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Habitat restoration on several scenic Northern California rivers makes their tailwater fisheries fantastic for rainbow trout and steelhead. - Astra Review

The entire 110-milelongriver is designated as wild and scenic, and flows through Shasta-Trinity National Forest and Six Rivers National Forest. The winding

I waded out and cast a three-fly nymph-and-egg rig under an indicator upstream from our launch point as guides Kris Kennedy and Bryan Quick of The Fly Shop in Redding, Calif., readied our raft for the float down a beautiful stretch of the Trinity River. Halfway through the run, the strike indicator plummeted and I quickly landed a small steelhead.

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Since its arrival in the 1800s, Himalayan balsam has taken over many a riverbank in the UK. - Astra Review

They are often found jockeying for position with a third invader– Himalayan balsam. Between them, they're smothering our native plant life.

Himalayan balsam

There is something unsettling about the term ‘invasive non-native species’, as though there is something sinister going on, and these plants and animals have somehow sneaked into the country while we were looking the other way.

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With its military background and 'Cocaine Wars' reputation, the MAC-10 has quite a history and is still a hoot to shoot – 'as long as someone else is paying for the ammo.' - Astra Review

e MAC-10 sub machine gun is most often associated with bad guys, such as drug dealers. Remember the infamous “chainsaw” scene in Scarface? e weapon used by

Certain guns conjure up images related to the times they were used. e 1894 Winchester lever-action is the classic cowboy gun of the Old West. e M1 Garand is seen as the rifle that won World War II and the M1911A1 as the sidearm of choice for soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen.Not all weapons have a positive image connected to them, though.

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The Female Runner’s Complete Guide to Iron. - Astra Review

In January 2019, marathoner Starla Garcia found herself exhausted and struggling to keep up with her normal training runner partners.She finished the Houston

In January 2019, marathoner Starla Garcia found herself exhausted and struggling to keep up with her normal training runner partners.She finished the Houston Half Marathon in1:21:38—speedy for many, but slower and more difficult than she expected.Garcia’s blood work showed normal hemoglobin levels, the traditional way of measuring iron in the bloodstream.

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Hit the Trails: If you’ve never spent much time off road, it’s about time you did. - Astra Review

Long before the novel coronavirus shut down gyms and caused the cancellation of road races, trail running was on the rise.

Long before the novel coronavirus shut down gyms and caused the cancellation of road races, trail running was on the rise.

According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s2019 Topline Participation Report, trail running numbers were up 9.4 percent from 2017, with more than 10 million participants.“Getting on a trail is the most important way to transition to trail running,” says Megan Lizotte, U.S. trail marathon champion and founder of Athlete Mamas.

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Smart Home Project Draws on Sheddies' Extensive skills to create an automated door opener. - Astra Review

The introductory article to this Smart Home series, which appeared in Issue No. 91 of The Shed, explained that the projects are electronic improvements for

The introductory article to this Smart Home series, which appeared in Issue No. 91 of The Shed, explained that the projects are electronic improvements for our sheddie homes.Behind all these projects there is a common thread that connects the mall to fully control your home and make it smart.

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THIS DESCRIPTION OF 1 SANDOW KNIFE WILL SURELY LURE YOU IN - Astra Review

Brent Sandow has an international reputation for his knives, most of which are sold overseas. He's a fixture at a couple of the world’s best knife shows and

Global Knife recognition

Brent Sandow has an international reputation for his knives, most of which are sold overseas. He’s a fixture at a couple of the world’s best knife shows and has been invited, all expenses paid, to exhibit at the new Shanghai knife show.

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4 Interior Stylists who have 4 unconventional approaches in breaking the decor ambiguities. - Astra Review

As a stylist, one's always working from a big library of inspirations that can be used as a starting point on any project.

My source of inspiration for decor are all the houses, homestays, and BnBs I stay at when I travel. I love personal human touches to spaces, details that give out human traits to non tangible things.

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Ring the Changes. - Astra Review

Of all those who have taken part in this Adventurist series, I am the first to fail. My target was to go from gym bro to gymnastics pro in four weeks by

Of all those who have taken part in this Adventurist series, I am the first to fail. My target was to go from gym bro to gymnastics pro in four weeks by mastering the strict ring muscle-up.

