Best of Vermont skiing Nov 19, 2009
Big Ben will be the site of a four-lane, lift-served snow tubing park ... s ski and night tubing (snowshoe tours, too) starting in mid-December. (Boston Globe)
Taking the kids to Yosemite National Park Nov 13, 2009
(There's a lot to do in winter too tubing, ice skating snowshoeing with a Ranger, cross-country and downhill skiing, snowboarding. We're thoroughly psyched after watching the Yosemite episodes of Ken Burns' new six-part series "", which chronicles naturalist John Muirs' efforts to keep Yosemite intact. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Family adventures at Yosemite Nov 11, 2009
There's a lot to do in winter too -- tubing, ice skating snowshoeing with a Ranger, cross-country and downhill skiing and snowboarding. We're thoroughly psyched after watching the Yosemite episodes of Ken Burns' new six-part series "The National Parks: Americas Best Idea" (), which chronicles naturalist John Muirs' efforts to keep Yosemite intact. (CNN -- Travel)
Senior duo takes crappie seriously Nov 5, 2009
There's vinyl tubing to provide air from oxygen tanks wherever McDougal is situated on his boat. "I try to keep going," said McDougal, who always fishes with friend Henry Ward. (News & Observer -- Sports)
The Organic Mulberry Farm, Laos Oct 30, 2009
Vang Vieng is famous for its tubing ... At about this time, those who prefer a more meaningful connection with Laos may make their way downstream to the , where the beat from the tubing bars becomes but a dull hum. (Suite101.com)
Family travel five: Colorado gets back in snow business Oct 20, 2009
New this season, the Crested Butte Mountain Resort is introducing a base-area Adventure Park, complete with year-round ice skating and a three-lane, lift-served tubing hill ... The camp's instructors lead children ages 4 to 12 in a night of Adventure Park activities, including ice-skating and tubing with movies and pizza. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
HouseWorks: There's nothing like rope Sep 7, 2009
Water sports Perfect for pools, tubing or towing skiers, twisted polypropylene is lightweight, floats and holds knots without slipping. Boating Strong, durable and flexible, nylon yacht braid is ideal for mooring and anchor lines. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
12 spots to chill out Sep 4, 2009
Oasis has been voted in the top-10 water parks by the Travel Channel and includes an eight-story-high tower with three slides, a wave pool, a lazy river for tubing, Wild Cat Springs for kids and a 25-person hot tub. The park is open only to resort guests, but the Arizona Grand Resort has a summer special called the "Summer Splash Promotion." Book any two weekday nights at the resort for $129 per night and receive a $50 credit to use at the its bars, restaurants, golf course or spa. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Make every minute count Sep 1, 2009
Some suggestions: a minor league baseball game, the zoo or aquarium, an amusement or water park, hiking or tubing. Sometimes families can reach the end of summer and feel like the time slipped away before they really took advantage of what the season offers, Giles said in an e-mail. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Nearby state parks offer lots of options on a Destin, Fla., vacation Aug 26, 2009
Blackwater River State Park, an hour drive northwest of Destin, offers a sand-bottom river that's fun for tubing, canoeing and kayaking. We took a 2 1/2-hour tubing trip and floated four miles downriver on a peaceful weekday. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Parks & Rec. taking fall sign-ups Aug 15, 2009
Blast fat, tone your muscles, and improve your flexibility in this one hour cardio, circuit-style class using free weights, tubing, and stability balls. All levels and ages are welcome. (Medfield Press, MA)
A Step Up from Camping -- Go "Glamping"! Aug 15, 2009
Within steps from each tent guests have access to private master bathrooms and a dining pavilion where all meals are served Outdoor adventures include fly-fishing, tubing, kayaking, rock repelling, whitewater rafting, bird and wildlife watching, and sporting clays shooting. SPA. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Discover Popular Campgrounds in Ame... Aug 13, 2009
Swimming and tubing are not recommended at the park that is open year round. However, some campsites, particularly those in higher elevations, are open only during spring, summer and autumn. (Suite101.com)
Family travel five: Take it easy with a river tubing trip Aug 11, 2009
Dubbed the amusement park of Texas rivers, this is a good place to try family tubing. Comal and Guadalupe flows are low, but tubing is possible, according to Tube Texas. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
10 ways to cool off Aug 9, 2009
Tubing There s nothing the least bit man-made about the chutes and rapids of the Farmington River in New Haven, and that, of course, is part of the fun of the 2 1/2-mile float ensconced in the doughnut hole of an inner tube. It s a decidedly low-tech amusement, where operators rent you a tube and a flotation vest, and give you a ride on a bus back to the starting point. (Boston Globe)
Rats, hornets, vandalism nothing much surprises foreclosure specialist Aug 9, 2009
Be it a live wire, copper tubing scavenged from an AC unit, or nails purposefully loosened from a floorboard, detective eyes, as he calls them, come in handy. I haven t been stung by any booby traps yet, he says, but they re out there. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Choosing a crib mattress that's best for baby Aug 6, 2009
