Taking a hike doesn't necessarily mean having to take a long drive to get the your place of departure. Daily Green has some excellent ideas for finding a prefect hiking spot closer to home, so...
Yesterday (Sunday) my boyfriend and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather -55ish and sunny as can be- so we hopped into the trusty ol' Metro and headed north on Highway 1. Hugging...
It's called the Skeeter Beater. It allows you to leave your car windows open without offering yourself as a blood sacrifice to the mosquitoes and black flies. I haven't tried it myself, but I think...