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PLEASURE ISLANDS: Where to find cruising nirvana just an island-hop away from Newport. - Astra Review

Island hopping may not be a term that readily comes to mind when you’re in Newport, Rhode Island. But Newport itself is on an island—Aquidneck—and

Island hopping may not be a term that readily comes to mind when you’re in Newport, Rhode Island. But Newport itself is on an island—Aquidneck—and Narragansett Bay is home to some 40 islands and islets.

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Joy of training quality horses: The point-to-point trainer tells Hannah Lemieux about her battle with cancer, a fruitful arrangement. - Astra Review

The majority are ex-Paul Nicholls horses,now reaping the benefit of a “freshen-up”courtesy of the couple’s more rustic set-up,situated on their dairy farm in

JUST a few yards from Rose and Sam Loxton’s cottage are eight modest stables housing a handful of former top-class chasers, now turning a dab hand to the point-to-pointing and hunter chase game.

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Avid’s Integra amplifier packs a mighty punch. Noel Keywood is concussed. - Astra Review

Once upon a time, transistor amplifiers came big,from Crown for example.Nowadays McIntosh keep the idea going with models like the MA352that we reviewed in

Once upon a time, transistor amplifiers came big,from Crown for example.Nowadays McIntosh keep the idea going with models like the MA352that we reviewed in the February2020 issue (£8495).

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FiiO BTR5 Bluetooth DAC is a pocket Hercules. - Astra Review

FiiO’s latest Bluetooth devices is the BTR5 “Portable High-Fidelity Bluetooth Amplifier”. Despite being described as a flagship model it is priced

FiiO’s latest Bluetooth devices is the BTR5 “Portable High-Fidelity Bluetooth Amplifier”. Despite being described as a flagship model it is priced between£90-£150. As its name suggests, the basic job of the BTR5 is to wirelessly pair with a Bluetooth device like a mobile phone and reproduce any of its audio through headphones. As I’ll explain though, there’s more to its talents.

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A gorgeous home mix of prints gives a 160-year-old home new life. - Astra Review

After living in a series of new construction homes, the couple dreamed of owning one with history. Two years ago, they bought this 1860s house in Glenview,

This spot is spring-y year-round with its painted wall mural featuring hydrangeas, peonies, and lilies, and bird-motif pillows (the fabric is by Schumacher). Joining the pattern party: a buffalo check print on the bench, also in blue and white.Hudson, a golden doodle, is the cutest neutral.

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DODGE’S 2020 CHARGER SRT HELLCAT ADDS PERFORMANCE WITHOUT ADDING A SINGLE HORSEPOWER - Astra Review

FIVE YEARS AGO, WE COULDN’T believe that something like a Hellcat Charger would be unleashed on an unsuspecting America. Seven hundred and seven horses! Would

FIVE YEARS AGO, WE COULDN’T believe that something like a Hellcat Charger would be unleashed on an unsuspecting America. Seven hundred and seven horses! Would buyers care?Would they pony up 70-large for a Dodge sedan? Could the enthusiasm last?The answer to all three has been an emphatic yes.

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.348 WIN: NEW LIFE FOR THE HARD-HITTING MODEL 71 LEVER-ACTION. - Astra Review

THE WINCHESTER MODEL 71 and its .348 Winchester cartridge are an inseparable pair, and also an anomaly. In military rifles it’s common for a long-running

THE WINCHESTER MODEL 71 and its .348 Winchester cartridge are an inseparable pair, and also an anomaly. In military rifles it’s common for a long-running service rifle to be chambered for just one cartridge.

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Sea of Angels - Astra Review

She was a strong swimmer on the local team and a good surfer too. That was no surprise in my family—Mitch would rather surf than eat, and I’d been a lifeguard

Pichilemu, my chilean home, is known as the Capital of the Surf. People come from all over the world to ride our waves.My husband, Mitch, and I have lived here since the eldest of our five children was a baby, surfing and spreading the Gospel, living it in our home as well.