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  • Hawaii Volcanoes

  • The Island of Hawaii is made up of five volcanoes. Each began to grow beneath the sea and eventually joined to form a single island. The volcanoes grew from a hotspot beneath the sea. The chain of volcanoes were created as the Pacific Plate moved northwestward over the hotspot. Kohala was the first to emerge from the sea followed by Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Kilauea, and Loihi. Activity has ceased at Kohala and now the most activity has been occurring at Kilauea and Loihi.

    Loihi is still bene ...
    Author: Gayle Olson
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  • About Inflatable Boats - Enjoy water sports without breaking the bank.

  • Learn More About Inflatable Boats and Kayaks - They're Easy On The Wallet



    Inflatable boats might just be the most amount of fun you need for your water
    sports activities. Just imagine the possibilities of taking an enjoyable cruise
    across your favorite water spot. Just being able to relax on a warm, sunny
    spring day while other inflatable boats are giving their owners a difficult time
    is well worth shopping for just the right boat.

    While people are sp ...
    Author: Andrew Constantine
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  • Inflatable Kayaks and Boats

  • Learn More About Inflatable Boats and Kayaks - They're Easy On The Wallet



    Inflatable boats might just be the most amount of fun you need for your water
    sports activities. Just imagine the possibilities of taking an enjoyable cruise
    across your favorite water spot. Just being able to relax on a warm, sunny
    spring day while other inflatable boats are giving their owners a difficult time
    is well worth shopping for just the right boat.

    While people are sp ...
    Author: Andrew Constantine
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  • Adventure Vacations at the Belize Jungle Dome

  • The Belize Jungle Dome, a new Resort in Belize, Central America is pleased to announce its full Schedule of Adventure Vacation Day Trips for 2005. Inlcuding Mayan Temples, Caving Adventures, Jungle Horseback Riding, River Trips, Abseiling and Kayaking.

    Jungle Horseback Riding Adventure
    Miles of jungle and riverside trails await you. The largest herd of horses in Belize (130 horses and counting) and 20 years plus experience in running Equestrian Vacations make us the ideal horseback ri ...
    Author: Andy Hunt
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  • There's never a bad time for a great sales promotion!

  • I love spring! The warm days, sunshine, fresh flowers…it’s a welcome relief from colder, shorter, wetter winter months. Plus, it’s a built-in great opportunity for a sales promotion! From March 21 – June 20, you can run a promotion targeted at both existing and new customers. There's never a bad time for a great sales promotion and spring is real-made for such an event.

    There are two broad elements of a good promotion to remain mindful of: time and reward. Time limit your promotions to cr ...
    Author: Jim Logan
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  • Hike Bike Kayak San Diego

  • Hike Bike Kayak San Diego
    Read Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com
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    http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/sports02/kayak/calif/hbk/hbk.html

    Hike Bike Kayak, Inc. was founded in 2000 by Amy Kangleon. The company offers multisports adventures and fitness classes for those visiting San Diego or for the locals. Hike Bike Kayak (HBK) covers just about everything for those who want to get outdoors and check out the natu ...
    Author: Lena Hunt Mabra
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  • Hilton Head Island, South Carolina – is it a Family or Golfers Vacation Destination?

  • Before finding the answer to this dilemma, let’s take an overview of Hilton Head and its surrounding area.

    Conveniently located along the south Atlantic coast, Hilton Head Island combines breathtaking natural beauty, world-class golf, award-winning dining, and quality shopping on a barrier island just 12 miles long and 5 miles wide.

    With over 12 miles of sandy beaches overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, water lovers will find that Hilton Head Island is a coastal paradise.

    The u ...
    Author: Josh Szatmari
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  • Paddling the San Juans With The J-Pod


  • Paddling The San Juans With The J-Pod
    Read Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com
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    http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/sports02/kayak/sanjuan/sanjuan.html

    Despite living in Seattle for the last 12 years, I'm basically a landlubber. The smallest boat I've been on in years was a small county ferry that holds 20 cars. So I was both nervous and excited to learn that I was going to get to write this review for ...
    Author: Pam
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  • Molokai: The Best Hawaiian Island You've Never Visited

  • Molokai: The Best Hawaiian Island You've Never Visited

    About 1.5 million years ago two large volcanoes, Kamakou in the east and Maunaloa in the west, pushed through the ocean's surface and formed the island of Molokai. It first became inhabited around 650 A.D. by daring settlers traveling

    in double hulled canoes from Tahiti and other areas in the South Pacific. Of the roughly 7,000 residents about 40% are of Hawaiian descent, hence the moniker "The Most Hawaiian Island".

    H ...
    Author: Isaac Rau
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  • Activities to Help You Meet Mr. or Mrs. Right

  • At some time or another, all of us find ourselves in a bit of a dating rut. Follow these steps to easily expand your social circle.

    1.Do the things you love – Too many of us don’t go out and do things because we don’t like doing them alone. But I make it a point to go kayaking regularly, renting a kayak from a local shop. Why? Because this will put you in contact with other people who share your interests. And, of course, you’ll be talking to these people, as instructed in Step 1. Also, n ...
    Author: Sadie Peterson
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  • MY SON-IN-LAW GETS LOST ON THE RIVER

  • Matthew 18 verse 11 "For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost."

