Deep Banana Blackout played the late show for the first time since we've been coming to Gathering of the Vibes, and what a party it was, from 1:30 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. You needed to have a camping wrist band to get to the Green Vibes Stage. Lauren gives 3 Twifties Tips on how to stay up late for parties here. See the episode where she loses (but then finds) her backpack, and also see Twifties Tips for Music Festivals at Gathering of the Vibes 2010 with Umphrey's McGee and Keller Williams and the Rhythm Devils.
By Lauren Traub Teton for Twifties.TV.

Thru-hiker Dusty a.k.a. Particle hand-picked the yummiest part of the Appalachian Trail for this tenderfoot to hike for three days and guided us. We hiked in Shenandoah National Park, in Virginia, and we agree this was a perfect spot for a casual hiker to taste almost everything the Trail has to offer, minus the despair. First day, hiked 8 miles from Big Meadows Campground to Skyland, then made friends and got a lift back to the campground. Next day, we drove to and parked at Skyland, and hiked 6 miles to the Byrd's Nest 3 shelter for a backwoods overnight. Next day we hiked 4 miles to the rest area at Thornton's Gap and then caught a ride back to the car at Skyland. Don't miss the famous and delicious blackberry milkshakes in Shenandoah. And don't forget to purchase a camping pass. Video by Lauren Traub Teton exclusive for Twifties.TV.

The hiking shoes mentioned are the Asics Gel Trabucos. "If you want the perfect pair of trail runners, look no further than the Asics Gel-Trabuco's." says Michael Lanza in Backpacker Magazine, April 2009. Read the full review here.
Buy them from Zappos here.
Leki hiking poles are available here from Backcountry.com.

 

Join Lauren and her crew of Twifties as they reveal footage of the inaugural first days of  the New York Zipline Adventure Tours at Hunter Mountain Ski Resort,at the largest canopy tour to date in the US. Two hours from NY City in the Catskills, the first two phases of this project will open to the public in June. The third and final phase will open later in summer 2010. Ziplining is a great activity for Twifties, the fun people around 50 and UP!

 NYZAT will have two separate Zipline tours and the Adventure Tower challenge tour for all ages, ability levels and courage.  The three courses will total nearly 5 miles of ziplines (some nearly 600’ off the forest floor and over 3,000’ long each) along with sky bridges, platforms and additional challenge elements at the Adventure Tower.  Guests will be accompanied on tours of up to 2.5 hours by professionally trained guides. The facilities will operate year-round, utilizing Hunter’s chairlifts, terrain and base lodge.

 More at http://ziplinenewyork.com/index.html.

After a road trip, Lauren gets back on her healthy regime. Here she shows you the simple 2-ingredient drink. Apple and kale (optional Swiss Chard and blueberries) is cut up with Lauren's Ginsu knife and then whirred in the Osterizer Blender to create a frothy health drink that bathes your cells in healthy pleasure. Drink enough of this and you'll ride boardercross in your 50s too! By Lauren Traub Teton exclusive for SnowboardSecrets.TV.

See how Lauren has figured out how to bring her Twifties Green Drink on the road, using her Hamilton Beach personal portable blender. "I drank this every day at USASA Snowboard Nationals in April 2010, and won a Bronze Medal in Halfpipe! Even at high altitude!! It was healthy, thrifty, and delicious!" Video coming soon. Sponsor this video!

By the way, did you know the Ginsu ads established the formula for the modern "infomercial. "Ginsu had humor, demonstration, and a precisely structured series of premium offers I call 'the lots-for-a-little approach" said John Witek, author of Response Television: Combat Advertising of the 1980s and a marketing consultant.

We visit the Windflower Inn, in the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts. Lauren gives a Twifties tour where we meet innkepers Claudia and John,and have gluten-free and wheat-free homemade snacks with tea by the roaring fireplace. We find out their secrets for staying young and healthy, We visit some guest rooms, relax in our room by the fire, and eat a delicious homemade breakfast of French Toast that happens to be specially made wheat and gluten free. See our other Berkshires videos where we interview James Taylor benefit concert-goers at the Mahaiwe, and dine at the Route 7 Grill, before headiing off to snowboard at Catamount, just 5 miles from the Windflower. By Lauren Traub Teton for Twifties.

TV To stay at this inn, book by calling Claudia and John at the Windflower in Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-2720 www.windflowerinn.com/