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Casting Call for Running Film

It's not like there's a running film made every day.

Do you like to run? Do you sometimes hear a movie soundtrack in your head as you're bounding along the trail? The short film "Freefly Run" will be shot in Santa Cruz Feb. 23–March 4, and the producers are looking for fit male and female runners ages 18-30.

Love in The Wild

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During mating season pumas might make sweet love nine times an hour.

In the season of love, our thoughts turn to animal sex.

Wrench and Ride with Girls Gone Wilder

Sunday's ride will peak at the 'Top of the World' in DeLaveaga Park.

Join Girls Gone Wilder and Bicycle Trip for a free "Wrench and Ride" on Sunday—learn some basic bike maintenance and then hit the trails at DeLaveaga.

The Outdoor Poet: Marcia Adams

Three poems about the writer's Sierra Nevada upbringing.

Rainy Day Redwood Hike

A rainy day calls for a walk under the redwoods, where the canopy shelters the trail. Nisene Marks State Park delivers. Hilltromper photo.

A perfect day at Nisene Marks.

The Return of the Beaver

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A video released last week shows what may be the first beaver to set up shop on Los Gatos Creek in 150 years.

Video of a beaver living on Los Gatos Creek could be evidence of an ecological comeback.

Horse Sense for Mountain Bikers

The forward position of this horse's ears indicate that it's alert but not freaked out. Hilltromper photo.

Horses spook. That's the first thing a mountain biker needs to know. This blog post from Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers tells a lot about the rest.

The Outdoor Poet: Ira Lightman

Photo by Ian Greig/Creative Commons

In this week's Outdoor Poet, the ukulele-strumming Poetry Sleuth, a.k.a. Ira Lightman, shares two poems and a video.

A Most Excellent Video About Watershed Health

Kristen Kittleston, a fishery resource planner for the county, explaining why the 50-foot buffer zone around waterways is a good thing (even if it does cramp your grand plans for a place literally ON the river).

OK, it might not sound that exciting. But if you like drinking water, bathing, watering your garden and not being a a total jerk to the native fish, you'll probably find something to like about this 20-minute vid from the Coastal Watershed Council.

Your Mavericks Weekend Guests Here

The Hotel Paradox pool makes a mighty fine place to relax after a long day of big-wave spectating.

Mavericks is on for this Friday, and it's the best winter weather Santa Cruz has seen in a long time. What does that spell? Out-of-town guests, that's what.

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