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Blue Sky Kingdom: Family Vacation to a Buddhist Monastery
Adventurer Bruce Kirkby talks about his new book Blue Sky Kingdom, the ephemeral nature of existence, and why writing about your partner is the hardest thing ever. words :: Feet…
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The World’s Edge: Lesotho’s Drakensberg Traverse
On the map, Lesotho looks confusing—a small country entirely within South Africa. When you drive south from Johannesburg and see a stupendous rock wall rising from the rolling plains, it…
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Peaking in the East: Hiking the Adirondacks
“A trail sleekens to its end,” American author Robert Moor writes in On Trails, an insightful meditation on the oft-overlooked routes beneath our feet. “An explorer finds a worthwhile destination;…
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34 Days in the Arctic: Trekking Quebec’s North Shore
Long-distance winter travel is my specialty. My most recent trek along Quebec’s North Shore marks the 20th time I’ve pulled a sled through the northern wilderness in temperatures as low…
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Refugium: Yukon’s Peel Watershed & Why It Matters
"Refugium" is a term for an unaltered ecosystem that can maintain large and diverse populations of native species rare or in flux elsewhere. Yukon's Peel watershed has served as a massive refugium since the last Ice Age, and is one of only a handful left intact in North America.
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