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overland expo 2014. @overlandexpo #off-road #adventure #travel
If someone asked you "What do you dream", what would you say? Some might say the 2014 Overland Expo. It is being held May the 16th-18th just east of Flagstaff Arizona at what is called "Mormon Lake". This is a spectacular area, with plenty of off-road opportunities nearby.
"The Overland Expo is an annual gathering off all things off-road and adventure travel.Think ComicCon but with khaki shirts and Merrells instead of Batman blouses and Starfleet uniforms." Oh, did I mention that they have really awesome off-road vehicles!
There's no other place that you'll likely see such amazing off-road machines, cool camping gadgets, and you can even take classes while your there. The best part is that the instructor might be a winning racing veteran and the "demo truck" could be one that competed in the Camel Trophy! Land Rover even offers demo course for those that want to see how well their trucks fare.
Oh and one more thing, Overland Expo is gearing up for its East coast debut. That's right this will be the first show east of the Mississippi: it will be held on October 3-5, 2014 just a few miles from Asheville, North Carolina. Hope to see you there.
Referenced by Truck Yeah
a country brewnited. @craftbeer #acbw #beerweek
All over America this week there will be celebration, pouring of pints, toasting of glasses, and drinking of beer. What makes this different from every other week? It just so happens to be American Craft Beer Week (ACBW).
“American Craft Beer Week allows everyone to honor and toast the hard work and success of the craft beer community,” said Julia Herz, publisher of CraftBeer.com and craft beer program director at the Brewers Association. “Against many odds, craft brewers have used grassroots efforts to grow the industry one glass, one bottle, one can, one keg, one growler and one customer at a time.”
There are more than 2,800 craft breweries across the United States and hundreds more pop up every year. The observance of ACBW (American Craft Beer Week) is now more significant than ever before. So lets honor their hard work and crack open a cold one this week in honor of those great American craft brewers.
Referenced by Craft Beer
weekly video III - big little world. @paulwex #travel #ttot #adventure
weekly video III - "big little world" - a Paul Wex film.
Join this traveler as he conveys a complex and rich culture by photo without slipping into a tourists caricature.
Referenced from Adventure Journal
honey bee and the coal mine. @thelanereport @motherearthnews #local #honey #kentucky #appalachia
Challenges remain, but apiculturists believe eastern Kentucky can fill growing U.S. demand for honey, wax and bees.
One of the things I remember most about my childhood was that my family had honey bee hives. My grandfather spent hours watching them work and usually had me alongside him. He showed me how important honey bees were to our ecosystem.
I also remember when we lost all the bees to mites. Bees once thrived in Appalachia’s diverse landscapes; however, the introduction of tracheal and varroa mites in the 1980s devastated bee populations, and they are still recovering.
With the dramatic loss of bee colonies from 1989-2008, nearly 32 percent, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Commerce felt that they could make Kentucky a viable source for honey production. The plan was to use reclaimed mining properties for hives and to plant bee friendly trees and flowers to encourage their growth and future success in the region. With coal mining jobs on the decline in Appalachia, it is vitally important that we look to other means to continue prosperity in the region.
Dr. Tammy Horn, director of Coal Country Beeworks at Eastern Kentucky University, recently received a special grant to continue investigation and assessment of native bee populations on reclaimed surface mining sites in Appalachia. Our hope is that this may be the return of the honey bee to Appalachia.
Referenced from The Lane Report and Mother Earth News