Archive for July, 2011
The Canadian Press just released a report stating that a man camping in Northwest Saskatchewan–who thought he heard a bear–accidentally shot a woman who was attempting to pee in the nearby woods late at night. We can only guess that the 26-year-old man purportedly mistook the sounds of woman urinating… Read the rest
Take a look at this three-and-a-half-minute music video and you may not realize it took, according to the artists, Mattson 2, “5 men, 2 cars, 13 airplanes, 32 beers, 12 eggs, a broken generator, sunblock, a 10-22mm wide angle lens, a giant caterpillar, 1/2 of a kitchen and an ocotillo… Read the rest
If you haven’t figured it out yet, a big part of this program the Joy Trip Project is trying to figure out what makes people happy. Personally I believe happiness isn’t just something that happens. I think we all try to create things in our lives that bring us joy.… Read the rest
This week’s Friday Photo winner is John Aaron Powell, who submitted the above shot. Here’s what he had to say about it:
This shot was taken in Waikiki last week at a surf spot called Courts in Ala Moana Beach Park. I’m riding a finless wooden board called an Ala’ia … Read the rest
Over the past year, we’ve gathered our own little collection of incredible time-lapse videos. In time-lapse style, we’ve showed you the Milky Way, the Northern Lights, a serious snow storm and even the growth of a beard in one year’s time.
The newest time-lapse vid we’ve come across shows off… Read the rest
The thing with wipeouts is they happen all the time. Please enjoy these recently uploaded mountain bike crashes.
From Rick: (The quality of the video almost makes this perplexing.)
From Jeff: (Start at :11 and watch out for the tree.)
From Ryan: (The slow-mo effect makes this appear both stupid… Read the rest
On June 26, endurance cyclist Jay Petervary completed 3,000 self-supported miles along the Race Across America (RAAM) route in 12 days, 23 hours and 30 minutes, setting a cross-country speed record and becoming the first person to complete the race unsupported since it began in 1982. Most RAAM participants typically… Read the rest
Taj Weekes and Adowa, though adored by their reggae fans, refuse to fit into a specific genre. Though their songs are heavily influenced by the classic country and calypso Weekes grew up listening to on the island of St. Lucia, their music incorporates sounds of roots rock, funk and West… Read the rest
Though vastly different practices, Stand Up Paddling and Yoga have a lot in common. Both with an emphasis on balance and core strength, the two disciplines encourage good posture and a calm mind. When combined they offer practitioners an expression of movement that is fluid and powerful, lending benefits to… Read the rest
Sure, you’ve walked by a dreadlocked man balancing atop a slackline wrapped taut around two tree trunks in the park. But we’re not what’s being done in this video even qualifies as the same thing. This is acrobatics, balance and strength at its best. This is serious slacklining–and, perhaps, a… Read the rest
It’s July and it’s hot. Maybe you were one of the many that set up camp to cool off last weekend for the holiday, but chances are, even if you were, you’ll be heading to the local watering hole again this summer.
Whether you ski, knee board, tube or just… Read the rest
Sure, Jake Gyllenhaal’s pretty–but does he have the balls to climb a mountain or shimmy along a rope across a deep ravine? Actually, he makes the latter look pretty easy.
In this clip, he’s initially oh-so-scared; “This is one of those moments,” Gyllenhaal says, “Face your fear.” But once he’s… Read the rest
This week’s Friday Photo winner is Greg Maino, who submitted the above shot. Here’s what he had to say about it:
Here is my friend Sam Gardner waiting for just the right moment at one of the local spots here on the Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior. The photo was … Read the rest
Still have that neon pink cycling jersey you bought in 1986 hanging in your closet? Put it on, snap a shot of yourself looking ridiculous in it, and submit said shot to Road Holland via e-mail for their Summer 2011 Cycling Makeover contest. Road Holland puts it this way:
Let’s … Read the rest
According to the YogaSlackers themselves, “we do everything.” That includes: “yoga, slackline yoga, acrobatics, adventure racing, whitewater paddling, endurance kayaking, rock climbing, mountaineering, pack-rafting, snow-kiting, mountain biking, triathlon racing, AcroYoga, ultra running, human powered expeditions, environmental education, competitive swing dancing, rocket science, surfing and ice-climbing,” naturally.
You’d think they’ve tried… Read the rest
