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There are many types of vacations for people of all different preferences and like and dislikes. An ideal vacation to one person may not be very ideal to another. Some people enjoy outdoor adventures, including water and camping activities, while others prefer indoor adventures, maybe art and museums. For those outdoor adventure enthusiasts, Colorado River expeditions can be an exciting and once in a lifetime adventure. Colorado River expeditions can include canoeing, rowing or even white water rafting.

Today, about 77% of Americans view outdoor recreation as an important part of their lives. These people attempt to find ways to further enjoy the outdoors, and participating in an Arizona rafting adventure or a Colorado River raft trip is a great and unique way to do this. These trips offer much more than simply rafting. They offer beautiful views and scenery for all participants. They also offer many sightseeing options of local attractions, including the Grand Canyon. Many stopping points also have campgrounds and places for bonfires in the evenings.

Those who wish to participate in Colorado River expeditions, can white water raft, canoe or kayak through the areas. According to the latest available data, in 2012, there were approximately 12.47 million participants in kayaking in the U.S., up from 11.8 million the previous year.

The views that these Colorado River raft trips offer are one of a kind. Riders will get to view mountains, lands and water views that are not possible anywhere else. The Paiute Indian tribe calls the Canyon Kaibab, which means mountain lying down, or mountain turned upside down. The creamy white Kaibab Limestone forms the surface on which the park?s 5 million visitors stand while viewing the canyon. Those on a Colorado River expedition can either view the turned over mountain by rafting or canoeing by it, or by parking on shore, and walking to view the great scenery of the famous mountain area.

Colorado River rafting adventures are guided by professionals who are familiar with the area. They are not only there for any emergencies, but they are also available to provide the best, guided tour for all riders. They are able to point out any great scenery areas and can provide interesting information about the river and the nearby attractions. They are a great source for ensuring informational, educational and fun Colorado River expeditions.

Summer is quickly approaching, and people are figuring out their summer vacationing plans. They may be deciding between many options, and Colorado River expeditions are a great option for those who enjoy outdoor activities that are unique. The Colorado River tours offer a lot to riders, including great scenery, educational information and breathtaking views that are unable to compare to any other location.

Biking is very popular. Every day, people in the United States take nine million bike trips. In the spring of 2014, 67.3 million people said they had ridden a bike at least once during the previous 12 month. Nearly 33% of these people say they ride for recreation and 28% say they do it for health reasons. Whether you own your own bike or rely on bike rentals, cycling is a great way to have fun and get a good workout.

5 Tips to Get a Great Bike Workout:

1. Be safe. If you are going to bike in the city, you need to be careful. The first thing you need to do is get a helmet if you do not have one. Many people neglect to get one when they are picking up their bike from the bike share kiosk or the bike rentals shop but it really is important. Next, check over your bike. Most of the times the people at the bike shop are very careful about how they maintain their bikes but you should make sure everything feels tight and in working order. Test out the brakes before you leave the bike rental location. You do not want to find out the brakes are having issues when you are flying down a hill at top speed.
2. Keep track of your distance snd workouts. One of the great parts of bike workouts is the variety. To keep track of how far you went and what kind of workout you did, you should download an app for your phone. These can help you keep a good record of how far you went, what the course was like, how many calories you burned and how long you spent on the bike. When you keep track of your workouts, you can more efficiently increase your time to improve your fitness level. If you need encouragement, take photos of your bike ride and post them to your social media sites. This is one way you can share your bike ride and progress wiyh your friends and followers. Remember that most drivers are not looking for you so you need to look for them.
3. Do not shy away from hills. If you live in a hilly area, after you have gotten your bicycle from the bike rentals place, ride it over to the hilly part of town. When you are riding up hill, try to pedal as fast as you can. Take a break as you coast down the hill. Repeat as often as you can. When you map out your rides, try to do the hills early in your route. This will allow you to get the most of the hills and increase your cardio workout.
4. Vary your biking workout by standing up. You can get your back into your workout by pedaling standing up for at least part of your biking workout. If you are not used to biking this way, it may not feel as natural and therefore take you a little time to get used to it. Once you have gotten used to that kind of bike riding, do intervals of biking while standing. Aim for doing between 15 and 30 seconds standing. Try to work these intervals into your bike workouts.
5. Bring music with you.andnbsp;While it is not safe to ride with ear buds in them, you can get bike accessories to hold your phone for when you are biking. Open Pandora or Slacker and play that while you are biking. This has the added benefit of alerting other people on your path that you are coming without using a horn.

If you do not have a bike and start to get tried of bike rentals, you can get an inexpensive bike of your own. Many bike stores have reasonable used bikes for sale. They can also help make sure any bike you buy is in great condition.

Biking is a great workout. It is a lot of fun and can be great for almost everyone. If you have trouble with your knees, biking can help you workout without being hard on your joints. If you have had injuries, this is one way to avoid those while getting great exercise.

Have you ever been to a sports event in which the critical play was too close to call, and referees had to review their super slow motion cameras in order to make a decision on the play? This types of high detail video footage, where more information is captured than the eye can see are not captured by your run-of-the-mill video camera. Slow motion footage is captured by ultra high speed cameras, that are sensitive enough to grab every detail from the shot so that every minute aspect of it can be reviewed in slow motion. The technology behind high speed cameras goes far beyond just capturing something with your iPhone and then putting the slow motion filter on it. There is an entire science behind high speed cameras.

