. So I waded into the fray and chatted up some of the people showing off their wares. This might just be the most fun trade show to attend, because nothing brings out the kid in you like being surrounded by 345,000 square feet of playthings. The wow factor starts at the door, where a life-sized Ligntning McQueen built out of 325,000 Lego pieces greeted visitors. There's a reason kids aren't allowed; they'd have nervous breakdowns. Here's some of the stuff I saw.

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Interview w Lisa Mattis, Big City Mountaineers ? Episode 159

Big City Mountaineers has been around a long time, and does great work in getting underserved youth into the outdoors. Josh sits down with Lisa Mattis, their Executive Director, to learn more about the work they’re doing and plans for the future. Check out the interview, and visit BigCityMountaineers.org to see how you can help!

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Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas

Petit Jean State Park is a day-hiking paradise about 65 miles northwest of Little Rock via I-40. A diverse system of over 20 miles of interconnecting trails winds through the forest and along Petit Jean Mountain overlooking the Arkansas River.

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March!!!

When I selected a March picture for our 2011 Centennial Devil’s Lake State Park calendar I wanted a picture from March of course, but I also wanted one that showed promise.  This photograph was taken on March 29th, 2010. March is a funny month here in central Wisconsin. You just can’t guess what will happen. [...]

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Go, See, Write: Tales of Overland Adventure

Try covering 44 countries on 6 continents without ever having an airline boarding pass in hand at some point. This is exactly what Michael Hodson accomplished over a 16 month period. He may be a lawyer by trade but he’s a traveler at heart. After a stint back home, he’s “On the Road Again” and [...]

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