january

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This week’s Friday Photo winner is Stacey Murray for this amazing shot of a kayaker negotiating ice burgs in the Weddell Sea on the Peninsula of Antarctica. Stacey submitted her photo from Palmer Station, Antarctica. We’re glad to see we have some fans at the end of the earth! Read the rest
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This week’s Friday Photo winner is Jonathan Riley for this amazing shot of ice columns at the Bay of Fundy near Digby, Nova Scotia.
Here’s what he had to say about the event:

I only had a half hour before I had to head back to work, not to mention … Read the rest

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This week’s Friday Photo winner is laelie2000 for this photo of college class gone awesome in Alaska.
Here’s what our winner had to say about the event:

Kendall works his way past the evil during crevasse rescue practice on the Castner Glacier in the Alaska Range during an Introduction to … Read the rest

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January is a month of freezing weather and new beginnings. It’s the time of year when it gets so cold outside that schools shut down and frozen iguanas fall from the trees in Florida (true story). But it’s also the time when cascading waterfalls harden into walls of ice, providing… Read the rest

The entire month of January has been dedicated as the national month to learn a new snow sport. With hundreds of resorts spanning 22 states giving away free lessons and equipment rentals,  you have no excuse to spend the month sitting inside by the warm fire – at least until… Read the rest