This Guy Did the Same Hike Every Day For 3 Years. Here’s What Happened.
After three years of hiking Georgia’s Stone Mountain, Zach Cross lost weight, gained, confidence, and turned his life around.
Miami Seaquarium Will Release Lolita the Orca After 50 Years in Captivity
After repeated protest from animal rights activists, Miami Seaquarium has agreed to release its captive orca, Lolita, into the wild waters of the Pacific Northwest. Lolita has been a member of Miami Seaquarium for about 50 years. She was captured in the wild when she was four years old. At the time, she was name [...]
NEWS: Yellowstone National Park Rocked by Dozens of Earthquakes
This week, scientists from the University of Utah detected approximately 60 earthquakes beneath Yellowstone National Park. Their report has caused some tourists to express concern about the safety of visiting the region, which is known for its seismic activity. The earthquakes all occurred within a 12-hour span on March 28. That may seem intense, but [...]
How Bear Grylls Finds Water in the Desert
Bear Grylls has spent time in many of the world’s hottest deserts, and he’s figured out some, er, creative ways to find water—remember that time he squeezed it from some camel dung? Thankfully, he also knows some more conventional ways to find water. Understand the risks If you become lost in the desert, dehydration is [...]
11 Weird and Wonderful Tents
Why stay in a boring old tent every time you go camping? There are so many awesome options out there! Whether you want rustic, high-tech, or a suspended tent—here a few we rounded up that we just had to share! 1. Bubble tents Hope you don’t mind waking up with the sun! These bubble tents [...]
15 Best National and State Parks Near Portland, Oregon
Portland might keep it weird—but the parks surrounding Oregon’s largest city are outlandishly beautiful, with plenty of sites to shock and awe. The Beaver State boasts an unreal number of unique and downlight quirky experiences, from the deepest lake in the country and ancient fossil beds to the caldera of an active volcano and the [...]
This Company is Opening the World’s First Octopus Farm. Is it Ethical?
Seafood brand Nueva Pescanova recently announced a plan to open the world’s first octopus farm. While global culinary markets could benefit from having a ready source of octopus, animal rights advocates are raising the alarm. The Spanish company plans to build its facility in the Canary Islands, a quiet archipelago that’s governed by Spain and [...]
It May Soon Be Illegal to Drive Through Some U.S. National Parks
All around North America, the car-free park movement seems to be gaining steam. Last year, Rock Creek, a city park managed by the National Park Service in Washington D.C., decided to close five miles of its popular main road to cars. And now, the world-famous Banff National Park in Canada has announced a similar ban. [...]
Mom of the Year: Jackal Forces Eagle to Drop Her PupÂ
A mother jackal has done the impossible: When an eagle kidnapped her baby, she pressured it into dropping the pup back down to her. At least, that’s how it looks from the image published last week by Africa Geographic. The shot managed to capture both the desperation of the mother jackal and the terror of [...]
How Bear Grylls Navigates When Lost in the Jungle
As a survivalist, Bear Grylls has spent a lot of time in the world’s jungles—remember those gripping episodes of Man Vs. Wild in Borneo? And while he has many tips on how to survive there, if you’re lost and don’t think help is coming, you’ll need to work out how to navigate out of the [...]