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Q1- 2024

Climbing, falling and learning on Yosemite's “Little Big Wall”

A climb of Washington Column proved there will always be mountain-sized room for improvement for those who would test themselves in outdoor places like Yosemite.

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Climbing, falling and learning on Yosemite's “Little Big Wall”

Cycling California's Royal Road - Part I

Cycling California's Royal Road - Part I
Cycling California’s El Camino Real is an 800-mile (1,287 km) epic adventure. The appeal of visiting picturesque missions established by Spanish friars between 1769 and 1823 is enhanced by traveling a route that still looks much like it did 200 years ago. Part I - Santa Cruz to Soledad.

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Cal Expo Puts on Big Show for Outdoor Writers

 Outdoor writers like nothing more an outdoor conference – a big outdoor conference – for gathering information for stories, photographs and online posts.             That’s why many attended some of the 368 booths or listened to speakers at the Cal Expo Conference, which was held from Jan. 18 to April 15, 2024. Cal Expo is located at 1600 Exposition Blvd. in …

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Bishop Trout Rodeo 2024

Catch and release tournament draws anglers from around California for exciting, mid-winter competition..

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Bishop Trout Rodeo 2024

Bidwell Park: Personal Reflections And Casual Conversations

Bidwell Park: Personal Reflections And Casual Conversations
To all those who are lovers of Bidwell Park in Explore Butte County. Truly the "Central Park" of the county. An official California Watchable Wildlife viewing site for more than 30 years. Everything you need/want to know about the "crown jewel" of Butte County.

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WILDLIFE PHOTO OF THE YEAR WINNERS 2023

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo is the winner?

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WILDLIFE PHOTO OF THE YEAR WINNERS 2023

Come home to Winters and the Abbey House Inn

Come home to Winters and the Abbey House Inn
Small town delivers big on wonderful memories

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Take a Deep Dive While Staying Dry

Visitors to the Monterey Bay Aquarium are being taken on a deep dive, thousands of feet down to the black depths of Monterey Canyon in a new exhibit. This trend-setting aquarium was recently recognized for conserving and preserving the culture, history and environment of ocean environments.

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Take a Deep Dive While Staying Dry

We Tell Fish Stories Here

We Tell Fish Stories Here
The end of the road for the California Department of Fish & Wildlife's printed Outdoor California magazine. Looking back with Editor Troy Swauger.

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2024 OWAC EIC

2024 OWAC EIC RULES & CATEGORIES Contest Rules The purpose of this contest is to reward exceptional "outdoor" journalism (writing, reporting, opinion/editorial, broadcasting, photography, videography/cinematography, and digital communications) produced by OWAC members. Works must have been released during the 2023 calendar year, except for books, which were published within two years between 1-1-2022 and 12-31-2023. Entries should have a clear …

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2024 OWAC High School Outdoor Writing & Photography Achievement Awards

Outdoor Writers Association of California invites juniors and seniors from any California high or home-school equivalent to enter the OWAC Outdoor Writing & Photography Achievement Awards Contest.

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2024   OWAC High School Outdoor Writing & Photography Achievement Awards

Wet winter revved up outdoors adventure in 2023

Wet winter revved up outdoors adventure in 2023
Trekking along the top of the Sierra Nevada mountains challenges hikers every summer. This snow-covered range provides a far greater challenge for skilled mountaineers in winter. But 2023 will go down in history as the year summer and winter combined for the hardy few in the Range of Light.

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