Unique Location | WinGate & WayPoints Wilderness Therapy – Shane talks about heart of WinGate’s location and why it makes it different from other wilderness programs. The student at WinGate is the top priority and wa…

 

Pasco County's celebration of fall continues

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Proceeds from the event benefit Kiddy Up Ranch's equine therapy programs. (727) 418-6219; kiddyupranch.org. … 8 at J.B. Starkey Wilderness Park, 10500 Wilderness Park Blvd., New Port Richey. Visitors will take a hay ride 2 ½ miles back into the park …
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Missoulian Joe Stone, paralyzed in extreme sports accident, aims to make …

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Before the accident, the 25-year-old had been a maintenance worker at a Missoula property company who wanted to work as little as possible to be able to sneak off and escape into the Montana wilderness for hikes or mountain bike rides. It wasn't until …
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Trekking with llamas on the Holyoke Range

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In fact, llamas are so gentle and unflappable — and so goofy looking with their split lips, protruding front teeth, and floppy banana-shaped ears — that they are often used as therapy animals. Just being around them makes it hard to feel grumpy or …
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