Canada
Heli-yoga puts the mountain in “mountain pose.” A helicopter transports people to the high mountain valley near Banff, whereupon a panoramic hatha yoga class ensues. According to Martha’s Heli-Hikes, the company that’s pioneered the Heli-Yoga adventure, “You’ll love reaching up to the sky and balancing on the earth in this… Read the rest
There are three dogs that spend their days with us here at Wend HQ, and each of them has a special way of reminding us of its presence. Porkchop, the eldest of the bunch, is a stubborn old land shark who likes to whimper his way into staff members’ lunch… Read the rest
Phenomenal ice climber Will Gadd appears to have gotten a bit tired of the traditional frozen waterfalls and ice covered mountains. Near the eastern Canadian island of Labrador, Gadd and cohorts tinker with testy icebergs and hope they don’t roll over.
Follow me on Twitter @lostcascadia… Read the rest
Happy New Year!
This week’s dose of the sublime hails all the way from Canada, where it’s never too cold to take a nice swim beneath a frozen lake.… Read the rest
Splashing around in water is fun. And no matter where you are on this grand planet of ours the rule is the same: if there is enough water people will find a way to have fun in it.
In his fly-fishing masterpiece The River Why… Read the rest, Oregon author David James
The service at one Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is about to get a lot less boring. The church, which has been on the real estate market for two years, was recently purchased by a developer who is going to gut the building and convert it to a rock climbing… Read the rest
Last week the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed a case that, if successful, would have included Women’s ski jumping in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The outcome is the culmination of a year-and-a-half long legal battle between Canada’s female ski jumpers and the International Olympic Committee, which decides which sports will… Read the rest
Comic genius Mitch Hedberg used to say, “An elevator can never break; it can only become stairs.” Unfortunately Mitch died in 2005. But unlike escalators and drug-addled comics, a well-crafted set of stairs can survive for centuries.
Through all the differences in culture and geography that permeate our world, one… Read the rest
I want to live in a spherical tree house. And after looking at these photos, you probably will too. These little abodes, built by combining the concept of a treehouse with the technology of a sailboat, are actually available for nightly rental, much like a “normal” hotel. But unlike grounded… Read the rest
You heard me right. The U.S. has now claimed the throne as the world’s no. 1 favorite country. What’s the big surprise?… Read the rest Many say that the nation has President Barack Obama to thank. Global confidence in Obama has put the U.S. in a positive light. Even approval of America among
We here at Wend love our friends to the north and wanted to give them a special shoutout today. In fact, we have extra reason to celebrate Canada Day given that we have two Canadians on our iWend Ambassador team, Keri and Daniel. So do Wend a favor, and go… Read the rest
The Columbia Experience from ColumbiaRiver on Vimeo.
Flowing for more than 1,200 miles, the Columbia River is one of the most significant environmental forces in the Northwest. Yet during the last two centuries, damming of the river has put local environments at risk. More than 400 dams block river flows… Read the rest
Alastair Heseltine is a Canadian sculptor who designs and photographs cool stuff relating to the environment. According to his website, Heseltine’s imagery is “guided by the inherent nature of material and by construction systems evolved through mindful observation and play.” He also draws “from the full spectrum of routines and … Read the rest
Nordic Skating (or tour skating), called “lÃ¥ngfärdsskridsko” Swedish, is a popular Nordic sport that does not enjoy a lot of popularity in North America. But it looks like fun.
When most North Americans think of skating across ice we visualize what we know: hockey game thuggery, or the spinning, dancing,… Read the rest
We’re big fans of videos of people doing things that are slightly crazy, maybe unsafe, but definitely fun. Today’s pick comes via The Adventure Channel who tracked down this video about hangboarding. Invented in 2001 by a Canadian, hangboarding basically entails being suspended by a trapeze from a small crane… Read the rest
