Sports and Recreation

A number of destinations in eastern Iowa make for good day trips or weekend outings,…

Nestled in the pastoral rolling hills south of Dubuque is the charming Crystal Lake Cave…

Forget hibernating and embrace winter with the passion of a Norseman! North Liberty’s Beat the Bitter…

Pickleball. Indeed, that is the name. Pickleball, possibly America’s fastest-growing sport, actually uses no pickles…

River enthusiasts get ready to glide down the Des Moines River. Hot summer days are…

Cece picks up points for her team after breaking through a line of skaters. (Photo…

Sports model Tanell Pretorius strides along Mono Lake in Northern California. (photo by Stefan Eisand)…

In the past few years I have picked up two addictions—I mean hobbies—that have dramatically changed…

In the cool waters of a pool you can leave the world behind AND get…

XCX competitor Chris Beckley soldiers on through obstacles and rough terrain. Did you know that…

Skiing in Iowa? Yes! At Sundown Mountain Resort in Dubuque! WINTER IS UPON US, forcing…

When you live in Iowa, in the middle of a large continent, but have spent…

I FLUNKED HIGH-SCHOOL physical education two years in a row. Organized sports had no appeal…

Who needs exotic locales for kiteboarding? These kiteboarders are soaring over Lake Rathbun in south…

Inventor Allan Pillard has developed a variety of recumbent tricycles over the years at his…