Dec. 5, 2007 - In an announcement e-mailed only to registered applicants, Grand Canyon National Park has announced a lottery for canceled non-commercial river permits for the rest of 2007 and 2008.

The first trip in the lottery is December 11, 2007. The remaining December 2007 dates are the 16th, 25th, and 26th.

The 2008 lottery dates are all for standard size groups (1 to 16 people) and are in the late fall, winter and early spring:

• January 2008: 1st, 2nd, 14th, 15th, 17th, 21st, and 24th
• February 2008: 2nd, 9th, 23rd, 29th
• March 2008: 8th, 26th
• November 2008: 6th
• December 2008: 12th, 14th, 17th, 22nd, and 26th

In order to participate in this lottery, the Park requires you to set up a user profile at https://npspermits.us. (more…)

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Check out this Al Jezeera Report on Iranian teens who have been training at various locations in the United States including Colorado, North Carolina, and the Washington, DC area.

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Costa Rica is an outdoor adventurer’s dream with rivers, beaches, mountains, and tropical rainforest packed into a relatively small country of which over 27% is protected. It is such a perfect eco-friendly destination that it is almost a tourism cliche.

There’s a reason Costa Rica is called “The Rich Coast” and the real appeal of this tiny, Central American nation is the miles and miles of beautiful beach. Add to that the ease of travel, variety of flora and fauna, and abundant accommodation and it’s easy to understand why Costa Rica is a favorite with gringos looking for adventure. (more…)

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