We are lucky to live in a city that has a "nature trail" running through it. While it's certainly not on the scale of central park, it is only a few blocks away and easily accessible. There is also a lake nearby that my husband likes to bike around. As soon as my sleeping bag is replaced (hello, REI dividend) we'll hit the local state parks for some weekend camping.

One of my favorite smells is the woods right after it rains. Can't Wait. Yay Spring!

ok, i voted other because, while i don't spend a great deal of time outside - personally i HATE bugs, and get eaten horridly during warm months, and i live in texas, so lots of warm months - but, my husband and son love camping and fishing, etc. the girls and i stay home and play computer or read books and the boys go have fun getting all nasty and stinky - apparently one of the great parts of camping is not having to bathe for three days, ugh!

I am a avid hunter who spends as much time as possible in the wood or fishing. Outdoorsman have echo sensitive for may years, however they are just starting to embrace the new directions of the 21st.

I voted "Other" because I wouldn't say that I "love the Great Outdoors", and I have to admit that I don't actually enjoy a lot of things about "the outdoors" in the ways that most people do: I don't like bugs, getting dirty or walking for long distances, which rules out camping and hiking... but I love to be outside and do try to get out as often as possible for short walks, bike rides or sitting on a bench enjoying a park. As a city dweller, my eyes light up at the sight of more than 3 trees together in one place, so I really appreciate the times when I can get to a place like that!

I voted other becuse you need a medium choice between going as often as you can and staying inside all the time.
I regularly go on a canoe camping trip during the summers, and this sumemr I will be traveling across the country and camping at parks along the way.
I enjoy camping in the summer, but don't consider myself an AVID hiker or camper, just someone who likes to camp along with all the other things in my life.

We attempt to play outside as much as possible, but it's no fun in metro Florida, all the pretty places are destroyed and/or jam-packed with tourists. They even cement-wall the natural springs! Makes them look like common pools; lifeguard towers, soda/hot dog stands, the works. Disgusting!

National and State parks can increase visits easily - allow dogs. Most National and State parks greatly restrict (or simply outlaw) dog access. Give them the run of the place (on leash of course) and dog owners will follow.

I'm with Porter! It's ridiculous that I have to find someone to take care of my dog so I can go camping! Allowing dogs would greatly increase my time in parks of all kinds.

I suppose it all depends on what you mean by "outdoors" for me.

Every day, rain, shine, sleet or snow, I take my son to daycare by towing him behind my bike in a baby trailer. The route is mostly on the street, but I do take a shortcut through a ravine park that apparently hasn't been logged in a long time.

Very rarely (ie, when I can get a ride from a friend who might also be interested, because I don't own a car), I take my big telescope camping overnight somewhere far from the lights of the city. But other than that, I don't really get out of the city much at all.

I go windsurfing every second day in the summer. Its something to do retirement mode. All the fish died in one of the lakes that I use. Then the birds eat them and some of them died. Lake Keho is pretty big southern Alberta lake. Not much mention about this in the news. Hopefully I won't run out of clean water but there are no guarantees.