Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia may seem like a jungle of traffic and pavement when you're trapped in your car on the way home from work. But the region is rich with outdoors recreation opportunities, and the people who live in the region like to get out in the wild all year round.

Whitewater kayakers paddle the Potomac River or head farther west to hit the rivers of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Hunters ply the woods for deer or dove or ducks. Fly fisherman pull trout from cold Virginia streams, while saltwater anglers pull billfish from the Atlantic. Hiking, camping, sailing, mountain biking, skiing--if there's an activity you can do in the outdoors, you can find it in this region.

Mightyoutdoors.com is a new product that is designed to appeal to the people who thrive in the fresh air and look to the wilderness for recreational opportunities. It's a once-a-week email newsletter coupled with a mobile-friendly Web application that covers what's going on with outdoor sports. Whether spotlighting a new outdoor sport, describing a hidden-away park or detailing how to do an outdoor skill, Mightyoutdoors.com is be a must-read for outdoors enthusiasts.

E-mail Rusty with any questions at rdennen@freelancestar.com.

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