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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Adventure Woman Radio Salutes Military Women!

Adventure Woman Radio interviewed two fascinating service women. Tara Andvik is an Army Veteran and currently a rising archery champion and avid hunter. She is the mother of two children and her oldest daughter, who is five-years old, has already won a trophy. Tara recently took up the sport of archery and has won many of her competitions. She is a musician who discovered a latent talent and is filling her life with adventure.

Maria Dupertius is active Air Force. She has traveled across the world and teaches survival training to pilots. Additionally she is a 3rd degree black belt, and previously ran a martial arts school. She is the mother/step-mother to six children and is a part-time taxidermist. If that isn't enough she also generously supports Hunting Helping Soldiers.

Listen the Maria and Tara on the latest segment of Adventure Woman Radio. You'll be inspired to live a bigger life and follow your dreams of adventure!

Add more excitement to your life and visit us at AdventureWoman.com.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Adventure Woman Radio tackles Domestic Violence

Two extraordinary women came on Adventure Woman Radio. Andrea Crenshaw and Robin Smith gave very sobering interviews about the ravages of domestic violence. Both discussed early warning signs of a potential abuser, the cycle of violence, the importance of education and how to help a friend or family member in an abusive relationship. Both women are survivors of domestic violence making their stories authentic and significant.

Each of their stories are being featured in the August Edition of Adventure Woman in Adventure Woman University. Adventure Woman University gives women advice on a multitude of topics "Woman to Woman."

Please listen to Andrea and Robin's interview by clicking on the Blog Talk Radio Icon. You will be glad you did!

Friday, July 23, 2010

The Adventure Canteen Opens

Introducing the AdventureCanteen.com

A new and exciting adventure community just opened. The Adventure Canteen (AdventureCanteen.com)is a place for men and women who love to travel, fish, hunt, surf, scuba, cycle, etc., and enjoy the great outdoors to meet and "hang out." You can blog, post photos, write messages and make friends.

If you're looking for a someone who skis in Vermont you can also search by state.

It is a focused community for people who like to have fun and live life as a great adventure!

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Fishin' - but catch'n nothin'!

Spent Saturday trying to catch some fish using my new fly fishing techniques (just took an angling class)but only caught some emerald green moss and a few slimy weeds.

The woman nearby (9 months pregnant) caught a whooper of a fish. Is it technique, luck, karma? I have never understood how fishing really works. After all, we were casting in the same pond and using the same lures.

Perhaps, you have to be zen with the fishing rod and your confidence and positive fishing energy needs to flow down the length of the line and onto the hook; mesmerizing the fish to bite? Who knows?

I associate fishing to playing the lottery. Either the odds of getting a big one are with you or you'll get skunked.

Obviously, there are professional fishermen and fisherwomen who have that 'something extra.' This magical and mysterious quality that appears to lure the fish in like they're the "Pied Piper" of angling.

There is an elegance to fly fishing casting and this I enjoyed (when my line wasn't tangled in the trees). And the beauty of throwing a great cast occasionally made up for my lack of catching any fish.

God doesn't count your time on Earth when you're fishing anyway...

So I ate peanut butter and jelly instead of having a fish fry. But the sandwich was good, and I had a good day of fishing - in spite of catching no fish.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Adventure Woman - Whats up for the weekend?

Whats up for July 10-11, 2010?

Check out the Naadam Festival in Ulaanbatar, Mongolia. You'll find exciting tests of agility, and horsemanship. A spectacle of athletic prowess (11-13).

The North Sea Jazz Festival is on in Rotterdam, Holland. One of the very best jazz festivals in the world (9-11).

Don't miss the Mango Festival in Miami, Florida (9-11).

The spectacular running of the bulls is this week "Pamploma" in Spain (6-11).

The Hampton Court Flower Show ends Sunday. It is being held in England at Hampton Court Palace.

For more adventures check out our Adventure Woman Events Calendar at AdventureWoman.com.

Have a great weekend and DREAM TO DARE!

Friday, July 9, 2010

Share Your Adventure & Nominate a REAL Adventure Woman

AdventureWoman.com loves to hear from YOU.

Because we receive the best stories, fishing articles and exciting nominations of extraordinary women from our viewers.

If you have a great story - we want to hear it!

If you know an adventurous woman - we want to hear about her!

Have a too tall fishing tale? We want to learn about that, too!

Go to AdventureWoman.com and visit our current edition or check out our Archive Tent.

Send your submissions to: Submit@AdventureWoman.com.

Thanks! And keep the adventurous spirit alive.

