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Video: Rock Climbing Toddler in Diapers Makes Parents Proud
Story by Mark Stephens   
Wednesday, July 28 2010
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Rock climbing toddler kicks some serious buttArianna is an absolute rock star.

Check out her climbing technique, it's impeccable.  Not even potty trained, she has the concepts of foot placement, three points of contact at all times, shifting her weight on her feet for reach, and toward the end of the video you might think she's about to launch a dyno.

Her parents must be incredibly proud.

 
GoCrib: This Just Might Be The Perfect Travel and Camping Baby Crib
Story by Mark Stephens   
Friday, July 23 2010
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The GoCrib just might make the perfect travel crib for camping, road trips, or weekends at the cabin
The GoCrib - oh, sweet GoCrib, where were you when I needed you?  It packs down into a backpack and weighs a total of 11 lbs.  (Travel Lite Crib?  Yeah, that weighs 20 lbs and takes up more space than a set of golf clubs when it's packed). I love the idea that you just pump it up with the supplied air pump.  It wins points for simplicity.  It's often that the simplest design is the best. I also highly approve of the small pack size.

 

Hannibal Roof Top Tent with Jumbo Kit mounted to a Nissan Frontier pick up truck

 
Photo Tip: Get Awesome Color by Setting the White Balance
Story by Mark Stephens   
Friday, July 16 2010
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KC Oconnor really enjoyring his new Canon G9 - almost to a fault. My buddy Bobby once declared to me, "My pictures suck. I want a better camera."

Like many hopeful lensmen weighing their first camera against their first 8 gigs-worth of digital photos, he was thinking man, I didn't spend enough money on a quality camera.

I just had to tell him that the problem wasn't the camera, but him. We're friends.  I can take that risk. By the way, that's not Bobby to the right.  That's K.C. practically getting off on his new Canon G9.

 
Schultz Wild Fire Time Lapse Photography Shows Exactly Why We Should Take Our Kids to the Outdoors
Story by Mark Stephens, Time Lapse by Charlie McCallie   
Tuesday, July 13 2010
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In June of 2010, an abandoned campfire turned into this flaming monster in Northern Arizona: the Schultz Fire. All told, it needlessly consumed over 15,000 acres of premium forest land (it can even be seen from space), and resulted in the evacuation of nearly 1,000 homes. A stunning time lapse photography video tells a better story that I could.

 
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