Posts Tagged Outdoor recreation

Neb officials reject mountain lion hunting plan

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Game and Parks commissioners have rejected a recommendation to create a mountain lion hunting season.

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Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest

A team of climbers led by 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura stand on the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura's Tokyo-based support team said. The photo was taken with a telephoto lens from an altitude of 5,550 meters (18,208 feet). It is not clear which of the climbers in the photo is Miura. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called “the world’s best feeling” even with an 81-year-old Nepalese climber not far behind him.

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For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot

In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo, bicyclist Rudi Saldia and his cat Mary Jane pose for a portrait during an interview with the Associated Press in Philadelphia. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their urban adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits on YouTube. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot.

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Man completes 216-mile kayak trip for fundraiser

In a May 13, 2013 photo, Western Michigan University student Cody Ledsworth, 20, prepares for his 216-mile trip down the Muskegon River, in Muskegon, Mich. Ledsworth completed a six-day kayak trip down the Muskegon River to raise money for Parkinson's disease research, education and advocacy. He paddled to the finish line at a boat launch on Muskegon Lake on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The trip was in honor of his grandmother, Marguerite Ledsworth, who has the disease (AP Photo/Muskegon Chronicle, Jon Garcia)

MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A Western Michigan University student has completed a six-day, 216-mile kayak trip down the Muskegon River to raise money for Parkinson’s disease research, education and advocacy.

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Southern NJ property to remain golf course

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — The development firm that bought a 155-acre property in the thick of southern New Jersey’s Philadelphia suburbs says it will keep it a golf course.

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