What makes high speed cameras different from other video recording devices?

High speed cameras are finely-tuned to take a series of high-quality images in sequential order so that every detail of the subject is captured. When those images are play back in slow motion, the viewer can analyze or measure specific details that happen so fast the naked eye couldn’t capture them (such as the too-close-to-call sports event in our example).

Essentially, this is possible because high speed cameras capture a far greater amount of frames per second than a conventional video camera. A standard video recording device captures 30 frames per second. When the footage is replayed, our eyes and brain connect those 30 frames per second together, creating a full motion sequence. However, a lot of details can be lost within the 30 shots per second. The number of images that a high-speed camera catches per second varies by the quality of the camera; the lowest level of high speed cameras capture 500 frames per second, 17 times more than a standard video camera. A nice high speed camera, such as a 1000 FPS camera, captures 34 times more detail than a standard video recording device. Some high speed cameras are capable of recording 3000 frames per second, giving you a level of detail that you could never get with a standard camera.

Benefits of high speed cameras.
The important information that can be captured with a high speed camera is useful to a variety of industries. We’ve all seen automobile commercials where the crash test is replayed in slow motion, with details such as the airbag being inflated and the restraint system working. When you watch this type of videography, you are enjoying the fruits of high speed camera technology. If slow motion video was shot with a standard 30 frames per second camera and then slow down to a tenth of the speed, there would only be enough image information for three frames per second. The human brain can separate images faster than that, so the video would not look cohesive. The result would be a somewhat jerky stop-motion type video.


Even beyond the weather cinematography, high speed video footage is used for detailed analyzation in a number of industries:

• Automotive manufacturers
• Food and Beverage producers
• Technology and electronic component industries
• Household product manufacturers
• Education and research facilities

What are the practical uses of high speed cameras?
The actual purpose that this diverse list of industries use high speed cameras varies from one to another. However, most common uses of high speed cameras fall into one of the following categories:

• Scientific research. Scientists use high-speed cameras to capture natural phenomenons in high detail for further investigation. This type of technology is used in biology, fluid dynamics, meteorology, and bio-mechanics, to name a few.
• Technological development. Being able to inspect your equipment and its operation in detail is incredibly effective in the design phase, the modification phase, and the early production phase of new technology.
• Testing and production. The manufacturing industry regularly uses high speed cameras to deeply test the assembly and components of a product before producing in mass. This includes stress testing, shock testing, and vibration testing, as well as other testing points, depending on the product.

Have you ever worked with high speed cameras? What application did you need the slow motion camera detail for? We’d love to hear about your experience in the comment section below.

The weather is finally warming up and the snow is beginning to melt. The months are flying by and soon, it will be summer. Summer brings vacations and time off from school and work. It brings warmer weather that allows for outdoor activities that are not possible or as entertaining in the winter months. For these reasons, camping has become a popular and well liked summer vacation option. Camping provides families with a great way to bond, while enjoying outdoor views and many outdoor activities that go along with camping.

When a family or an individual decides that they want to go on a camping trip, they will find that there are a variety of camping needs. Camping is essentially living outdoors for a limited amount of time, so such supplies and outdoor activity equipment is necessary. Camping?s popularity is increasing, with 3 million more Americans having gone camping in 2012 than in 2010. People are finding all sorts of activities that increase the camping experience. Some of these activities include hiking, biking, swimming, shooting, archery and even watersports if the campsite is near water sources.

Adventure gear for camping needs involves hiking and biking equipment. This often includes bikes, hiking shoes, backpacking gear, water bottles, flashlights and resistant outdoor clothing. Most of this type of gear can be found in a camping needs store, or in any sports related store. They are often the best source for the best quality of adventure gear available.

A camper who is interested in fishing or shooting will also visit a camping needs store. Some of these stores may be a fishing shop that includes fishing bait, fishing equipment or fishing hats. Shooting equipment may be found in a gun shop specialty store. Some sports stores will also carry guns and other shooting equipment, but are likely to not have as wide of a variety to choose from. Shooting often requires more planning and involved more regulations when shopping for the supplies. Depending on the type of gun or ammunition that is needed, a permit or a license is sometimes required. It is best to consult with the camping needs store to ensure you are able to successfully purchase the shooting materials that are needed.

Water sports are also a great camping activity for campsites that are near bodies of water. Some people enjoy lying out in front of the water, while others enjoy engaging in sports on the water. A great water sport option for campsites that are located near oceans is that of scuba diving. Scuba diving is a unique sport that allows divers to explore the bottom of the ocean. They are often able to experience many different types of fish and many different types of ocean floor materials. Scuba gear equipment can also generally be found at a camping needs store. It is generally a good idea to train with a qualified instructor prior to scuba diving on your own.A qualified professional can not only assist with safety habits, but also with laws regarding the sport. For example, Florida State Statue 327.73, says that divers can face a non criminal violation and a $50 fine for not properly following the dive flag laws.

Camping is a popular and a well-liked vacation idea. In fact, the average camper went on 4.97 camping trips in 2012. With summer coming, more people will be camping and enjoying the warmer weather. Campers can many options outside of sitting around their campsite. They can fish, shoot, engage in archery, swim and even participate in watersports, such as that of scuba diving. Most of the equipment that is needed for these types of sports can be found at camping needs stores.