The small study in a German hospital suggests a chemical known as a phthalate, used in some intravenous feeding bags and tubing, may raise preemies' chances for liver damage. Rigorous research on phthalates' effects in humans is lacking, and at least one expert found the German study unconvincing. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Boats collide on lake at night Investigation continues into two-boat crash on Lake Anna Saturday night that caused serious injuries Aug 5, 2009
In June 2006, a Spotsylvania girl was seriously injured while water tubing on Memorial Day. The 12-year-old girl suffered a traumatic brain injury after she was swung into a dock on Wendy Hill Court. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Bucks County PA - NYC Day Trip Aug 4, 2009
Bordered on two sides by the Delaware River, Bucks County is a popular spot for tubing, kayaking, canoeing and fly-fishing. The County boasts five state parks where visitors can enjoy picnicking, boating, swimming and hiking. (Suite101.com)
Texas plant fire under control, evacuations lifted Jul 31, 2009
One person was killed and others injured in an explosion Wednesday at a copper tubing plant in northeast Mississippi, emergency officials said ... One person was killed and others injured in an explosion Wednesday at a copper tubing plant in northeast Mississippi, emergency officials said ... Federal investigators were gathering information Thursday, one day after an explosion killed a man and injured three others at copper tubing plant in northeast Mississippi. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Send us your Summer Camp stories! Jul 28, 2009
He had worked there for several years and they way he talked about all the cool activities - swimming, tubing, rafting, hiking, riflry, teaching - oh and there were boys. Staff boys. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Bloggers' challenge: What will result from last week's landslide tragedy? Jul 18, 2009
cocoa wrote on Jul 18, 2009 12:02 AM:" The Canal Company does not make much moneyat all. They have water masters to pay who keep the headgates moving and thats just about it. If someone thinks they can bleed a turnip, thats the turnip there. It takes allot more manpower to turn headgates and keep peoples trash out of the system than you think. I remember tubing that canal as a kid to find everything from Christmas trees, grass clippings, furniture, animals and appliances in it. Water... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
O'Grady oh so good Jul 17, 2009
"Whenever we get an off day we try and go out on the lake, get some water skiing, some tubing," O'Grady said. "The only time I go to the lake at home is when I go on the vacation to upstate New York.". (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Summer fun on the slopes atbargain prices Jul 16, 2009
When temperatures rise and the white stuff disappears, family adventure parks pop up, offering a smorgasbord of active pursuits from alpine slides, summer tubing hills, and ziplines to chairlift-assisted mountain biking, bungee trampolines, and soft playzones for young children. The best part. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Teen says young man killed in tubing accident saved his life Jul 15, 2009
HOUMA - The driver of the boat that towed an 18-year-old killed while tubing in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Sunday said the teen's death was the result of an accident he could not have anticipated ... Whitten, a close family friend of the dead teen, said they went tubing in the Intracoastal Waterway frequently and were always mindful of their safety. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Booze ban leaves American and Truckee rivers dry Jul 2, 2009
The 400 events total range from concerts to cultural celebrations, theatrical performances, dance, art exhibits, outdoor movies and children's workshops - most of them on a downtown park on an island with a band shell in the middle of the Truckee River's free kayaking and tubing park. Folk singer Richie Havens of Woodstock fame opens with a free concert on July 1 and the Funk Brothers, made up of original Motown performers from Detroit, wrap it up with another free show on Aug. 1. (Fresno Bee -- State)
History, fun on springs tour Jun 29, 2009
So the concept came about lets use the Internet, lets use iPods and lets chop it down to three stops and invite folks to take the self-guided tour as theyre on their way to tubing the Ichetucknee. . (Lake City Reporter, FL)
How the Rumble went down Jun 23, 2009
I figured the bite to be tough, so I dug around in my blade box and placed a small piece of tubing over the hook on my spinnerbait to make sure that I didn't stick any more fish. Fishing fast through the rest of the slough, I had another good fish pull me around on the spinnerbait on the opposite side of the slough. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
New business features tubing on Floyd (31) Jun 21, 2009
Sioux City Journal : New business features tubing on Floyd ... New business features tubing on Floyd ... "Ever since then, I've been working on this,'' said Bradshaw, co-owner of Pipe Dream, a new tubing course and campground along the Floyd River in rural Plymouth County. "This year, I took the plunge and decided to do it. (Sioux City Journal)
Family getaways for Independence Day Jun 16, 2009
Why: Because this family-owned ski resort turns into a summer adventure playground come summertime, with Michigans only alpine slide, a 32-foot climbing wall, family golf, a kids activity program, beach house, and adventure zone where tubing, kayaking, and bike rentals are available ... The Old-Fashioned Fourth package includes 20 tickets to the carnival, complimentary ice cream cones, free tickets for the family for the alpine slide, chairlift ride, and rock wall, plus discounts on... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Experience a different kind of outdoors at Lava Hot Springs Jun 16, 2009
