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While “the Arctic” may conjure up images of sprawling icefields and endless snow-mantled landscapes, polar bears, and fur-clad Inuit bundled against the cold, it’s a whole different scenario in the summertime. Check out these amazing Arctic adventures for your next summer vacation!
Conservation
The statistics regarding a worldwide climate trend toward global warming and the resultant loss of biodiversity are alarming—and attention getting, to say the least. Most of us have heard the often-quoted statement that the planet’s polar bears could be gone by the year 2050.
Travel Tips
Looking for a holiday gift for the adventure traveler in your life, or need some ideas for your own wish list to share with Santa? Start with these — innovative gadgets and gear that will enhance any explorer’s experience without breaking your bank.
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“Wish you were here.” It’s the archetypal message on a picture postcard, sent from a friend or family member in some far-off holiday or vacation spot. In fact, the expression has become so cliché that you can now find postcards with the sentiment already preprinted.
Travel Tips
I’m writing this week from a place not many would associate with exciting destinations for adventure travel: Greater Los Angeles. My family and I are here to share Thanksgiving with relatives and see a few sights. But even the most mundane travels need not be without an infusion of adventure, I long ago discovered.
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When the Carnival cruise ship Splendor was towed into the San Diego Harbor late last week after being stranded off the coast of Mexico by an engine fire, many news reporters and bloggers commented that the 3,299 passengers and 1,167 crew had endured an “adventure at sea.”
Travel Tips
You’ve probably got one in the bathroom, bedroom or basement or perhaps tucked away in a closet. It’s that piece of exercise equipment, such as a treadmill or foldable “home gym,” that you thought would be the quickest route to a healthier you.
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When you can’t be out bagging peaks or surfing monster waves yourself, go for the vicarious adrenaline boost with a good adventure travel read. Here are a few titles I’ve found captivating: what are your recommendations?
Nature & Wildlife
Ever since elk were reintroduced to Wisconsin’s Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in 1995, I’ve wanted to see them roaming freely in my home state. Last month, my dream was realized—twice.
Videos
Which animal has the most complex communication system? You may have guessed whales or wolves. Researchers, however, now think that prairie dogs just might have the most sophisticated language of all nonhuman animals. Watch the video below, as prairie dogs sound the alarm call for “Coyote!” through their town.
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I’m going to have to ask for your forbearance right up front on this one, because I’m going to do a little bragging here. Not too long ago, my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin, was named one of the Top 100 Adventure Towns in the nation by National Geographic Magazine.
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Upon meeting someone new, we usually try to find out two salient facts about the person within the first 30 seconds of being introduced: his or her name and what he or she does for a living. It hasn’t always been that way, of course.
