Girls In Motion
Women’s outdoor adventures and sporty vacations.
Miss Fit Adventures is Fit for the Journey
Growing up on the southern Oregon coast, Nikki Becker, owner of Portland-based Miss Fit Adventures, found solace in the natural landscape and being outdoors.
“Nature saved me. It saved my life. It was a place that I found solace. It was a place where I found strength being on the river. It’s just a place that I was able to get away and take care of myself,” says Nikki.
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Killing Me Softly—Orlando’s Outdoorsy and Adventurous Side
What’s your shriek number?
On a scale where 1 equals bird watching and 10 is floating on a 150 MPH column of air or looking into the eyes of a large, hungry reptile, what does it take to get a yelp out of you?
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Meteor Shower and Stargazing Event Scheduled at Arches National Park
Arches National Park in Utah will host a “Moon and Meteors” special event at Balanced Rock Viewpoint and Picnic Area in Arches National Park on the evening of Aug. 11.
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Jewish Athletes Ready to Show they have the Right Stuff at the Maccabiah
Sporting enthusiasts will converge upon Israel for the 19th Maccabiah, the third largest sporting event in the world and the largest Jewish athletic competition in the world, which kicks off at Ramat gan Stadium in Ramat Gan July 18.
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5K9 Walk Run 1-mile and 5k Fundraiser Debuts in the Bay Area
The Petco Foundation and Multisports.com are once again calling all two- and four-legged runners, walkers and waggers to take part in a 5K9 Walk Run series sponsored by Petco and Purina Pro Plan in support of local pets and healthy lifestyles.
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Gay Ski Week Queenstown organizers raise funds for New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Queenstown’s annual gay and lesbian pride festival is back again and for the first time the event will raise funds for charity.
Attracting crowds from all over New Zealand, Australia and further afield, DNA Gay Ski Week QT is the Southern Hemisphere’s largest Winter Pride event, held in Queenstown from August 31 to September 8, 2013.
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Go Girl: The Natural Adventures of Kim Powell
by Heather Cassell Every day is an adventure for Kim Powell, owner, operator and head naturalist of Blue Water Ventures in Santa Cruz, Calif. Take for example, late last month when she and a group of her kayakers saved a young sea lion that found refuge on one of the kayaks in the Moss Landing Harbor from what […]
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UN-Backed Team Celebrates International Women’s Day Atop Mount Kilimanjaro
An all-female climbing team supported by the United Nations reached the summit of Africa’s tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, in celebration of International Women’s Day on March 5.
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Cleveland Begins Preparations For Gay Games 9
Cleveland officially rolled out the rainbow carpet to Gay Games 9 athletes this month with the opening of early hotel reservations and a preview of the city’s iconic Terminal Tower lit in rainbow colors.
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Slope Obsession: TheSkiDiva.com
Wendy Clinch hated skiing when she first hit the slopes as a teenager, but a little sisterly competition drove her to surpass her sister’s skills. Soon she was flying down the slopes on a regular basis.
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A First, Saudi Arabia Lets Women Compete in Olympic Games
Bowing to six months of ongoing international pressure, Saudi Arabia made a historic last minute move on July 12 announcing that two women athletes Wujdan Shahrkhani, in judo, and Sarah Attar, in track and field will compete in the 30th Olympic Summer Games in London.
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U.S. Women Athletes Score at Olympics 2012 before the Games Begin
Sporty girls are making historic milestone that is a testament to the value of supporting women in sports on the 40th year of Title IX. The United States Olympic Committee revealed that for the first time in the 116 year history of the modern Olympic Games American women outnumber the U.S. men heading to London this summer on July 10.
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