DREAM TO DARE.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Adventure Woman - Trains, Planes and Automobiles!

Beth Walz, Basecamp Manager

The theme of our July 4th celebration was "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles." We took a good ol' fashion car excursion to the northern coastal portion of Oregon and had an adventurous time.

One of our first stops was at the Evergreen Air and Space Museum. This receives two adventurous thumbs up. The legendary Spruce Goose airplane is there (think of Leonardo in the film, Aviator) and hundreds (or so it seemed) of other sleek and threatening planes.

The space museum is housed in a nearby separate building. This is worth a dedicated visit and lots of fun for the kids. In between the two museums is the IMAX Theater. They were showing several 3D films (we saw Legends of Aviation)and it is an entertaining and educational pit stop between the two overwhelming museums.

We camped out in a little town called Garibaldi. The town has a historic train running directly across from the campgrounds and takes visitors to Rockaway Beach. We actually drove to Rockaway to see the Fourth of July Parade (lots of fun) before catching lunch at the next aviation museum, The Tillamook Air Museum.

The Tillamook Air Museum is amazing, interesting, historic and simply fascinating. In a word - go! Also in Tillamook is the famous cheese factory (with 38 types of icecream!).

The final evening we took the old steam train to Rockaway to see the July 4th fireworks display on the beach. We had a fabulous view and could leisurely sit on the train eating our hot dogs and enjoying the entire evening.

This was a wonderful July 4th celebration - combing the patriotism of small town America with some of the best historic aircraft in the world. The stream train was just a thrill and frosting on the cake!

Friday, July 2, 2010

Adventure Woman receives Cover story!

Adventure Woman receives its first cover story this month in the July, 2010, edition of the Ruralite. Everyone at Adventure Woman could not be more thrilled and excited.

The article interviews Basecamp Manager, Beth Walz, and talks about the seed that grew AdventureWoman.com. Also interviewed is graphic designer extraordinaire, Kelsey Deaton.

Thank you to the Ruralite from Ava, Trix, Beth and everyone at our Adventure Woman Basecamp. We are shooting off our fireworks early. We have lots to celebrate in July!

Thursday, July 1, 2010

What's Happening at Adventure Woman Basecamp in July

Adventure Woman Basecamp celebrates in July!

Adventure Woman is celebrating this month. This is the one-year anniversary of our NewsFlash and we’re getting more adventurous every day (sign-up for our monthly NewsFlash).

We are thrilled to announce our new exciting video segments to AdventureWoman.com. These ‘adventurous’ videos will take you around AdventureWoman.com and introduce you to our Basecamp Page, Adventure Addicts, Adventure Express, the Watering Hole, the Hitching Post, Headquarters, and of course, our NewsFlash. It is a fun new feature we’re proud to announce.

And a big thank you to Wahoo Films, and owner, Michelle Alvarado, who did a brilliant job. Bravo! Meet Michelle, in her Adventure Interview and don’t miss her Wahoo Films offer on our Supplies Tent.

Thank you to Adventure Woman, Susan Chaplin and Adventure Woman, Rebecca Francis for sending in their adventure photos wearing Adventure Woman apparel to Adventure N Around.

We’re in Santa Cruz this July. Read our 7 “Must Do” activities in Adventure Howl, and check out the famous and historic Boardwalk in Adventure of the Moment. Retreat to Relaxation reviews the beachfront hotel, The Dream Inn. Santa Cruz was a destination on our classic American Road Trip. Listen to the details on Adventure Woman Radio.

Speaking of the California coast, we are showcasing Coastal Clash in our Film Review Tent. This is an important documentary that explores the debate over private property rights and public access rights on the California coastline. This documentary was made in part by Adventure Woman, Elizabeth Pepin.

Notes From the Trail features three extraordinary women. Meet Anna Myers who is an intrepid and adventurous sailor, Tonya O’Tinger, who is a hunter, taxidermist and works with the patriotic group, Hunters Helping Soldiers, and Sara Brandenburg, who is a determined 15-year-old girl attempting to shatter a Grand Slam hunting record. Read each of their inspiring stories and get motivated.

We are proud to Salute a Service Woman during the month of USA Independence. Read the profile of Maria L. Dupertuis a wife, mother and currently on active duty in the United States Air force.

Nothing compares to the excitement of surface fishing and there is no better time than in the summer months. Learn a few surface fishing tricks in Fishing Tips and Adventures.

Adventure Tip: Always keep a journal of your goal progress. It will remind you that real achievement is often slow but steady.

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