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Ultra Lightening the Loadnew

You only think you need all that heavy gear for overnight camping. What if you could lighten your hike-in pack load by 20 pounds? You can, you just don't know it yet.

Boise Weekly | Steve Silva | 11-03-2010 | Recreation

Tags: Camping, Backpacking, Hiking

Idaho's Rafting Industry Has Taken a Hit, but it's Still Afloatnew

While Boise-based companies Maravia and Aire both have strong international reputations, what happens when the economy falters and a new $4,000 raft just isn't in the budget?

Boise Weekly | Deanna Darr | 08-26-2009 | Recreation

Tags: Aire, Maravia, rafting, recreation, economic issues, kayaking

For the Society for Creative Anachronism, Playing with Swords is Part of a Lessonnew

Don't call them geeks, call them history lovers. Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism often get pegged as Renaissance fair actors, but they prefer to think of themselves as experiential learners who happen to wear armor.

Boise Weekly | Deanna Darr | 08-19-2009 | Recreation

Tags: Renaissance fair, Society for Creative Anachronism, sword fighting, history

Outdoor Clothing Companies Go Greennew

New materials are giving outdoor gear a green hue as companies look to bamboo and recycling clothing to meet consumer demand for environmentally friendly options.

Boise Weekly | Deanna Darr | 07-15-2009 | Recreation

Tags: environment, green, clothing, fashion, outdoors, recreation

Bingo: The Game that Pays to Playnew

"B-9," says the caller over the loudspeaker. Tonight the caller is a young man who looks just old enough to gamble, but he's seasoned enough to know how to taunt the crowd, telling us when the first chance "to bingo" arrives in a game, reminding us just how much money is at stake in the high-money games.

Boise Weekly | Rachael Daigle | 05-01-2009 | Recreation

Tags: Boise, bingo

Indigenous Sport to the Boise Bike Scene: Velocachenew

Essentially, velocache is an excuse to ride a bike, be with friends, find hidden treasure and, often drink a beer or two while you're at it. These are the ingredients for what velocache creators Brook Slee and Barton Kline thought would make a great new sport for the Boise community.

Boise Weekly | Mathias Morache | 04-22-2009 | Recreation

Tags: velocache, recreation, biking

The Dog Dirt Dilemmanew

It seems like an inalienable right in the West: whatever you do, wherever you go, your dog may come along. So what do you do when all those dogs make a mess?

Boise Weekly | Deanna Darr | 04-03-2008 | Recreation

Tags: dogs, recreation