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Walkers found after 19 days in NZ wilderness
Two missing walkers have been found in the New Zealand wilderness, 19 days after they set off. Jessica O'Connor and Dion Reynolds, both 23, began walking in the Kahurangi National Park on 9 May, and expected to be gone for six or seven days. But after getting lost in fog they were both injured in a fall. They found water and were rescued when a search helicopter noticed smoke from their camp fire.
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Hawai‘i’s Last Outlaw Hippies
Hawaii’s outlaw hippies are more Lost Boys than a signpost to a future post-consumer society. By Brendan Borrell.
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The White Darkness: A Journey Across Antarctica
At fifty-five, Henry Worsley began a solitary trek that became a singular test of character. By David Grann.
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Hidden palms canyon
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A Photo Trip to Antarctica
Images from the past few years of the Antarctic landscape, wildlife, research facilities, and some of the scientific work taking place there. By Lan Taylor.
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Flying the Mail in Remote Idaho
Neither tight canyons, nor wildlife on runways…The postman’s creed is slightly different for pilots delivering mail in the mountains. By Debbie Gary.
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Summer in the Heartsick Mountains
On a nearly moonless night in late May, as I stumbled down a wide, smooth path near a large campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it suddenly occurred to me that I can’t see in the dark anymore... By Ellie Shechet.
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See the Wild Places That May Lose Protections as National Monuments
Four protected areas could shrink and six others could be opened to mining, logging, and fishing, based on new recommendations to President Trump. By Laura Parker.
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Why Fenn's Deadly Treasure Hunt Should Go On
Two people have died in pursuit of Forrest Fenn’s hidden treasure. New Mexico’s Chief of Police is pleading with him to call it off. But how dangerous is it, really? By Peter Frick-Wright. (June 28, 2017)
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Four-year-old found alive after spending five days alone in bear infested woods
A four-year-old has been found alive after reportedly spending five days alone in the Russian woods. Dima Peskov got lost on a camping trip near Reftinskoye reservoir in the Ural Mountains, which is ridden with bears and wolves. He was found curled up under a tree suffering from dehydration and covered in mosquito bites and ticks.
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U.S. Forest Service ready to approve controversial Arizona copper mine
The giant open-pit project will dig up 90,000 tons of ore daily, producing 1.25 billion tons of waste. By Sarah Okeson.
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Going It Alone
What happens when an African American woman decides to solo-hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine during a summer of bitter political upheaval? Everything you can imagine, from scary moments of racism to new friendships to soaring epiphanies about the timeless value of America’s most storied trekking route. By Rahawa Haile.
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An Ode to the Imperfect, 21st-Century American Cabin
The author, feeling hemmed in by the city, buys a secluded wilderness retreat. But are there any truly wild places left to escape to? And what exactly are we seeking when we head into the woods? By Kenneth R. Rosen.
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A Tibetan Ghost Story: How Three Chod-pas Tamed a Female ‘Harm-Giver’
The following is a rough translation of a spooky Tibetan story that was shared on the popular Tibetan-medium site Khabdha. I hope you will read it and be careful the next time you are practicing yoga in the wilderness… By Ben Joffe.
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World’s Largest Marine Reserve Created Off Antarctica
New 598,000 square-mile protected area is more than twice the size of Texas, and will protect everything from penguins to whales. By Brian Clark Howard.
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A Talent for Sloth
Ten years as a lookout on a fire tower requires a particular aptitude for idleness. By Philip Connors.
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In Wyoming, a road block for public access
A tangled web of lawsuits and land sales mean people trying to access a Lincoln County wilderness area could face trespass charges. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. (Feb. 18)
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Death Valley Is Covered In Flowers
It's a desert, it's a garden, it's...a superbloom! By Mary Beth Griggs.
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Dark Science
We’re more likely to stare at the light in our hands than the light above. What do we lose when we lose the sky? By Omar Mouallem.
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Digging Out
In February 2003, an avalanche killed seven students in B.C.’s Glacier National Park. None of the survivors of that day have ever talked to the media. Until now. By Ainsley Doty.
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