Rocky Mountain High: Colorado's 11 Best Hikes
Few places stoke hikers' imaginations the way trail-rich, mile-high Colorado does. Sitting in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the rugged state offers a wide range of...
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6 Expert Tips For Beginner Sea Kayakers
Kayaking has been described as anywhere from serene to extreme. Whether calming or adventurous in nature, your experience becomes even bigger when paddling in ocean water. Cathy...
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Crazed Olympics Fan Swims Off The Deep End
It's definitely easy to get caught up in the excitement of the ongoing Olympics, with record-breaking performances and dramatic competition feeling like the norm. A London man...
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Climbers Score Legal Win In New Hampshire
Back in May, the New Hampshire legislature introduced a law to protect landowners from being legally liable for those injured while recreating on their land. The law stemmed...
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Video: Travel The World In 6 Minutes
This is what six years of traveling to 24 countries on seven continents looks like (when professionally edited into a tight, six-minute package, that is):Pretty amazing, right?...
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The Reverse Polar Traverse Strikes Land
Last Saturday, this year's only successful polar traverse team struck the Norwegian islands of Svalbard—completing their unassisted and unsupported reverse-polar trek in 54 days.Explorers Timo Palo (Estonia)...
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Colorado's Trinchera 14ers To Be Protected
A billionaire hedge-fund manager wants to keep three fourteener peaks and 90,000 acres of wild land unspoiled for good in Colorado.Louis Bacon is the man behind the...
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Backyard Camping
As if you needed another reason to break out the tent: The National Wildlife Federation has dubbed June 23 the Great American Backyard Campout. In conjunction with...
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Killer Whales In Washington
If the recent ruling by a federal judge to separate Orca whales from their trainers during performances put a kibosh on your SeaWorld trip, think about heading...
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Explore Alaskan Wilds Under Midnight Sun
With the summer solstice (June 20) almost here, take advantage of 24-hour days in Kotzebue, Arctic Alaska's adventure capital.The small coastal town of Kotzebue, Alaska is within...
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Hike Kauai's Na Pali Coast
Early summer on Kauai is perfect. Not only is the rainy season over, replaced by blue skies and sunshine, but the high-heat hasn't hit yet, giving you...
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Take A Hike, Kids!
Since the mid-1980s, roughly 275 million visitors have flocked to America's national parks each year, eager to breathe fresh air and experience the country's most treasured landscapes,...
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Ski Cross In The Cross-Hairs
Ski cross racing is coming under fire in the wake of a crash that killed a competitor last winter. The curve- and jump-filled sport--in which four skiers...
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The Man Of Many Missions
Dave Cornthwaite recently pedaled a four-wheel pedal-car 1,000 miles from Memphis to Miami, and that may be about the dullest thing he's done in recent memory. ...
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Vigilante Bear Eats Murderer, Gets Killed
The wild, deep forests of British Columbia—lodged between the Coast Range and the Canadian Rockies—are an ideal getaway for summer hiking, and renowned for snow sports come...
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Woman Vs. Wild
A recreational search for shed moose antlers quickly turned into a real-life (and almost unbelievable) series of unfortunate events for hiker Sharon Matthews, according to a report...
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Forget Everest, Mount Chimborazo Is Tallest
There's good news for peak baggers everywhere, if former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings (he won 74 episodes) can be believed. He says that the Andes' technically easy...
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Paraplegic Man Set To Conquer The World
Most people will never come close to traveling around the world. But Brit Andrew Campbell plans to do it in just two short years, tackling the entire...
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Smog Has Ancient Trees In A Haze
Already this year, ozone levels in Sequoia National Park have exceeded federal health standards (being comparable to those found in Los Angeles), and the air quality is only going...
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