I know this wasn’t in Manhattan, but bear with me. This outdoor experience was the culmination of a massive, spontaneous, 6-day, 49-hour, 3000-mile road trip starting in Manhattan and ending in Fayetteville, Arkansas before our 5-hour drive home. This whole road trip was unplanned and entirely on the fly yet we spent less than $300 …
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Milford Lake
A few years ago, my best friend and his dad and sister took me out on Milford Lake with their kayaks. They had just gotten them and were excited to try them out so they invited me along with them. If you don’t know where Milford lake is, it’s about a half hour southeast of …
Disc Golf
My first outdoor recreation activity in Manhattan that I love to take advantage of are the two high-quality disc golf courses around Manhattan. Fairmont Park is the bigger one; an 18-hole course off of Bill Snyder Highway that is connected to both a football field with a track and a small playground, and is situated …
Return to Shenandoah National Park
In his book Light in August William Faulker writes, “Memory believes before knowing remembers.” And while my recent trip back to Shenandoah National Park (SHEN) did not share the tragedies and struggles Faulkner’s characters did, the nostalgia I felt, and memories that returned to me, upon seeing the Blue Ridge Mountains again was no less …
Forgotten Shoes & Tree Kangaroo’s
My family and I are big runners and this summer, we decided to participate in what is known as the “Sweet 16”. It is made up of four 4-mile races throughout the summer. The first is the St. Patricks Day Run in Westport, the second is the Trolley Run (one of the biggest 4-mile races …
Who we are
Students and faculty of PMC 210 My name is Michael Brunson, a third-year PhD student in the Park Management and Conservation program at Kansas State University and instructor for PMC 210. This is my second year teaching this class and I wanted to try something a little different to encourage my students to both participate …
PMC 210: Intro to Outdoor Recreation 