I am packing for the first ever meetup of outdoor activity bloggers. Not surprisingly, it is in California.
During my lifetime most of the great outdoor innovations began in California. The first mountain bikes were built there, for example.
Yet when the Get Outdoors blog called California “the center of the outdoor universe”, there was dissent. Even I chimed in claiming that Queenstown, New Zealand was a better outdoors base than anywhere in California.
But, on balance, I agree with Get Outdoors. California is awesome.
Unparalleled Breadth of Outdoor Activities
Ecosystem & Geographic Diversity
National Parks & Wilderness Areas
Environmental Stewardship
Outdoor Visionaries
Center of the Outdoor Universe – Getoutdoors.com Outdoor Blog
But since the California grizzly on the state flag has long been extinct, I feel a new image is needed.
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