The Globe and Mail explores the annual reindeer migration in the Northwest Territories, to epic waves on Lake Erie, and cycling the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
Category: Travel – General (Page 4 of 5)
According to Blake Snow, as written in Entrepreneur Magazine:
- Inspiration
- Adaptive resilience
- Reading people
- Lead instead of manage
- Exceptional confidence
According to Sophie-Claire Hoeller and Kastalia Medrano, writing for Thrillist:
Kennecott, Alaska
St. Elmo, Colorado
Bodie, California
Ashcroft, Colorado
Cahawba, Alabama
Rhyolite, Nevada
Virginia City, Montana
Garnet, Montana
Elk Falls, Kansas
Batsto Village, New Jersey
Centralia, Pennsylvania
Glenrio, New Mexico and Texas
To me these sound like wonderful stops for future road trips.
Read the article to learn why they felt these were “eerily abandoned.”
In conjunction with national park week, 122 groups sent a letter to Congress Tuesday urging members to oppose any legislation that might weaken protections of national parks and monuments.
The letter — signed by various groups representing the LGBTQ community, women, disabled Americans, African-Americans and others — calls the shrinking of national monuments an attack on the Antiquities Act.
“Any attack on our public lands, monuments, oceans, and waters is an attack on our communities, our history, our contributions to this great nation, and our culture; and it robs the next generation of a chance to learn from these shared treasures,” reads the letter. “It has often been said that our nation’s public lands system is one of our best ideas; we must now come together to protect these special places.”
The letter comes months after President Trump signed off on shrinking the borders of two national monuments in Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante that were designated under an Obama administration executive order. The current administration has said it is reconsidering the boundaries of other national and marine monuments.
Kris Tompkins and Tom Butler, Washington Post:
“Sustainability” may be a worthy goal, but the word has become cliché, now typically deployed in its adverbial form to modify various nature-exploiting activities like “logging” and “fishing” or the catch-all “development.”
So let’s quit talking about “sustainable” this or that and face the overarching question about the future: Can we create a durable civilization in which humans become good neighbors in the community of life? Where our society is embedded in a matrix of wild nature that allows all creatures — from microorganisms to blue whales — freedom to pursue happiness and raise their progeny in a secure habitat?
Jada Yuan, the New York Times’ 52 Places correspondent, has spent the past three months on the road, visiting a new spot every week, as she has travelled through the Americas for the first leg of her yearlong trip around the world.
In this piece, Jada answers some questions from her readers. (paywall)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Amsterdam, the long way around.
Is this the ultimate glam trip? This doesn’t meet my personal definition of adventure, but we all have different comfort levels.
Prices for the 140-day globetrotting trip, scheduled for 2020, on the 382-passenger luxury cruise ship range from £49,000 (US$69,000.) for a basic cabin to £180,000 (US$253,000.) for a stay in the luxurious ‘owner’s suite’. Per passenger.
The Silver Whisper ship will set sail on January 6, 2020, from Fort Lauderdale in Florida before heading on to Argentina.
From there, the cruise liner will dip down to the Antarctic Peninsula, so passengers can spend a morning soaking in the other-worldly landscape.
A stop at the world’s coldest continent is currently scheduled for February 5, 2020.
Continuing on its journey, the boat will head on to Chile, Tahiti, Singapore, Mumbai, Rome and Dublin before finally docking in Amsterdam on May 25.
If your adventures includes travelling by van, Lindsay N. Smith over at National Geographic compiled some tips for you:
- Take Advantage of the flexibility
- But still do some planning
- Check the gear before you go
- Do some meal planning
- Don’t over pack
Check out the article for more information about these and other tips.
This multi award-winning documentary explores the comeback of Lance Mackey, champion dog musher, in one of the most unforgiving regions of the world.
The Great Alone explores Mackey’s troubled youth, family history, how he overcame adversity and setbacks, and how second chances shaped him into a one of the great sled dog racers.
The Great Alone - Official Trailer
The Great Alone:
The Great Alone is a feature length documentary shot in the arctic wilderness of Alaska that captures the inspiring comeback story of champion sled dog racer, Lance Mackey. From his sunniest days as a boy by his famous father’s side to cancer’s attempt to unseat him, The Great Alone pulls viewers along every mile of Lance’s emotional journey to become one of the greatest sled dog racers of all time.
Awards:
Grand Jury Award – Seattle International Film Festival
Grand Jury Award – Banff Mountain Film Festival
Grand Jury Award – La Costal Film Festival
Audience Award – Flixx Film Festival
Audience Award – Homer Documentary Film Festival
Best Exploration & Adventure Film – Banff Mountain Film Festival
Best Score – Flixx Film Festival
Best Sports Documentary – Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Currently on Netflix.
The Barkley isn’t easy. But then that’s the point. It’s not your average ultra marathon. From the sign-up process to the completion of the course. The vast majority who attempt it never reach the finish line.
The race was conceived by Lazarus Lake (Gary Cantell) and Raw Dog (Karl Henn) as a mocking homage to a 1977 prison escape. The course, which changes every year, always traverses a tunnel under the prison.
You can view the madness on Netflix (and probably elsewhere).
The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young - Official Trailer (2015) Documentary
A famous prison escape sparks the idea for a cult-like race that has seen only 10 finishers in its first 25 years. This award-winning, oddly inspiring, and wildly funny documentary reveals the sports world’s most guarded secret.