NATURAL RESOURCES ANTELOPE VALLEY VISTAS.Sure, it's hot and windy in the Antelope Valley, but there's plenty of outdoor recreational opportunities. The Antelope Valley District Web site (http://antelopevalley.bsa- la.com/) provides information on nearby camping areas. Among the places to camp include Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los , Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. and Mojave Desert State Park. This site also has plenty of information on Scouting in Lancaster, Palmdale and surrounding communities. The site boasts ``The Antelope Valley is home to 187 Scouting units (Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, Varsity teams and Venture crews).'' --Diver down: Lake Tahoe isn't just about water skiing and boating. There is plenty to do in the depths of this huge lake in the Northern Sierra Nevada. The Dive Tahoe Web site (www.divetahoe.com) notes there is great scuba diving under the lake's surface. ``Lake Tahoe is the premier freshwater diving destination in North America,'' the Web site says. ``... Lake Tahoe provides divers with a unique, high altitude diving experience.'' But before taking a break from the blackjack blackjack, one of the world's most widely played gambling card games; also known as twenty-one or vingt-et-un. Despite contesting claims between the French and Italians, its origins are unknown. tables and plunging into the lake, remember that Tahoe's summer water temperature of about 60 degrees, which isn't exactly toasty toast·y adj. toast·i·er, toast·i·est Pleasantly warm. . Bring a winter wetsuit wet·suit also wet suit n. A tight-fitting permeable suit worn in cold water, as by skin divers, to retain body heat. wetsuit wet n → combinaison f de plongée . - Chris Cocoles HIKING BY THE BAY ``100 Hikes in the San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. Area'' By Marc J. Soares, The Mountaineers Books ($15.95) If you've been to San Francisco, you know hiking up and down hills is a way of life. But with this book you can choose your terrain, whether it be rolling hills, rocky overpasses or coastal ways. Such is the diversity of the Bay Area, and this book does a great job in highlighting these places, and how to hike them. These hikes can last one to six hours, taking one past creeks, into mountains and along the water. As a bonus, there's a full-color section showing the beauty of the landscape that can be hiked. Many hiking books use black and white, so it's a treat to see the brownish-grey outcroppings of rock south of Coyote Ridge, green meadow clearings near Carson Pass and waterfalls in the brown-black rock of the East Bay foothills. Of course, because this book covers 100 hikes in 240 pages, it's more an overview of the area and what to expect than detailed diagrams and trail maps. This would be a great book to keep in the car, so you'll have an idea of what to do when you reach the Bay City. Rating: A - Mike Chmielecki ON THE TUBE Time Event Station FRIDAY 3 a.m. Bassmasters ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2 11:30 p.m. Babe Winkleman's Outdoors Secrets WGN WGN Wellington WGN White Gaussian Noise WGN World's Greatest Newspaper (Chicago, IL, USA) WGN World Gastroenterology News WGN We Got Nomar WGN World's Greatest Network WGN Wireless Network Gateway WGN Wagon SATURDAY 3 a.m. Outdoor University WGN 4 a.m.Family Fishing Adventure ESPN2 4:30 a.m. North American Hunter ESPN2 5:30 a.m. Under Wild Skies ESPN2 6 a.m. Inside Big Game Fishing ESPN2 11 a.m. Outdoors TNN TNN The National Network (formerly The Nashville Network) TNN The Nashville Network (now The National Network) TNN The Nerd Network (online gaming clan) Noon Bill Dance Outdoors Bill Dance Outdoors is a fishing television series hosted by retired professional tournament angler Bill Dance. Each episode focuses on various aspects of recreational fishing techniques, usually targeting black bass species such as Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, though does TNN 12:30 p.m. In-Fisherman TNN SUNDAY 6 a.m. Outfitter's Almanac ESPN2 6 p.m. Csonka Outdoors TNN 6:30 p.m. Whitetail Magazine TNN 7:30 p.m. Outdoor World TNN 8:30 p.m. Hunting the Country TNN 10:30 p.m. In-Fisherman TNN 11 p.m. Bill Dance Outdoors TNN CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: no caption (book: ``100 Hikes in the San Francisco Bay Area'') Box: ON THE TUBE (see text) |
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