The second largest state in the country, Texas isn’t short on wide open spaces to explore. Whether you want to summit the highest peak in the Guadalupe Mountains, hunt for dinosaur footprints in an ancient seabed, or kayak down the Rio Grande, there’s always a new adventure around the corner. Here are the best national [...]
If you ask us, there’s no better way to relax than to sit outside of the tent you just set up and just take in your surroundings. But if the journey to get there was long or arduous, sometimes it make take more than a few deep breaths to find your zen. Not to worry: [...]
In Lajamanu, a remote town in northern Australia, fish are literally raining from the sky. The town, which is hundreds of miles from the nearest coast, has experienced four different “deluges of fish” in the past few decades, Newsweek reported. The most recent event happened just a couple of weeks ago. Some experts theorize that [...]
The daily grind of life can be taxing on your mind, body and soul. We know how crucial it is not to waste time doing unnecessary research when you only have one free weekend in who knows how long. When you only have a weekend to get away from home, it’s critical to avoid wasting [...]
When pro skier Owen Leeper strapped on a helmet cam near Jackson, Wyoming, last month, he expected to catch some sick footage of himself skiing a steep couloir. He didn’t expect to capture one of the most harrowing scenes of his skiing career. When Leeper approached the couloir on Feb. 11, he was feeling confident. [...]
Quicksand can be found anywhere that water and sand meet—by the sea, along river banks, near lakes and marshes. It’s composed of loose sand that’s fully saturated and therefore suspended in water. So when something heavier—like your body—displaces it, it can create a suction and the heavier thing (you) will begin to sink. The good [...]
A village in Bhutan has been having trouble with a roving local drunkard as of late—except this one weighs 250 pounds and has two-inch claws. For the second time this year, a Himalayan black bear was reportedly caught rummaging through a small food store in Babesa, devouring snacks and guzzling alcohol. According to Newsweek, the bear [...]
