Tag Archives: Falls Lake State Recreation Area

GetOut! Your Nudge for Weekend Adventure

Rainy today, partly sunny tomorrow: Isn’t that how the adage goes? Or something along those lines? If not, well, so be it. That’s the forecast we’re dealing with, and it’s a pretty darn good one: clouds and rain move out overnight Friday, partly sunny skies and temps in the low 60s move in — perfect weather for a weekend of exploring60Some options: read more

Your weekend: Make a date for Adventure with Dad

Andy & Opie: Fishin' with Dad
Andy & Opie: Fishin’ with Dad

Father’s Day is Sunday. A thought or three on how to appropriately celebrate this weekend.

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Perhaps you’re conflicted about what to do with Dad this weekend. On the one hand, he likes a good challenge. On the other, he likes to kick back and relax. What to do, what to do? read more

90 Second Escape: GetPaddling! at Falls Lake

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. read more