Mt. Hood Hikers: Luke Gullberg Found Dead, 2 Still Missing

As rescue workers search for the three missing Mt. Hood Hikers, one has been found dead, and two are still missing. The dead Mt. Hood hiker was identified as Luke T. Gullberg, a 26-year-old from Des Moines, Washington, just south of Seattle. His friends made a Facebook...

Life's Lessons on the Trail to Ramsay Cascade

I'm not the fearless adventurer, so often and well-represented in the movies with the character of Indiana Jones. I'm just a middle-aged, roaming photographer and wanna-be writer. But Indiana Jones and I have one...

Pasta, olive oil, honey and property once owned by the Mafia

Putting confiscated Mafia property to good use, the Italian government is re-allocating property once owned by the Mafia in Palermo Italy into use by producing pasta, olive oil, wine, honey and other products,...

Take a Hike...

It started as one of those good intentions; the ones you make while sitting on the couch watching television programmes in which other people are doing healthy active things and one of you says "Lets...

Switzerland: People mix up "neutral" with "au naturel"

Switzerland long known as a neutral country with natural remedies and the right to die, is now in the news for nude hiking. The Canton of Appenzell has always been known for being a little different. Women only...

Nice Waterfall....Too bad it's the effluent from a mine....in a Provincial Park.

A photo from the film Strathcona: A Slice Through Paradise

Wallowa Lake and the City of Joseph

A trip to Northeast Oregon is an opportunity to witness where one of history's tragic stories begins. This is where the Nez Perce Indians spent their last free days, before going to a reservation. Today, among...

German gets jailed for hiking naked

It seems like naked hiking would be terribly uncomfortable, since backpack chafing is a problem even while wearing a shirt.This story got front page coverage in Russia's Pravda.ru. Human interest at its best."Ten...

Magic Waterproof Coating Allows Gadgets To Work Underwater

In maritime circles there has been a battle raging for at least one thousand years; water vs equipment. This dilemma was magnified when electrical components where first brought aboard ship requiring electricity...

Ontario man dies after being hit by Taser

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA report released recently about the R.C.M.P. recommended officers with less than 5 years experience should not be given a taser.  One assumes the Ontario...

Sports bra saved her life

After being stranded in the Bavarian Alps for three days, hiker Jessica Bruinsma was rescued after the rescue team spotted her sports bra hanging on a moving cable. What a great way to get noticed!"German police say an American hiker stranded in the Bavarian Alps for nearly...

Ireland's new foreign project: Timor-Leste

"Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern named Timor-Leste as a test case for a new Conflict Resolution Unit in his department. The plan is to assist the tiny Asian nation to make the transition to a functioning democracy. But as RTÉ journalist Anne-Marie Green...

Scientists excited over discovery of foot in hiking boot

Maybe they can match up toenail records or something..."Scientists in New Zealand are scrambling to know the owner of a foot found in a boot on a glacier on the island’s South Island.  The reason for the excitement is once the owner is known, it is hoped that this will...

Georgia Hiker Missing, Meredith Emerson, UPDATED Hilton Pleads Guilty

Hilton pleads Guilty to Killing Georgia Hiker" Hilton pleads guilty to killing hiker, spared from deathMeredith Emerson, 24, disappeared New Year's DayBy JEREMY REDMON, CHRISTIAN BOONEThe Atlanta...

Hiking in the Palm Grove Canyon in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Califo...

"At one point we were treated to a most wonderful sight, a whole of flock of Desert Bighorn Sheep. They were visible at a distance and blended in wonderfully with the background. Everyone was thrilled to see these...

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