AltWeeklies Wire
Kayaking the Salton Seanew

California's largest inland lake sits 228 feet below sea level in the Colorado Desert.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Chuck Graham |
07-13-2007 |
Recreation
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Building a Meat Saddlenew
It's all in the name of the upcoming Mongol Rally, an inane adventure in which entrants race crappy cars across a quarter of the globe.
New York Press |
Joshua M. Bernstein |
07-12-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
When Pigs Flynew
Geocachers all over the world are typing in coordinates to find treasures worth nothing more than the thrill of the hunt.
Gambit |
Sam Winston |
07-10-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Coasting Along with Shimanonew

Trek's new bikes make cycling simple again.
Isthmus |
David Medaris |
07-09-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Not Just a Drinking Game Anymorenew
Beer pong is now a serious competitive sport.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
06-27-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
How Many Boats are Too Many?new
Wisconsin waters are under growing pressure from recreational users.
Isthmus |
Brian McCombie |
06-19-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Last Call for Nightlife in Buckhead Villagenew
Mike 'n' Angelo's, Tongue & Groove closing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-14-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: bars & clubs
Go Skateboarding Daynew
For the fourth annual Go Skateboarding Day, Montreal's skateboarders will congregate downtown to reclaim the real estate from which skaters have been banished.
Montreal Mirror |
Lucan Wisenthal |
06-14-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
28 Grunts Later: Zombie Kickballnew

The second annual installment of Zombie Kickball was a great success. Zombies of all stripes and unnatural deaths made it. Check out some photos from the afternoon of the living dead.
Portland Phoenix |
Christopher Gray |
05-31-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Firsthand Gun Smokenew
Racism, sexism, nazism and lots of high-powered weaponry on parade at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show.
San Diego CityBeat |
Michael Klam |
05-30-2007 |
Recreation
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There Can Only Be One Foam Sword Fighternew
Wielding a Nerf-like weapon, the Barbarian has never been beaten.
The Pitch |
Ben Paynter |
05-22-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Diving and Death on the Spiegel Grovenew
A voyage into the murky underworld off the Florida coast turns deadly.
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
05-21-2007 |
Recreation
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Ever Catch a 50-pound Catfish With Your Bare Hands?new
Howard Ramsey has -- so has his dad ... and his granddad ... and his aunts.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
05-11-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
I Have a Fear of Flyingnew
And I became a pilot of a small prop plane.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
04-24-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Pining for a Good Sunken Shipnew
It's not so easy to sink an old ship in Puget Sound, much to the chagrin of Washington's scuba divers.
Seattle Weekly |
Keegan Hamilton |
04-23-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation