Are you an active person who is always looking for the next hiking challenge? Well, braving the great outdoors is an exciting way to enjoy your free time, but do you have the right shoes to get you over the mountains and through the rough terrain? A versatile pair of hiking boots can support your adventures and take on different seasons too. Buying the right boots the first time around will prevent you from needing a different style for each season.
What is the difference between cross-trainers and hiking boots? Cross-trainers are more functional for lateral movement, but hiking boots stabilize your ankle and allow motion in the foot too. Although cross-trainers give you stability on uneven trails and debris, boots have larger treads that will do you well in spring, summer and fall. Plus, you will have more coverage, especially if you have to cross small streams in the chilly autumn weather.
The Berghaus Explorer Ridge GTX Walking Boots, which are leather boots made for wear during two and three seasons. These boots are made from full grain leather, but the shoe isn’t as heavy as traditional boots. On the bottom, the boots have aggressive lugs to give you the best traction. According to Webtogs, they have a special lacing system, which allows the shoe to expand when your feet swell during humid weather. The exterior GOR-TEX membrane keeps the shoe resistant to water, but it does allow moisture from your foot to escape. In order to support your ankle, the Ergonomic Holding System (EHS) provides top of the line stability.
Forget uncomfortable blisters and sore feet after a day in the woods, because these shoes are designed to hug your feet in all the right places. With the PU mid-sole that absorbs shock, you will be the only person in your hiking group who will not need a foot rub. Exploring the trails, woods and mountains around you is a great way to challenge your body and awaken your mind and having a versatile boot can save you the hassle of buying three different types of hiking shoes for each season.
Invite a friend to join Yeepet.com, a social networking site for people and pets, and you could win prizes every two weeks. For every friend you invite who signs up, you will receive three raffle tickets. Every two weeks, Yeepet will draw a winner and announce it on the contest page. The contest begins every Sunday at 12 am, and this week’s prize is a $50 Petsmart gift card!
Relying on air conditioning will get expensive this summer, especially when temperatures reach 90 degrees or more. However, instead of using up electricity and sacrificing food just to pay your energy bill, try making some green updates around your home. Find out what three updates to try: Green Home Updates to Help You Beat the Heat.
Opening your windows and letting the breeze filter through your home is refreshing, but it can also give ants, flies and other bugs an easy entry. Anymore it’s scary when you get bit by bugs, because you never know how concerned to be about a bump on your skin. You could get viruses and diseases but more than likely you survive and the itchy, red bump on your skin goes away.
To combat these pesky insects, handle them in a more natural way without using chemicals: grow a water garden full of carnivorous plants! Learn how by reading Ways to Control Pests Without the Chemicals.
Looking for an eco-friendly activity to do this summer? Well, join the Camp for Climate Action, which will be taking place from August 27 to September 2 in England. The main themes of the camp include building, meeting, learning and taking action. You will learn how to live more sustainably through the various workshops and hands-on activities. If you’re unable to attend this camp, there will be two others: one in Scotland from August 3-6 and one in Wales from August 13-16. For more information, visit Camp for Climate Action. Happy camping!
So you have your suitcase ready to go as well as a wad of spending cash, but what about your hotel, flight or car? When planning a vacation, it’s easy to let your common sense float away into the clouds, but with these easy green travel booking tips, the rest of your body will have a chance to float away with your mind this summer.
Did you know that there is an eco-friendly way to pack your lunch? If you use traditional aluminum foil and plastic sandwich bags every day for work or school, it’s time you became enlightened.
There are a variety of Earth friendly that can keep your food fresh, cold or warm and sealed away. You might think that these products are inconvenient or time consuming. Instead of assuming, check out the products for yourself: Eco-friendly Ways to Pack Your Lunch.
When did humanity start using water for power? Where did the idea to create large-scale hydropower plants originate? If you’re wondering what the answers to these questions are, read Hydropower: Turning Back the Wheel.
It’s amazing how far we have come in the development of hydropower, and this source of energy will most likely have more significance in our future.
Do you have quite a few animals? Well, I do and I thought it would be fun to post a video introducing all of my dogs and cats since I joined YeePet.com. If you enjoy meeting other people’s pets, check out this site where other animal lovers are blogging and posting pet pics as well as local pet events.
What is your idea of a green hotel? Maybe it’s a hotel that uses eco-friendly cleaning supplies or Energy Star appliances. Depending on how high you set your standards, you might have a long list of preferred earth friendly amenities. If you do set the bar high when it comes to choosing a green hotel, wouldn’t it be convenient if the hotel had a green score for you to refer to?
RezHub.com has individually ranked more than 1,600 hotels in over 40 countries, so the number of tree branch icons a hotel has determines how green it is. I did a quick search for green hotels in Boulder, Colorado-my favorite state to visit-and came up with three matches: St. Julien Hotel and Spa, Hotel Boulderado and Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites. Right from the search results, I can see that Hotel Boulderado scored two branches, because they have amenities such as recycling, organic food, re-usable service items, water conservation, etc. I’ve always thought about staying in this hotel, but the two other hotel options received four Green Branches so I might stay at one of these hotels on my next visit.
Even if you choose not to sort by green hotels, the hotels with green amenities will still come up in the same search results as a normal hotel search. When you click on a hotel’s Green Branches, RezHub provides a list of green amenities showing why the hotel deserves its Green Score. If you prefer hotels that offer organic food and use compact fluorescent lighting and a fresh-air exchange system, this is an easy way to locate a hotel with all of your green needs. Watch the feature tour to learn more.
