Your Weekend Update of what’s going
on OUTSIDE is now posted – click here!
In the mean time – check out this video on Five Fingers Shoes. I’ve heard that some local runners are planning to run the Blue Ridge Marathon in these. Leave your comments below.
Get Outside!
Between now and the September 30 Get Outside Expo & Radical Reels Film Festival I will showcase some of the outdoor organizations you can meet at the expo as well as the prizes they have donated. To be eligible for the prizes you need to have completed the survey located on RoanokeOutside.com.
Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing has donated a weekend adventure package which includes:
Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing is an outdoor adventure center located 40 minutes from Roanoke in Craig County. Originally started as a summer camp it has evolved into a year-round program. They specialize in groups (8-100+ people) but also do customized trips for couples and families. From a beginner, fully outfitted camping trip to a week-long retreat, they have you covered. All equipment is provided and no experience is needed!
Ideal for: group outings, employee appreciation, team building, weddings, reunions, school trips, retreats, conferences, day excursions, and more.
Activities offered: challenge courses, 900′ zip line, climbing wall, canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking, caving, rock climbing, hiking, outdoor education, camping, backpacking, and more.
Have you ever been to Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing? – Share your experience in the comment section below!
National Public Lands Day (Sept. 26) is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. In 2008, 120,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, removed trash and invasive plants, and planted over 1.6 million trees.
Roanoke City Parks & Recreation is organizing a volunteer workday at Carvins Cove to celebrate the event and they are looking for local individuals and businesses to help sponsor the day’s events. If you are interested email me (pete@roanoke.org) and I’ll put you in touch with the the right people.
This is a great opportunity to support Carvins Cove (2nd largest municipal park in the U.S.) and our public lands in general. The day will consist of hands-on trail improvements and nature-based activities for parents and children brought to you by KIVA (Kids in the Valley Adventuring). All participants receive a t-shirt that will include sponsors name/logo.
Get involved, Get outside!
Pete
State Senator Creigh Deeds and River “Car Less Brit” Laker discuss mass transit, intermodal (roads-to-rails) and urban bike culture in an exclusive interview with the Star City Harbinger. Read the entire article, watch the interview, and leave your comments at Star City Harbinger.
I hope you read the Outdoors Businesses Paddling Toward Prosperity article by Roanoke Times reporter Duncan Adams. If not, see my previous post.
It is a great article talking about the James River and the economic benefits the outdoors brings to our region – it is assets and amenities like this that make the Roanoke Region such a great place to live, work, and play. Soon after the article came out I was contacted by Riders Up Outfitters with a proposition.
If you haven’t visited Alleghany County in a while now is the time!
Riders Up Outfitters, owned by Tom & Dawn Kirlin, is located in Clifton Forge and provides the following services:
Roanoke Outside Discount – 10% OFF!
Be sure to come meet Riders Up Outfitters, as well as other outdoor organizations, at the September 30 Get Outside Expo & Radical Reels Film Festival!
The Roanoke Times wrote a great article highlighting the economic importance of the outdoors and profiles the James River (see below). The James River is an incredibly beautiful river that everyone should experience!
Photos by JOHN W. ADKISSON I The Roanoke Times
Outfitters Serving the James River
Story by Duncan Adams – “The Upper James River floats lots of people’s boats these days.
Frequently, from Iron Gate to Arcadia, the river runs red with kayaks and green with canoes and a varied palette of other floating hues along a 45-mile stretch of the river in Botetourt County. Read the rest of this entry »
Your Weekend Update of what’s going
on OUTSIDE is now posted – click here!
In the mean time – enjoy this compilation of mountain bike wrecks! Leave your comments below.
Get Outside!
In writing my previous post about the Junior Cycling Team I was reminded about a very cool upcoming event! The East Coasters Demo Day is a great opportunity to try out the latest bikes and choose your next bike. Looking for your first bike? Then this event is even better as the staff of East Coasters are experts at matching and fitting you to the best bike for your riding needs. Whether it is cruising on the Greenways, enjoying the back roads and Parkway, or riding on single track mountain bike trails – you’ll find the right bike at this event!
What: Bike Demo Day – test ride the latest Trek & Gary Fisher road and mtn. bikes
When: August 30 (1pm-4pm)
Where: Mill Mountain Park
Cost: FREE
What else: Must bring drivers license and helmet. Free food. Free repair classes
I bet you didn’t know Roanoke has a Junior Cycling Team – neither did I until I met Wake Fulp!
Wake works at East Coasters Bike Shop and was inspirational in creating the Junior Cycling Team. I think that it is businesses like East Coasters, groups like the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club, and people like Wake that make our outdoor scene so great.
I asked Wake to share with me (and you) what the Junior Cycling Team is all about:
“In January of this year East Coasters Bicycles and the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club have partnered to form a Junior Cycling Team. The purpose of this team is to give youth an organized and viable outlet in which they can experience the joys of cycling here in the Roanoke Valley. We work with kids from the ages of 10 to 18, both boys and girls by providing weekly group rides that will accommodate any skill level. Read the rest of this entry »
14th Marine Corp 5K Mud Run at Green Hill Park
If you have yet to take the Marine Mud Run Challenge, you’re missing out on the cleanest fun you’ll ever have with a 5K race! As you will see from the pictures on our web site, it’s a pretty muddy affair. Many folks ask, just how tuff is the course? We reply, it’s as hard or easy as you want it to be! We have semi-pro runners down to the neighbor next door that has never entered a 5k race. Individual and 5 Person Team races and a Pollywog Jog for 12 yrs. and under. One thing is for sure if you run this race the Marines will see to it that you finish it. Part of the Marines creed is to never leave another Marine behind. And for this event we will never leave a runner behind! Visit the official Mud Run website for details and to register.
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