I began my healthy adventures in 1972 traveling all over the world by bike. Today I am 69 years old and still going strong. It is never to late to live a healthy active life and be your own healthy adventurer.
Australia – March 2010
Suddenly, there he was, a mighty bull. This kind, living [...]

by Rita Glover |
The Early History of Steamboat Hot Springs, Nevada
“Behold! A Steamboat in the desert!” (Mark Twain, 1861).
The natural geothermal waters of Steamboat Hot Springs a few miles south of Reno, Nevada have attracted people for ages, including famous author Mark Twain. Prior to 1900, the site featured the third largest geyser in the [...]

by Sean Block |
Roughly 6,000 years ago, the largest pocket of the human population was located near present-day Central Asia. Around that time, the first primitive snowshoe, a crudely bound mishmash of leaves, leather and branches began to emerge, making migration to the snowy North much easier. Some migrated to what is now Northern Europe [...]

I began my healthy adventures in 1972 traveling all over the world by bike. Today I am 69 years old and still going strong. It is never to late to live a healthy active life and be your own healthy adventurer.
Here in Pine Creek was the junction. Before I left the Stuart Highway, [...]

I began my healthy adventures in 1972 traveling all over the world by bike. Today I am 69 years old and still going strong. It is never to late to live a healthy active life and be your own healthy adventurer.
80 km later I had the opportunity to practice erecting my tent while [...]

by Sean Block |
And thus passes another year. Taking a look back, it is hard to believe this marks a decade since the new millennium. We have seen a lot of frightening and terrible things to kick off the next thousand years. But through it all, we remain standing. Now as the seasons come full [...]

by Sean Block |
Your heart is pounding. You are sweating. The skis under your feet glide like butter on a hot pan. The fog of your breath and numb tip of your nose are the only reminders that it’s cold outside. You pause for a moment, perched atop a ridge after an uphill trek of [...]

I began my healthy adventures in 1972 traveling all over the world by bike. Today I am 69 years old and still going strong. It is never to late to live a healthy active life and be your own healthy adventurer.
Biking across Australia South to North
Wallabies are a little smaller than their cousins the kangaroos. [...]

by Sean Block and Sara Piccola |
Hot Springs are a source of flowing water that has been heated through contact with hot or molten rock and has emerged to the Earth’s surface. This can happen when groundwater circulates unusually deep within the Earth, and then rises, rapidly.
There are countless hot springs scattered throughout Nevada and [...]

by Sean Block |
School is back in session, the calendar is tipping into fall and with no more summer heat, the outdoors become more inviting. Week long vacations may not be an option at this time, it is a good thing we still have the weekends! If you are looking to treat your family for [...]

I began my healthy adventures in 1972 traveling all over the world by bike. Today I am 69 years old and still going strong. It is never to late to live a healthy active life and be your own healthy adventurer.
To level the ground, Herbert produced a little shovel and even a hammer. Over the [...]

By Sara Piccola
Thanksgiving is a time for family, feasting, and a much needed vacation. Many will travel hundreds of miles to meet with family and relatives to share the experience of home and hearth. However, for some the idea of a Thanksgiving holiday doesn’t mean cooking a huge meal and having to entertain on our [...]