Archive for June, 2011
This June, 82-year-old Lena Thomas and her daughter, Terri, 58, BASE jumped off of Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, ID. Both women did so in tandem, each accompanied by certified instructor, which, according to The Ski Channel, makes Thomas feel no sense of fear; ”When I’m with an instructor, I… Read the rest
We came across this fantastic British countryside touring video from 1995 thanks to Treehugger, and we’re thrilled that we did. The film–just 15 minutes long–does the job of explaining how cyclists in the London area can easily get out of the city for a “countryside tour” by simply taking a… Read the rest
We’ve got a holiday weekend coming up, which means a lot of folks are probably heading to the lake. Hopefully, they do better than these people.
From Richard: (I’m not sure what even happened here, except for that cackle.)
From Jennifer: (Not quite.)
From Jason: (We’ve got a tumbler.)… Read the rest
First, it was the timeless Performance vid that covered the ever significant hipster vs. “other” cyclist debate. Then, we got Dirty with MC SpandX, a.k.a. Robin Moore, who poked hilarious fun at the mountain biking scene. And now, we’re happy to see, Moore’s covering the Euro cycling genre in Le… Read the rest
How would you feel if a shark jumped over you… Read the rest while you were surfing?
[Via: Huffington Post]
The transformational power of bicycles is the subject of a new film by brothers Jacob & Isaac Seigel-Boettner. “With My Own Two Wheels” takes us on a ride through the developing world to see how these simple mechanical devices are changing peoples’ lives. Though here in the U.S. we take… Read the rest
[The track 'Turkish Spice' from 22 Degrees of Beatitude]
Tarun Nayar is a Vancouver-based recording artist (and DJ/producer) who is perhaps most well-known for his part in the band Delhi 2 Dublin. But for his latest musical endeavor, Nayar went solo–producing a noteworthy album called 22 Degrees of Beatitude.… Read the rest
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Sometimes, when we travel, we become so immersed in what we’re doing–trekking, biking, kayaking, running, climbing–that we miss the spectacle that unfolds before our eyes. This video, simply titled, animals… Read the rest, does the natural world and its myriad inhabitants justice by slowing down the scene and honing on on them.
Call me a sap, but I’m one of those people that, when traveling, finds calm in the fact that I at least know one thing about the place: the sun will rise in the morning and set in the evening (that is, unless it’s one of those polar places that… Read the rest
This week’s Friday Photo winner is Michael Sulis, who submitted the above shot. Here’s what he had to say about it:
A friend found this baby barn swallow in a Portland parking lot, and stopped by with it so we could nest it up in a box and bring it … Read the rest
A couple months ago, we featured Musicwood the documentary on the Wend blog. If you need a reminder, here’s the lowdown on the film:
Musicwood is a documentary film that follows a group of the world’s finest guitar makers as they attempt to save the largest National Forest in the … Read the rest
Henry Dorfman, a 62-year-old paddler, decided he would kayak all five of the Great Lakes in five day’s time in order to raise public awareness about the joys of kayaking and, also, to cross the item off of his “bucket list.” According to the article about Dorfman published in the … Read the rest
A 250-pound male black bear wandered into the road near the town of Luskville, Ontario, causing a two-car accident–killing itself and two people. According to Quebec police in this report, once the bear entered the road, it was hit by a small car, the impact of which sent the animal… Read the rest
I’ve noticed a trend over the weeks of Wipeout Wednesdays: sometimes the people operating the camera aren’t very nice. They laugh and laugh while the wipeout-ees are bleeding and groaning. So to all the snickering “friends” out there that happen to pull out a camera at the right time: thanks,… Read the rest
How did the Atlantic City rattlesnake cross the road? With the help of a 24-year-old man named Nelson Drinkwater, whom the rattlesnake promptly bit.
In actuality, the rattlesnake didn’t cross the road. But that’s what Drinkwater, “a snake enthusiast,” according to The Press of Atlantic City, was trying to help… Read the rest
