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Congressional Record – Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The Vermont Sports 2010 Summer Camp Guide lists camps in Vermont that focus on outdoor sports-related activities. Most are the same sports we traditionally cover in our editorial content, such as running, mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, climbing, adventure, and outdoor skills. This guide includes a basic description of each camp’s offerings.

In the dead of winter, it is hard to imagine paddling on sunny lakes, pedaling through green fields, or running along dirt roads on summer mornings. But outdoor enthusiasts, beware. Spring is creeping up, and we lovers of the outdoors will soon face an annual springtime dilemma.

I just got back from the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show in Salt Lake City, UT, where 40,000 or so outdoor industry types like me converged for a week-long gear summit. By the last day, I was dehydrated from drooling. Here are just three of the items that I found particularly tasty.

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With all the talk about the flagging economy and high unemployment rates, you rarely hear that these times can also create an opportunity to try a new career, something more aligned with who you are and how you want to spend your time.

Age: 45
Residence: Jeffersonville
Family: Husband, Tom; son, Taylor, 15; daughter Erika, 12
Occupation: Physical therapist
Primary sport: Running

VS: What do you enjoy about being a physical therapist?

Age: 30
Residence: Hubbardton
Family: Wife, Astrid; sons River Henry, 3, and Leif Blake, 3 months
Occupation: Outdoor Education Coordinator for The Moosalamoo Center; adjunct professor in Outdoor Leadership at Castleton, and wilderness guide at Vermont Adventure Tours
Primary sport: Split-board mountaineering, fly fishing, wilderness living