90-Second Escape Archives - GetGoing NC! https://getgoingnc.com/tag/90-second-escape/ Explore the outdoors, discover yourself. Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:57:13 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 90 Second Escape: The Virtues of Walking in the Rain https://getgoingnc.com/2016/11/90-second-escape-the-virtues-of-walking-in-the-rain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=90-second-escape-the-virtues-of-walking-in-the-rain https://getgoingnc.com/2016/11/90-second-escape-the-virtues-of-walking-in-the-rain/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:35:03 +0000 http://getgoingnc.com/?p=8530 Wednesday, Hump Day. The memories of your weekend adventures are too distant to cling to, the prospects of adventure over the weekend ahead too distant to ponder. To help you … Continue reading 90 Second Escape: The Virtues of Walking in the Rain →

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]]> Wednesday, Hump Day. The memories of your weekend adventures are too distant to cling to, the prospects of adventure over the weekend ahead too distant to ponder. To help you over these midweek blues, every Wednesday we visually take you to a place you’d probably rather be: a trail, a park, a greenway, a lake … anywhere as long as it’s not under a fluorescent bulb.

Today’s 90-Second Escape: The Virtues of Walking in the Rain

It started to sprinkle the other day. We grabbed our hiking boots and were out the door.
What’s the attraction of hiking in the rain?

Some thoughts — and a bit or two of advice — on the subject, in today’s 90 Second Escape.

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]]> https://getgoingnc.com/2016/11/90-second-escape-the-virtues-of-walking-in-the-rain/feed/ 0 90 Second Escape: Fade to Winter https://getgoingnc.com/2016/11/90-second-escape-fade-to-winter-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=90-second-escape-fade-to-winter-2 https://getgoingnc.com/2016/11/90-second-escape-fade-to-winter-2/#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2016 19:11:13 +0000 http://getgoingnc.com/?p=8517 Monday — never an easy time for the outdoors enthusiast. After a weekend of adventure, returning to the humdrum work-a-day world can make one melancholy. To help ease the transition, … Continue reading 90 Second Escape: Fade to Winter →

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]]> Monday — never an easy time for the outdoors enthusiast. After a weekend of adventure, returning to the humdrum work-a-day world can make one melancholy. To help ease the transition, every Monday we feature a 90 Second Escape — essentially, a 90-second video or slide show of a place you’d probably rather be: a trail, a park, a greenway, a lake … anywhere as long as it’s not under a fluorescent bulb.

Today’s 90-Second Escape: Fade to Winter

We can’t recall a recent example of a fall that so vigorously refused to cede to winter. Technically, the calendar says fall has nearly another month (until Dec. 21) of tenure. But in reality, winter typically starts moving in in early November, bringing a box or two here and there, and has full housekeeping set up by Thanksgiving. Not so much this year.

Tuesday, on a short ramble at Umstead State Park in Raleigh, we saw signs that Autumn may finally be fixing to move on. The air was crisper, throwing in a distinctive bite. The light was at a noticeable angle, cutting through the forest, and the leaves on the forest floor finally out-numbered those in the canopy. You may still have a hint of fall on your Thanksgiving weekend outings, but winter will certainly let you know it’s taking up residence.

Here’s a preview …

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]]> https://getgoingnc.com/2016/11/90-second-escape-fade-to-winter-2/feed/ 0 90 Second Escape: Hiking Colorado’s Front Range https://getgoingnc.com/2016/11/90-second-escape-hiking-colorados-front-range/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=90-second-escape-hiking-colorados-front-range https://getgoingnc.com/2016/11/90-second-escape-hiking-colorados-front-range/#respond Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:43:22 +0000 http://getgoingnc.com/?p=8487 Monday — never an easy time for the outdoors enthusiast. After a weekend of adventure, returning to the humdrum work-a-day world can make one melancholy. To help ease the transition, … Continue reading 90 Second Escape: Hiking Colorado’s Front Range →

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]]> Monday — never an easy time for the outdoors enthusiast. After a weekend of adventure, returning to the humdrum work-a-day world can make one melancholy. To help ease the transition, every Monday we feature a 90 Second Escape — essentially, a 90-second video or slide show of a place you’d probably rather be: a trail, a park, a greenway, a lake … anywhere as long as it’s not under a fluorescent bulb.

Today’s 90-Second Escape: Hiking Colorado’s Front Range

We ventured back to the motherland of Denver last week to see the family, managed to get in a couple hikes along the way. We didn’t have time to venture into the mountains, but with so many great county and state parks along Colorado’s Front Range, it didn’t matter.

Here are some scenes from our two hikes. For more information:

  • South Mesa Trailhead, Boulder, go here.
  • Roxborough State Park, go here.

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]]> https://getgoingnc.com/2016/11/90-second-escape-hiking-colorados-front-range/feed/ 0 90 Second Escape: On the Water https://getgoingnc.com/2016/10/90-second-escape-on-the-water-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=90-second-escape-on-the-water-2 https://getgoingnc.com/2016/10/90-second-escape-on-the-water-2/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2016 17:09:52 +0000 http://getgoingnc.com/?p=8457 Monday — never an easy time for the outdoors enthusiast. After a weekend of adventure, returning to the humdrum work-a-day world can make one melancholy. To help ease the transition, … Continue reading 90 Second Escape: On the Water →

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]]> Monday — never an easy time for the outdoors enthusiast. After a weekend of adventure, returning to the humdrum work-a-day world can make one melancholy. To help ease the transition, every Monday we feature a 90 Second Escape — essentially, a 90-second video or slide show of a place you’d probably rather be: a trail, a park, a greenway, a lake … anywhere as long as it’s not under a fluorescent bulb.

Today’s 90-Second Escape: On the Water

We haven’t been on the water in a long time. A very long time … .

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]]> https://getgoingnc.com/2016/10/90-second-escape-on-the-water-2/feed/ 0 90 Second Escape: Window Falls at Hanging Rock https://getgoingnc.com/2016/09/90-second-escape-window-falls-at-hanging-rock/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=90-second-escape-window-falls-at-hanging-rock https://getgoingnc.com/2016/09/90-second-escape-window-falls-at-hanging-rock/#respond Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:43:25 +0000 http://getgoingnc.com/?p=8418 Monday — never an easy time for the outdoors enthusiast. After a weekend of adventure, returning to the humdrum work-a-day world can make one melancholy. To help ease the transition, … Continue reading 90 Second Escape: Window Falls at Hanging Rock →

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]]> Monday — never an easy time for the outdoors enthusiast. After a weekend of adventure, returning to the humdrum work-a-day world can make one melancholy. To help ease the transition, every Monday we feature a 90 Second Escape — essentially, a 90-second video or slide show of a place you’d probably rather be: a trail, a park, a greenway, a lake … anywhere as long as it’s not under a fluorescent bulb.

Today’s 90-Second Escape: Window Falls at Hanging Rock

It’s September 12. If you’ve yet to explore a waterfall this summer, time is running out.

Today, we offer a 90 Second taste of Window Falls at Hanging Rock State Park. We recommend you explore the real thing this weekend.

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