Many people like to participate in a variety of outdoor adventure activities throughout the calendar year. Many of the selected activities are weather or location dependant. In winter, for example snow sports are very popular and easy to do in higher mountainous regions. On the other hand, summer brings warmth and ease of variety for doing dry land and water activities. These outdoor adventure activities are fun to participate in and provide physical activity for exercise. Thus, one gets to have fun as well as get needed exercise for stamina and weight control. A most important third benefit is mental relaxation and rejuvenation.
What does a person do for fun and exercise during the winter snowy weather? There are several outdoor adventure activities to choose. Two common types of skiing that is available are cross-country skiing and downhill skiing. Another popular sport similar to skiing is snowboarding. Still another active snow activity is snowshoeing. Snowshoeing and cross-country skiing is the way to hike in the winter snow. Those that like motorized outdoor adventure activities can go snowmobiling or use ATV quads to play in the snow. One of the oldest forms of outdoor adventure activities for snow fun is sledding or tubing down a snow-covered hill. To take a break from sledding there was ice-skating on the lake or pond. For fun sportsman do ice fishing on frozen lakes and ponds. Some do hockey outside for fun on any frozen patch of ice big enough to play on. All these activities can be done individually or in a group.
So what does a person do for fun and exercise in the fair and sunny weather? Like the winter, there are many things to choose. Let us start with outdoor adventure activities in the water. There is swimming (sunbathing is not active), water-skiing, wake boarding, wind and kite boarding and motor boating. There is kayaking, canoeing, and rafting. In addition, there is fishing of all types from lake trout, steelhead, salmon, sturgeon, crabbing, etc. Ocean dwellers can also take advantage of surfing. Now, let us consider some land outdoor adventure activities such as biking, motorcar and motorbike touring, hiking, camping, rock and mountain climbing. Also, what about walking and running for fun and group competition and or fundraisers. Again, all of these activities can be done individually or in a group.
One activity that can easily be part of other outdoor adventure activities and help make them more interesting is geocaching. In fact, geocache hunting helps liven up a hike or drive while seeing some beautiful vistas. This activity can be part of the following outdoor adventure activities: hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, using snowmobiles (snow machines) or ATV's, biking, or motorcar and or motorbike touring. The locations geocaches are hidden are as diverse as one's imagination. Geocaching helps put adventure in outdoor adventure activities. It is a great way to involve the kids or young people as well as the older ones while searching for a geocache. What are you waiting for? Go ahead and try it. You will have a great time!
