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The Cowboy Trip
I took a road trip as 3 amigos, drove 4,000 miles through 9 states in 17 days. Here are a few pictures taken along the way.
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Norwegian man rides snowmobile on water for 131 miles
A Norwegian daredevil set out to break an unusual world record when he took his snowmobile for a 131-mile trip on the surface of a river. A video posted to YouTube by Jan Helmer Olsen shows daredevil Morten Blien taking his Polaris RMK 800 snowmobile for a four hour drive last year on the waters of the Karasjok and Tana River in Finnmark, Norway. Blien made it a distance of 131.7 miles before his snowmobile suffered...
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Ice caves
At Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland
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Thrill-Seeking Hairdresser Leaves Family Behind to See the World and Cut Hair in Extreme Locations
Denis 'Motobarber' Yushin is a young hairdresser currently on a six-year trip around the world. To finance his adventure, Yushin gives people haircuts in extreme locations.
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Last Walk Around Mirror Lake
Boards of Canada (Boom Bip, BOC Remix)
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Lost at sea: the man who vanished for 14 months
In November 2012, Salvador Alvarenga went fishing off the coast of Mexico. Two days later, a storm hit and he made a desperate SOS. It was the last anyone heard from him – for 438 days. This is his story. By Jonathan Franklin.
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Lost Coast Trail and the King Range Wilderness
These are the personal thoughts of the King Range Wilderness Ranger. The purpose of this site is to get information to you, the potential visitor, so you can better plan your trip.
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Best Day Hikes in the Parks - National Geographic
National Geographic editors recommend the 20 legendary day hikes within our most legendary national parks.
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World's Best Hikes: Summit Hikes - National Geographic
While there are plenty of wondrous mountaintops on the planet, for this list we chose our favorite peaks based on both the walk up and the larger history of the place.
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25 Best Hikes in the World to Put on Your Bucket List
Our 25 Best Hikes in the World to Put on Your Bucket List. So far we've only completed one and portions of others, but hope to get them all checked off!
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14 fabulous loop hikes in America
Loop hikes are considered to be the pinnacle hiking experience. With fresh views at every step, none of your time or energy is wasted.
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20 wilderness areas to see before you die
All of America's wilderness areas are amazing examples of pristine wild areas, but here are 20 areas that truly stand out as places you must see before you die!
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Lessons I've Learned from Living in a Van
It’s been almost a month on the road now. One of the goals of Connected States was to see what lessons could be gleaned from a mobile lifestyle and then applied to a life more stationary. Well, 25 days isn’t so long in the grand scheme of things, especially if I’m staring down the barrel of another 340 or so, but it’s been long enough to make an observation or two.
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15 ultimate American hikes
One of the most beloved activities in wild lands is hiking.
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7th August 1947 - Wood raft completes 4,300-mile voyage
Kon-Tiki, a balsa wood raft captained by Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl, completes a 4,300-mile, 101-day journey from Peru to Raroia in the Tuamotu Archipelago, near Tahiti.Heyerdahl wanted to prove his theory that prehistoric South Americans could have colonized the Polynesian islands by drifting on ocean currents.
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The Toughest Woman on Two Wheels
“You grow up in a cult,” says Juliana Buhring, “and everybody thinks there’s something wrong with you.”
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Exclusive Interview: John Spies' Magnificent Photos Reveal the Hidden Wonders of Underground Caves
With more than 30 years of experience as a cave explorer and guide under his belt, Australian photographer John Spies is an expert at navigating the incredible formations and winding passages of underground sites never before seen by man.
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Diga di Luzzone: The Swiss Dam That's Also the World's Largest Artificial Climbing Wall
If you’re up for a challenge and into wall climbing, you might be interested in Switzerland’s man-made climbing route, the Diga di Luzzone. The working dam slash artificial wall is considered as the Everest of wall climbing as it extends up to 540 vertical feet from the base to the top of the dam. Climbers have to go through 5 pitches that curves up to the dam while being surrounded by panoramic Swiss mountains...
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Winter Camping on Geographic Gem Not For All
Forget your smartphone, unplug your electrical devices, sleep by a wood stove on a bed of fir branches — perhaps with your pet — and only a canvas wall between you and the winter snow. Whether you consider this vacation scenario heaven or hell will determine if Atelier Arboreal at the foot of the Bruce Peninsula is for you.
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The Woman Who Walked 10,000 Miles (No Exaggeration) in Three Years
A hundred years ago, when Robert Falcon Scott set out for Antarctica on his Terra Nova expedition, his two primary goals were scientific discovery and reaching the geographic South Pole. Arguably, though, Scott was really chasing what contemporary observers call a sufferfest.
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