Jackie Baker
I race downhill bikes at the Pro level and love skiing Utah's fluffy powder. I recently started my own online retail store, FreerideFoundation.com. I have written copy for Backcountry.com and PeterGlenn.com; I was a researcher for ESPN.
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The Mork Mount iPod Nano Holder: A Hands-On ReviewThe Mork Mount, manufactured by Risse Racing, is a CNC machined aluminum landing pad for your iPod nano. (Get it? Mork, nano? Na-no-na-no, Mork and Mindy? Genius! -
Lizard Skins Knee Shin Combo ReviewI hate shin guards. I hate them because they wander away from the places that need protecting, because they painfully chafe the back of my knees, and because they're hotter than the habanero sauce that my boyfriend enjoys slopping onto perfectly good nachos.
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Riding the North Dakota Maah Daah Hey - A Badlands Epic"It's not called the Goodlands," said Loren Morlock as his daughter Nancy and I prepared to mountain bike North Dakota's Maah Daah Hey trail. We were attempting to complete the 110-mile Badlands singletrack in two days.
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How Charles Dickens Contributed to the Destruction of the American WildernessDickens' attitude toward and presentation of wilderness reflects the common thought of Victorian England. This perception of wilderness, which lends to the destruction of American wilds, is based on the negative connotation instilled by Christianity.
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Choosing an Alternative Source of EnergyThis paper was written in 1999 in Colorado and assessess the pros and cons to natural gas and electricity, and also alternatives such as solar and wind power, hydropower and wood burning. The popularity of wind and solar power have since increased.
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Pam Houston: Redefining the Adventure StoryHouston's work reveals both an adherence to and a departure from the accepted or established conventions of adventure literature. To assess Houston's work, I will examine several prevalent conventions, which originate in British adventure literature.
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History of Horses in England Through the Seventeenth CenturyThe history of the horse in England is inseparable from the history of the English people. Horses influenced the way England's early inhabitants worked, traveled, and fought. Many human factors influenced the bloodlines, size, and speed of the animals.