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DEPARTMENTS
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Hike the Luskville Falls Trail
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Running tips
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PUBLISHER’S LETTER
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Mountain bike tips for twisty trails
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How to hydrate this summer
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COOL GEAR / HOT CLOTHING
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10 tips for beginner campers
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Kayaking for fitness
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OTTAWA VALLEY ADVENTURE DIRECTORY
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9 Adventure Races you'll love
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The Book Nook
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UPCOMING EVENTS
this summer
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Take your kayak close to the fish
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GREEN PAGE LISTINGS
Frontenac Provincial Park: a camping
destination you've got to experience
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Canoeing Shake-out: a self-rescue
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THE MOUNTAIN RANGE
technique
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Backcountry injuries: what to do first
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THE BACK PAGES
Ottawa Pioneer Spotlight
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Sailing in Ottawa: get started!
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Take a cycle tour to Carleton Place
To WIN, Do THIS
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The Rideau Trail beckons those on foot
WIN sailing ALL YOU HAVE TO dO to earn the
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Paddling around Petrie Island
chance to win is to send us an e-mail to
lESSoNS for two SendMeSailing@OttawaOutdoors.ca.
We will draw the winner’s name from
Win Free Race-entry fees to these races! this summer! the list of entries we get. GOOd LUCK!
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Mitsubishi City Chase
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Frontier Adventure Race
How?
Just e-mail to us one
action photo of you in the
Now you can get
outdoors. We'll draw the
winners and your TEAM's
each issue direct to
registration is FREE!
E-mail it to:
your inbox!
editor@ottawaoutdoors.ca
(and put the name of the race you
It’s FREE too! And there’s loads of info,
want to enter into the subject line). videos and more about the local outdoor
Good luck! adventure scene, all delivered in this
COVER PHOTO extremely cool animated version.
At the Emergency Services Adventure Race (ESRA)
2007, 98 teams started by paddling the Nottawasaga
River (southern Ontario). Teams faced a river crossing
Just go to www.ottawaoutdoors.ca
and scrambled-up out of the water and into the Minesing
to sign-up at the top right of the homepage
Swamp for another eight kilometers of mud and stinging
nettles. The ESRA caters to 911 personnel but has a "civil-
and we'll send you an extremely cool digital
ian" category too. This year's ESAR is June 14th, 2008 in
Kimberly Ontario www.esar.ca
version of the print issue.
Photo by Tori Lambermont of ToriFoto.com
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