New Year New Adventures
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Roy_Smallwood]Roy Smallwood
I want to get outdoors more this year. I want to breathe the fresh air… to visit new wetlands… to visit open prairies… to climb mountain paths… to see more of my country. I want to get fit-so, I can do all this.
Sound good to you, too? Okay, we can do this.
There are reasons for this, of course. Many of us are interested in our well being and the well being of our surroundings. We are becoming more aware of the joys of being outdoors, of hiking through the woods next to where we live and those farther away. Remember the last time you sat on a ridge overlooking a river valley at sunset marveling at a day well spent? Remember sitting in the early morning on the creek bank sipping coffee watching the fog clear away as the sun burned through? Remember the Summer Tanager you spied through your spotting scope across the canyon? Well, I do, and these are the motivators for me.
The preparation for adventure is as much fun as the adventure itself. The conception of the plan, the choice of the place, the search for the route, the decision of what to pack and what to leave behind, the anticipation, all become part and parcel to the adventure itself.
So, with the work day behind us, we can find ourselves not only dreaming of but searching the internet for the mountain peak upon which we would like to pitch a tent or the nearby wetland for a day trip. Is it Peregrine Falcons or Ring necked Ducks we’re after? Is it a vacation we seek or merely the weekend respite that is our aim?
Decision made: it’s time to prepare. Get out on the neighborhood trails: begin building your stamina with a walking routine. Hit the swimming pool, do cardio; lift a few weights, do your floor exercises. Fitness leads to its own reward and joy, but you now have purpose.
It is a new year. There are new adventures to be had, new places to see. Who knows? You may visit some of the old familiar places that have slipped from your routine, and they become fresh again. You may pick up a new life bird in the new place on the new adventure, or you may see a species you’ve seen hundreds of times before. No matter; it will all be good.
Roy Smallwood is the owner of Kingbirdfeeders.com. He is an active member of the Bastrop County Audubon Society and encourages everyone to participate and enjoy birding whether in the backyard or in the field. Visit [http://www.kingbirdfeeders.com]Kingbirdfeeders.com for feeders, houses, guides and gear as well as [http://www.kingbirdfeeders.com/00ProdBinoculars.htm]binoculars. Happy birding!
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