Outdoor Recreation

Former Avenue D Singer Bikes Across America

A Revolting Development

Does the Fort Lauderdale beach area want to be a "world-class tourist destination" or a decent place to live?

Wave Runners

Does the Fort Lauderdale beach area want to be a "world-class tourist destination" or a decent place to live?

Kitty Up

Does the Fort Lauderdale beach area want to be a "world-class tourist destination" or a decent place to live?

A Bird in the Band

Does the Fort Lauderdale beach area want to be a "world-class tourist destination" or a decent place to live?

Chute to Kill

In October a skydiver named Mike McDonald made a fatal leap. He was the third client of Skydive Palm Beach to die in a year.

Leaders of the Pack

In October a skydiver named Mike McDonald made a fatal leap. He was the third client of Skydive Palm Beach to die in a year.

Best Place To Mountain-Bike

Quiet Waters Park

Best Hike/Palm Beach County

Jonathan Dickinson State Park

Best Place to Camp

Markham Park

Best Place to Canoe

Loxahatchee River Canoe Outfitters

Best Cheap Thrill

Canoeing on the ocean

¿Que Pasa, M.I.A.? Jose Goes Camping

To get an introduction to Jose El Rey (if you actually need one!) and to read previous installments of his weekly Crossfade column, Que Pasa, M.I.A?, click here.Against my better judgment and sense of comfort and convenience, I went camping. Into the woods. Into the night. With fire. And "beware of ... More >>

Zion I

Deep Water Slang V2.0 (Raptivism Records)

Best Place to Cool Off

Coconut Cove Water Park

Best Place to Sleep Outdoors

Scrub Jay Campsite

Best Bicycle Shop in Broward

Kevin's Bicycles

Best Place to Live Free

Sunsport Gardens Family Nudist Resort

Letters for January 27-February 2, 2005

Sunsport Gardens Family Nudist Resort

Best Place to Mountain-Bike

Quiet Waters Park

Best Weekend Getaway

Cayo Costa State Park

Best Leisure Activity Other Than Clubs or Movies

Beach Volleyball at

Fetching Floaters

The world’s largest boat show is back

Psst: It Means “Tropical Chicken”

The world’s largest boat show is back

Rollerbladers Seek Refuge: The Bikes are Coming

The world’s largest boat show is back

Pain in the Bike Lane

A compromise to widen A1A could kill

Letters for March 22-28, 2007

A compromise to widen A1A could kill

Bad Cop, Bad Cop

How not to promote change at the Hollywood PD

Ten Seconds to Eternity

Can Jack Bauer escape certain death from an oncoming tanker?

Kayakety Yak

Can Jack Bauer escape certain death from an oncoming tanker?

Rock 'em, Sock 'em

Can Jack Bauer escape certain death from an oncoming tanker?

Here We Go Again

Can Jack Bauer escape certain death from an oncoming tanker?

Jinglemania All the Way

Get Silly with Uncle Willy

Real Men Drive Trucks

It's louder than a rock concert and more redneck than a Houston beer joint

Best Way to Reach the Beach

The tunnel at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park

Beach Dreams

Where's the fire? In Deerfield Beach.

Kayakety Yak

Kayak Try-It Day lures neophyte paddlers

Ye Olde Societae

The Society for Creative Anachronism goes Medieval on your ass

A Good Paddlin'

Full-moon kayak trip

Broward County Gives Dragon Boaters the Boot

Photo by Lisa RabCan you spot the eyesore in this photo?Don't you love it when your local government acts swiftly and efficiently to protect the health of its citizens? Especially when those citizens are being threatened by evil boaters? Behold the tale of Broward County's latest brilliance: Most Sa ... More >>

Dragon Boaters Can Stay in Park -- for Now

Flickr user: Newfie BulletDon't mess with people who love to paddle.The Blazing Paddles dragon boat team won a temporary reprieve this morning in its quest to keep storing its boats and holding weekend practices at West Lake Park. The Broward County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted to recom ... More >>

Man Power is For the Man, Man!

Flickr user: Newfie BulletDon't mess with people who love to paddle.The Blazing Paddles dragon boat team won a temporary reprieve this morning in its quest to keep storing its boats and holding weekend practices at West Lake Park. The Broward County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted to recom ... More >>

Broward Commissioners Silent on Dragon Boats

Flickr user: Newfie BulletThe commissioners chose lunch over dragon boats.​Members of the dragon boat team fighting to keep practicing in West Lake Park finally made their pitch to the Broward County Commission this week. But they were met with resounding... silence. The commissioners, who allowed ... More >>

Dragon Boaters Find Temporary Haven in Hollywood

Flickr user: Newfie BulletThe Blazing Paddles find open arms in Hollywood.​The City of Hollywood rarely gets a chance to shine as a beacon of political sanity. But after a strange, months-long tussle between dragon boaters, a lone kayaker, and Broward County commissioners, the scrappy city now loo ... More >>

Pissed About the Oil Spill? Ride Your Bike -- Naked.

Following the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizion oil rig and subsequent spill, there were scattered protests around the country, a bunch of huffing and puffing on Capitol Hill, and a general sense of heartbreak as TV news viewers watched the first tar balls reach land in Alabama. But al ... More >>

Butcher’s Eye View

Following the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizion oil rig and subsequent spill, there were scattered protests around the country, a bunch of huffing and puffing on Capitol Hill, and a general sense of heartbreak as TV news viewers watched the first tar balls reach land in Alabama. But al ... More >>

“A Life Ascending” Captures the Power, Beauty, and Danger of the Mountains

Following the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizion oil rig and subsequent spill, there were scattered protests around the country, a bunch of huffing and puffing on Capitol Hill, and a general sense of heartbreak as TV news viewers watched the first tar balls reach land in Alabama. But al ... More >>

Visit Five Food Trucks in One Day - By Bicycle

​Some people spend their Saturdays glued to the couch, nursing away a hangover or watching bad reality TV shows. Or worse, both. But you're not one of those people. You like spending Saturdays outdoors, with roadside adventures -- and food, served from a mobile source.  Lucky for you, ther ... More >>

Find Out What’s Biting You, Will Ya?

​Some people spend their Saturdays glued to the couch, nursing away a hangover or watching bad reality TV shows. Or worse, both. But you're not one of those people. You like spending Saturdays outdoors, with roadside adventures -- and food, served from a mobile source.  Lucky for you, ther ... More >>

"Come and Explore the G-Spot"

​Some people spend their Saturdays glued to the couch, nursing away a hangover or watching bad reality TV shows. Or worse, both. But you're not one of those people. You like spending Saturdays outdoors, with roadside adventures -- and food, served from a mobile source.  Lucky for you, ther ... More >>