Denali is Alaska’s most well known national park, attracting nearly half a million visitors every year. To enter the park, there is only one 92-mile road visitors must travel. To help reduce traffic congestion and to protect the natural resources of the park, personal vehicles are not allowed beyond a certain point of Denali Park Road for […]
If you’re craving warm weather and sandy beaches, and looking to add some physical activity to your next island vacation than look no further than these six unbelievable island hikes. 1. Waitukubuli National Trail A view of Scotts Head peninsula from Dominica’s Waitukubuli National Trail. Photo credit: Flickr/Liam Quinn The Caribbean island nation of Dominica, home to about […]
Sean Swarner battled cancer twice—once when he was 13 and again at 16. The now 41-year-old, who only has one lung, was the first cancer survivor to summit Mount Everest. He’s climbed the tallest peak on every continent—the so-called “Seven Summits“—and he’s completed the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. Sean Swarner, a cancer survivor, climbed the “Seven Summits” […]
Have you ever seen images of the water at Horsetail Fall glowing red like lava at Yosemite National Park? Or better yet, have you ever seen it in person? “For a few weeks in February, if the water is flowing in Horsetail Fall, photographers and park visitors gather in the waning evening light for an […]
British-Canadian adventurer John Beeden completed his 7,400-mile solo row across the Pacific Ocean on Saturday. He is the first to have rowed across the Pacific, from the Northern to Southern Hemisphere, without stopping. After spending almost six months at sea in his 20-foot boat, Beeden set foot on the Australia mainland at 10 a.m Australian […]
The Awa’awapuhi Trail on the island of Kauai, Hawaii is breathtaking, offering gorgeous views of Kauai’s famed Na Pali coast. But one intrepid hiker and photographer, Scott Sharick, kicked it up a notch by going beyond where the trailhead ends and walking out onto a horrifyingly narrow ridge with a GoPro in hand to capture the moment. Kauai’s beautiful Na Pali coast. Photo […]
Hiking is perfect recreation for the eco-conscious: it’s an inexpensive activity with a relatively low environmental impact and provides exercise and enjoyment. Research even shows that spending time in nature improves mental health. See the seven best hikes from around the world: [insert_gallery] YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE Watch This Eagle Snatch a Drone in Mid-Air 14 Stunning Nature Photos That […]
Sure, Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon are all breathtaking. There’s no denying that. And everyone should visit them if they have the chance. But there are so many other national parks in the U.S.—59 to be exact—and they’re spread out among 27 states and two territories. Maybe you’re a park fanatic bent on going […]
Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is breathtaking just to look at. Don’t believe me? Take naturalist and Sierra Club co-founder John Muir’s word for it, who was reportedly the ninth person to climb it. He described Half Dome as “the most beautiful and most sublime of all the wonderful Yosemite rocks.” I especially love that […]
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