Park City, Kentucky - For many people, dining al fresco means having dinner on their deck or perhaps on the patio of their favorite restaurant. But for the participants of the very first NRA Women's Outdoor Adventure, it meant dining near the mouth of a cave. 

The chef of Park Mammoth Resort prepared a delicious dinner for the women and while they dined, owner Nick Noble spoke to the them about the history of the caves.  

"You're sitting in front of two different caves. Although they are only 20 yards apart, they don't connect," Noble explained.  

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Park City, Kentucky - Today was all about high-fives and cheers of encouragement as the ladies took to the range for the first time at the Women's Outdoor Adventure. After this morning's safety briefing and firearms orientation, the women were itching to start shooting. On the agenda this afternoon was several rounds of sporting clays and 5-stand.

Each shooter was paired with their own instructor and they took turns disintegrating clay targets as they flew through the air. Once they had mastered the basics, lead instructor Elizabeth Lanier decided to have a little fun with the shooters.

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Park City, Kentucky - Storm clouds settled upon the horizon yesterday as participants for NRA's inaugural Women's Outdoor Adventure began settling in. Greeted by the staff and fellow attendees, the ladies marveled as claps of lightning rivaled the percussion from a .50 caliber rifle.

This morning, the first day of the Women's Outdoor Adventure, started ... well, wet. Heavy rain that fell through the night and into the morning left the Rockcastle Shooting Center's range soaked. So rather than heading straight out into the muck, the ladies stayed indoors for a comprehensive safety and firearms orientation briefing.

After instructors covered safety procedures for the ranges, the women were left with an important task - to determine whether they were right or left-eye dominant. With that mission accomplished, they spent the rest of the morning becoming familiar with the various rifles, pistols and shotguns each are scheduled to fire throughout the week.

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Park City, Kentucky - For many women, the issue of personal safety is one of paramount importance. Whether that includes carrying a concealed firearm or simply increasing situational awareness, having a plan in place is key in the event that you do become a victim.

Yesterday afternoon, the attendees of the Women's Outdoor Adventure attended a special presentation on personal safety, taught by Rockcastle Shooting Center's primary instructor, Jim Honacker. A blend of NRA's Personal Protection in the Home Course and Refuse To Be A Victim® program, Honacker started by asking the women to think about situations in which they felt vulnerable. 

"Maybe it's leaving work late at night or walking to your car alone," said Honacker. "Your 'spidey senses' kick in, the hair on the back of your neck stands up."

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Park City, Kentucky - We're here at the Rockcastle Shooting Center in Park City to bring you live coverage of the very first NRA Women's Outdoor Adventure. Created by NRA's Women's Programs Department, the Adventure is taking twenty ladies from across the country through an eight-day exploration of the outdoors and shooting sports with personalized instruction from world-class shooters and instructors — and it all kicks off tonight. 

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Having just landed in Nashville, Tennessee, I'm taking the opportunity to check in before heading to the rolling hills of Park City, Kentucky. That's where the inaugural NRA Women's Outdoor Adventure takes place this week at the incredible Rockcastle Shooting Center.

Twenty women are preparing to receive personalized instruction from some of the country's top female shooters in the rifle, pistol, and shotgun world. They'll also receive some quality relaxation time with activities such as horseback riding, canoeing, exploring the area's natural caves and wine tasting.

There's a lot more in store for these ladies, so stay tuned for live coverage of the Women's Outdoor Adventure as the week progresses. I'm off to Rockcastle!

Park City, Kentucky – For the inaugural NRA Women's Outdoor Adventure, the Women's Programs Department looked to one of the East Coast's premier shooting facilities to host the event -the Rockcastle Shooting Center at Park Mammoth Resort in Park City, Kentucky. Scheduled for April 30-May 7, 2012, this exciting new program is an eight-day shooting and outdoor event that allows ladies to explore the outdoors and the shooting sports with personalized instruction from world-class shooters and one-of-a kind activities.

Attendees receive personalized instruction during the event from some of the country’s best female competitive shooters and instructors. Kay Miculek and Debbie Keehart from Babes with Bullets will be leading the rifle and pistol instruction, respectively. Shotgun instruction will be lead by world-class shotgun shooter Elizabeth Lanier. After learning to shoot all three types of firearms, attendees can try their hand at tactical-style 3-gun competition, one of the nation’s fastest growing shooting disciplines. Instructors will also be performing a demonstration to showcase the speed and excitement of 3-gun competition.

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There were a lot of friendly faces down at the AR15.com/Rockcastle Pro-Am 3-Gun Championship last week. In addition to NRA Competitive Shooting's Trey Tuggle and John Howard from our Education and Training Division, there was also Anthony Colandro from New Jersey's Gun For Hire in attendance.

The video comes from a helmet cam worn by a Colandro protegee.

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