    On Sunday night, April 10th, 2005, I received a phone call from my daughter, Eva. She was very distraught. Her husband, Jack, was missing and she had no idea where he was. She is a nurse, and had been working at the nursing home that day. She had came home, and Jack wasn't there so she thought that he had run to Walmart's or somewhere else. Then she noticed that their canoe was missing. A couple of days earlier, ...
    Author: Irvin L. Rozier
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  • Yellowstone - A Ticking Time-Bomb?

  • For those of us who were fortunate enough to catch Discovery Channel's latest spine-gripping, docudrama, SuperVolcano this past weekend, we were made aware of the chance that Yellowstone National Park's Super Volcano could be a literal, explosive and catastrophic time bomb.

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  • Lessons In Leadership: What Not To Do... From A Canoe!

  • When it comes to fishing, my husband takes the lead. But his lack of leadership ability in a recent canoe trip on the Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota offered wonderful lessons on how leaders can unknowingly screw up.

    (1) Assign responsibility without authority.

    Bill insisted that in order to cast his fishing line, he needed to be in the back of the canoe. I was to paddle as he cast and trolled his lure. The only challenge is that the ability to steer a two-person canoe is ha ...
    Author: Eileen McDargh
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  • Sea Kayaking Baja Mexico

  • Sea Kayaking Baja, Mexico

    Read Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com
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    http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/sports02/kayak/baja/baja.html

    Eight days, two notebooks, three camcorder batteries.
    Would they be enough?

    "Bienvenidos a Mexico!" the sign at Loreto Airport announced.

    Balmy air wafted into the open-air room under the lovely "palapa" roof made from fan palms fronds. I wondered why there wa ...
    Author: Robert LaGrone
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  • Find and Catch More Fish, Quickly and Easily, with the FISHIN' BUDDY 2255

  • "Wherever you like to fish—lakes, reservoirs, rivers or streams, you'll never have a fishing buddy who can spot fish as easy and as fast as a Bottom Line Fishing Buddy™."

    If you are fishing primarily in lakes I recommend the Bottom Line Fishing Buddy 2255 highly - it's a reasonably priced, good quality fish finder.

    It's very compact - ideal if you don't have a lot of space in a canoe or float tube, or in my case, a 15-foot fiberglass boat. It weighs just five pounds so its portabl ...
    Author: John Ballantyne
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  • Costa Rica Travel

  • Costa Rica is almost an undiscovered paradise and a jewel in the crown of Central America. Well, it is an amalgamation of calm and peace among its more troubled neighbors. Being traveler’s new destination in Central America, it is one of the spots to enjoy the tropics with clear blue skies and pristine waters. Costa Rica also means a long coast line with its hundreds of virgin beaches, lagoons and coves. Time spent on great surfing, relaxing swim sessions and lazy siesta on corner of a remote ...
    Author: Stein Ove Stien
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  • Your young men shall see visions...

  • Recently, I was outside and heard a pounding...chopping sound coming from the woods out front. And come to think of it, I had been hearing this for the past few days. I asked my daughter what all the noise was about and she said, "The boys are making a dugout canoe!". Well, I had to go check this out for myself...

    As is usually the case, when given the opportunity for free time, my boys elect to go outside and play. We don't watch any TV in our house, and we don't own any vi ...
    Author: David Lingner
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  • Costa Rica White Water Rafting Trip

  • Costa Rica's mountainous topography and copious rainfall are both responsible for one of the best white water rafting river choices in the world. Experienced rafting outfitters regularly run about half a dozen of rambunctious rivers, and those river trips not only provide plenty of excitement, but also allow enjoying gorgeous scenery. Not only do white water rafting enthusiasts flock Costa Rica, including several Olympic kayaking teams, but every year tens of thousands of visitors experience ...
    Author: Andy Bezara
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  • Easy Navigation in the Woods or on the Water with the Garmin eTrex GPS Handheld



  • I am an expert navigator with a map & compass but neither is as effective or as easy as the eTrex.

    I highly recommend the Gramin eTrex as a basic navigational aide. It's also a great starter for learning about GPS systems. It does everything it's meant to and does it very well.

    Garmin's claims of one handed usage are for real, it is easy to navigate the interface with the solid buttons on the unit."

    The Garmin eTrex GPS has one of the longest battery lives on the mar ...
    Author: NS Kennedy
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  • Take a Hawaii Helicopter Tour

  • A Hawaii helicopter tour is one of the most unforgettable experiences you'll have on your trip to Hawaii. An hour or two spent above some of the planet's most captivating landscape sears itself into your memory for years to come. A Hawaii helicopter tour is both safe and stupendous!

    Some of the sights you'll encounter aloft on your Hawaii helicopter tour include of course Hawaii's spectacular volcanoes, Haleakala, Kilauea and the Pu'u O'o Vent. If you're lucky you'll see lava flows! Oth ...
    Author: Keith Thompson
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