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(Need to catch up on Episodes 1 and 2? Read those first!) At first glance, the third leg of the competition on adventure reality show The Climb seems pretty simple. The remaining contestants, now in Albarracin, Spain, will be bouldering on short rock formations. They kind of look like the piles any Joe Schmo wandering [...]
On February 1, 2023, for the first time in three years, Arizona’s famous Havasu Falls will finally reopen to visitors. Located within the Havasupai Reservation adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park, the falls are internationally famous for their unique, stepped pools and fluorescently blue water. Many attribute that fame to Instagram; if you’ve spent much [...]
At times, the chaos of New York City can feel like an island unto itself (literally). But just outside the skyscrapers and beyond the neverending traffic, there’s a whole natural world to explore, and some of the best hiking in the country. Here are some of the can’t-miss paths and passages in New York and [...]
After two decades of intense legal battle, 9.4 million acres of the nation’s largest national forest—the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska—will be protected from deforestation for good. The Biden Administration’s ruling, announced on January 25, repealed a Trump-era decision to reopen part of the Tongass to logging and road development. Conservation advocates, recreationists, and [...]
Can you imagine what negative 100 degrees Fahrenheit feels like? There are places across the globe where this temp is the norm – and where winter‘s plunging temps routinely range from negative 30 to negative 100. From arctic research stations to parts of Siberia, here are the coldest places on Earth. Eastern Antarctic Plateau, Antarctica [...]
Thanks to years of dedicated trail work, Bentonville, Arkansas has finally sealed its reputation as the mountain biking capital of the nation. Last month, USA Cycling named Bentonville the new home of the U.S. National Mountain Bike Team. With the next summer Olympics coming up in 2028, that could turn out to be a key [...]
On January 24, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order launching the Natural State Initiative, a program designed to ramp up trail maintenance, improve park programming and improve public health outcomes in Arkansas. The state’s renewed passion for the outdoors is great news for visiting recreationists and locals alike; in addition to [...]
For the past year, scientists have been watching a brilliant green comet approaching Earth. While it’s already visible to the naked eye, the comet will reach its nearest (and brightest) point on February 2, making this the best weekend to see it. The comet, which is called “C/2022 E3 (Z.T.F.),” last passed earth about 50,000 [...]
Walk down the snowy streets of Longyearbyen, Svalbard in Norway, close to the Arctic Circle, and you may not be shocked to find sled dogs around every corner. Finding them under your chair while you sip your espresso, however, might still come as a bit of a surprise. The patrons of Café Huskies don’t seem [...]
In Ohio’s Wayne National Forest, December 27 is known as “sinking day.” The makeshift holiday comes just two days after Christmas when forlorn holiday trees begin showing up on curbs across the U.S. Several years ago, the U.S. Forest Service decided to take advantage of all the cast-off greenery and use it to fulfill a [...]