"I'd be surfing if I were home in Hawaii. But here my friends wanted to go tubing," said Damian Smith, a student at Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg. "I was afraid it would be cold at first. But, after sitting in the hot pools, I'm warmed up for anything.". (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Twig Holland: Fairfield's Town Buyer Jun 5, 2009
Holland bought homogenizers, centrifuges, water valves, pumps and stainless steel tubing from all over the world: Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, France and the United States. In turn it was sold to big companies like Kraft, Archer Daniels Midland, Beatrice Foods, and big dairies like Hood. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
Knott's Soak City adds ‘Pacific Spin' (4) May 31, 2009
There is no doubt that Pacific Spin takes the fun of tubing to a whole new level. Riders of Pacific Spin will find themselves blasting down into a 132-foot long tunnel, then dropping a stomach-churning 75 feet into the mouth of a six story funnel. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Reservoir, creek neighbors hope for better management May 26, 2009
In that time, he has enjoyed fishing on the creek and watching his kids grow up kayaking and tubing on the water. Doolittle is one of many local residents who were pleased when a state Supreme Court justice recently denied the Mohawk Valley Water Authority its claim for more water from the Hinckley Reservoir. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Camp Mason blends tradition, adventure May 24, 2009
Camp Mason offers a variety of nature and camping-related op tions and sports, plus day trips hiking, canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing on the nearby Delaware River. Campers choose their own activities, allowing them the freedom to customize their own experience. (NJ.com -- Times)
Juggin' produces fun at Rez May 12, 2009
"I started with bottles, too, but I learned from an old-timer up on the Tenn-Tom Waterway about using these 18-inch pieces of tubing cut from those swimming noodles. They work really good."Each tube is connected to a braided fishing line that has two baited hooks and a weight. As the tubes float either with the wind or the current, the baits are offered slowly to any catfish that picks up the scent. (The Clarion-Ledger)
River scare prompts warnings Rescure workers respond to three Rappahannock-related calls in 24 hours. May 8, 2009
Good said none of the tubers was actually in distress, but the river was very high and not considered safe to be swimming or tubing in. This river is unpredictable, he said, adding that there have already been several calls for help on the river this year, and its not even the active season yet. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Bumper boats May 7, 2009
Keeping fish catches on the down-low is easy in practice; cut-off hooks, vinyl tubing over hook points, and several other little tricks keep you from "sticking" fish. It's a little harder to be sneaky about catching them on tournament day, though. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
The Santa Fe River at the State Road 47 bridge between Gilchrist and Suwannee counties reflects in still waters Monday morning. While the National Weather Service reports this part of the river is below flood stage, the water sits just over the top of the boat ramp at the park on the southern side of the river. JEFF M. HARDISON/Lake City Reporter Apr 29, 2009
n Ichetucknee Springs State Park, near Fort White (River is closed to tubing until further notice. Some portions of the park are closed to visitors due to high water. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Budget beach vacations Mar 20, 2009
Scuba, fishing, birding, and cave tubing excursions are all arranged by the hotel. Book: A stand-alone casita for maximum luxury and privacy (501-226-2067; ). (MSNBC -- Travel)
More Sun for the Money Feb 25, 2009
Scuba, fishing, birding, and cave tubing excursions are all arranged by the hotel. Book: A stand-alone casita for maximum luxury and privacy (501-226-2067; victoria-house. (Concierge.com)
Bundle up the clan for these ski resorts Feb 24, 2009
Tubing, movie and pizza-dinner evenings or monthly pizza-and-movie teen nights keep the young ones entertained, while this historic-mining-town-cum-ski-resort completely devoid of traffic lights and chain stores serves to charm the skis right off of the adults ... Downhill enthusiasts can also enjoy Hunters popular snow-tubing park, with two tows and up to nine chutes (42 inch minimum height). (MSNBC -- Travel)
Across the Pond: Ponds need your attention Feb 22, 2009
The recreational opportunities like fishing, water skiing, boating, tubing, swimming, watching the water fowl, ice fishing, skating, photography or sitting on a beach at Little Sandy, Oldham, Furnace or Stetson ponds are right at many people s front yards or nearby. Why not want to ensure that these opportunities will always be there. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
News from the Jewish Community Center: Feb. 6 online edition Feb 8, 2009
Snow tubing under the stars. Enjoy a fun-filled night event for North Shore teens ages 12 and up with Snow Tubing Under the Stars from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at the. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Michigan offers skiing and lots of it Feb 7, 2009
Tubing hills and skating rinks are widely available. Snowmobiling is popular statewide, particularly in the Upper Peninsula, which boasts an extensive trail network. (MSNBC -- Travel)
