Winton Porter strikes again! We found this article smack dab on the front page of the Atlanta Journal’s Sunday Travel section.  Here is the opening piece, but click on through and read every word of what reporter Bo Emerson had to say about Just Passin’ Thru’: A Vintage Store, the Appalachian Trail and a [...]

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Just Passin’ Thru
By Winton Porter
A book review by Scott Ourth

Scott Ourth
There are a couple of qualifiers I am compelled to share with you right up front:

I have “thru-hiked” the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine
I have been a guest at Mountain Crossings
I am thoroughly acquainted [...]

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The Adventure Summit in Dayton, Ohio (Adventure Capital of the Mid-West) was a success. We met some fun and exciting people from across the world. The kayaking expo was very entertaining and the beer tasting made conversations more interesting. The Adventure Summit had plenty of booths to keep me occupied. Some of my favorites were [...]

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World traveling adventure authors Colin and Julie Angus are the subject of a fantastic video interview produced by Ontario-based TVCOGECO.
The video shows many clips taken during their successful trip of circling the globe, using only human powered machines. It also profiles their latest adventure of traveling from Scotland to Syria, again using just rowboats and [...]

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Here is an interesting post from one of our networked authors. You can read more by Ron Chase on his blog Chase Outdoors.
Mount Greylock - Inspired Moby Dick?
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, hike to the top of Mount Greylock, Massachusetts highpoint, each year.  Few, if any, realize that this impressive whale-shaped peak that dominates the western Massachusetts landscape may [...]

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We got the news last week, when the 2009 National Book Awards were announced and we saw that William Nealy’s (destined-to-be-a-classic) Kayak: The New Frontier took home the top prize in the “Classic Category”. It’s a great honor to have this one-of-a-kind book get the recognition we think it deserves. The folks here at Menasha [...]

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Check out what arrived this week! Sandra Kear’s 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Philadelphia is headed to bookstores right now and will be available for sale within the week.

This book is loaded with the best trails for all skill levels. Not to mention the trails that lead to some of the most fantastic outdoor wonders, [...]

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Just Passin’ Thru author Winton Porter was just passin’ thru himself when he breezed into Greenville, South Carolina, recently to debut his first book (Menasha Ridge Press, Fall 2009). But unlike a debutante, Winton sported Chaco’s Z/2 Vibram Unaweep sandals, forest-green brushed-denim jeans, and a checkered shirt from Nordstroms. And unlike the other three writers [...]

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60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Houston author Laurie Roddy is all set to present tonight at the Westheimer REI store. The event kicks off at about 7:00pm, today October 6th. So get there early to check out the book and find out about all of the great hikes and outdoor adventures around the Houston area.
If [...]

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The Phoenix Public Library has selected author Charles Liu’s 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Phoenix (Including Tempe, Scottsdale and Glendale) as one of only six books selected for their Fall Reading List. Congratulations to Charles and the folks in Phoenix, with a little bit of the extreme heat leaving with the changing seasons, it’ll be [...]

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