Shawna Newman

Shawna currently lives in Las Vegas where she gets in lots of great hiking at Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire State Park. When she has time, she visits National Parks in a quest to visit each one in the U.S. Shawna’s favorite outdoors activity is hiking and her favorite National Park (so far) is Badlands National Park in South Dakota.

Can You Snowshoe Anywhere?

One of the great things about snowshoeing is you can do it just about anywhere there’s enough snow. That’s kind of its whole thing. It’s about getting out in those winter elements and going places you otherwise wouldn’t be able to go without heavy trudging and rapid exhaustion. So, as far as whether you CAN

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Is Skateboarding Illegal?

Despite the fact it might sometimes seem to be with all the hateful rhetoric aimed at it by anti-skaters, skateboarding is not illegal. Whether you’re doing it at the skatepark or on the sidewalk, throwing up tricks or just trying to get to work, skateboarding is a form of recreation and transportation, not a crime.

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Where Is Skateboarding Illegal?

Skateboarding isn’t illegal anywhere in the world. In every country, there are at least some places where it’s legal to skate. This includes the United States, where unless there are laws specifically against skateboarding, skateboarding is always legal. The legality of skateboarding, though, is also  jurisdictional. While skateboarding isn’t outright illegal anywhere, there are many

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