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Amazon.com today announced the launch of its Outdoor Recreation Store - a single shopping destination offering thousands of outdoor gear and apparel items from top-tier brands. Beginning today for a limited time only, Amazon is offering an opportunity to receive a FREE National Parks Pass - an $80 value!

List of several trails in the Southern Appalachians that hikers may not have heard of - each of which falls within nationally designated Wilderness Areas.

Roger Revelle, an Oceanographer and professor at Harvard University, was the key global warming mentor for Al Gore. Revelle came to doubt his original position on man-made global warming many years later, stating that the true impact of carbon dioxide was not at all certain. He actually apologized that his research sent so many people in the wrong direction on global warming.

So you're finally making the road trip (or the flight) to Los Angeles, California to visit the city the entire world has heard of. Here's a short list of some of the big stops you almost have to hit...

Happy Birthday to Smokey Bear, the mascot of the U. S. Forest Service created to educate the public on the dangers of forest fires. Smokey Bear's famous message "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires" was created in 1944 by the Ad Council. It's the longest running PSA campaign in U.S. history.

So you're finally making the trip to Los Angeles, California to visit the city the entire world has heard of. You'll enjoy the weather, the people and the history, and while you're at it, you'll probably find a souvenir or two to show off to your friends. Here's a short list of some of the big stops you should hit.

A brand new book regarding hiking in the Smoky Mountains was released by Amazon this past week. The book was written by William Hart and is called: 3000 Miles in the Great Smokies.

Suffering from extreme exhaustion, hypoxia and Acute Mountain Sickness, the team finally arrives at the 4039-foot summit.

Over the next week or so I will be posting hike reports from my recent trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. Each report will include highlights and photographs from each hike, including the Keyhole Route on Longs Peak, Sky Pond, and the Wild Basin area, among other stunningly beautiful hikes. This posting launches the series with an overview of the park.

Our hike to Odessa Lake began from the Bear Lake Trailhead in Glacier Gorge, one of most beautiful areas in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Sky Pond, at an elevation 10,905 feet, sits at the bottom of an amphitheatre of sheer cliff walls that box in the lake on three sides. This an incredibly beautiful setting. One person we met said that the Cathedral Spires that ring the western shore of the lake reminded them of Switzerland.

The area should be amazing...

Located on Trail Ridge Road at more than 11,500 feet above sea level in Rocky Mountain National Park, the Old Ute Trail is an excellent hike that allows you to enjoy high alpine and tundra scenery without having to do a lot of climbing.

"Are we out of this godforsaken Boulder Field yet?" The famous trek to the Key Hole on Longs Peak requires a difficult slog through the Boulder Field, a rugged section of "trail", roughly 2/3 of a mile in length and climbs about 800 feet. The incredible views on the other side makes it all worth it, as you can see by the pictures.

The trail to Bluebird Lake begins out of the fairly remote Wild Basin area in the southeastern corner of Rocky Mountain National Park. You'll see several waterfalls, wildflowers, as well as the awesome devastation left behind by the 1978 Ouzel Fire before reaching the incredibly beautiful alpine lake situated at more than 11,000 feet.

From the shore you'll have outstanding views of Ypsilon Mountain, including the snow-filled Y-looking couloirs, from which the mountain derives its name.

The Meigs Creek Trail offers solitude in the heart of the Smokies.