Outdoors

Below is a collection of current and past American Profile articles. Don't forget you can also submit your own story and read others submitted by the American Profile community.

Swimming Safety

by Amy Green

Here are some important tips to ensure that your next trip to your favorite swimming spot is filled with safe fun in the sun.

first appeared: 7/8/2007

Braving the Mighty Mississippi

by Alan Ross

I decided that one day I would leave my Williamson County (Tenn.) farmhouse, walk to the creek on the edge of my property, board a canoe, and paddle as long as it took to reach the high river banks of New Orleans,” says Guider, 57.

first appeared: 10/29/2006

Handcrafting Fish Lures

by Marti Attoun

Working at his kitchen table bathed in natural light, Tony Smith of Holland, Mich. (pop. 35,048), skillfully carves a piece of basswood the size of his thumb into a lure

first appeared: 10/8/2006

Trekking The Triple Crown

by Steve Stuebner

Richard Larson thought he’d seen nearly all the obstacles possible when he hiked the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail in 2004 and the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2005.

first appeared: 10/8/2006

National Parkways

by Michael Nolan

The United States has more than 8 million miles of roadway, but only four roads, totaling just over 1,000 miles, are designated as national parkways.

first appeared: 5/15/2005

Go Fly a Kite!

by Polly Campbell

Each year millions of people, of all ages and backgrounds, chase the wind to parks, pastures, beaches, business parks and other open patches of land across America to fly kites just for the fun of it.

first appeared: 4/10/2005

A View With A Room

by Marti Attoun

A panorama of green wilderness and blue lakes unfolds with each step up the Kane Mountain fire tower in the Adirondacks.

first appeared: 9/5/2004

America's Inland Seas

by Alan Ross

Experiencing & exploring our magnificent Great Lakes

first appeared: 8/29/2004

We Proceeded On

by Vicki Brown

ln May 1804, Capts. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off from winter camp near St. Louis with their party of men—dubbed the Corps of Discovery by President Thomas Jefferson—on an epic journey to the Pacific Ocean.

first appeared: 4/11/2004

Hooked on Fishing

by Michael McCall

For Brad Paisley, it's hard to choose between music and fishing.

first appeared: 3/7/2004

Car Camping Made Easy

by Alan Ross

first appeared: 7/20/2003

Keep Your Cool

by Noble Sprayberry

first appeared: 6/29/2003

Hiking With Happy Feet