Design is important. If any creative discipline has the potential to create a sustainable, energy-efficient, recyclable world, it’s design. Good designs are simple, solve a problem in a creative way, and are easy to use.
Four Epic US Ski Resorts Offer Awesome (But Not Historic) Pass
There are four ski hills in the USA I haven’t visited whose names make my stomach drop: Alta (Utah), Aspen/Snowmass (Colo.), Jackson Hole (Wyo.), and Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows (Calif.).
Judging from the scenes I’ve seen in ski and snowboard movies, these are four mountains that every serious skier and snowboarder should try to visit at least once in their life — like an snowrider’s pilgrimage to Mecca.
A Fox and Boar Break Kangaroos Out of a German Zoo
Then a “very fit policewoman” tackled them, reported Spiegel online today.
Philippines Adventures PT5: Scuba Diving With Sharks and on Malapascua Island
After swimming with whale sharks on the island of Leyte I spent two days traveling by bus and ferry to Malapascua, a tiny island about 5 km from the northern tip of Cebu. There is really only one reason that people visit Malpascua: to dive with thresher sharks, enormous sea creatures that can grow up to 500 kilograms and are easily identified by their long whiplike tail.
An Interview with Tom Bodkin of Secret Compass Expeditions
Tom Bodkins is one-half of Secret Compass Expeditions. He and his partner Lev Wood (who I interviewed last month) run what is probably the most intrepid and challenging adventure tour company on the planet. Think of it like Outward Bound. For marines. In some of the most seldom visited places on Earth (places that people don’t visit for good reasons).
Utah Resort Offering Free Skiing to Californiains All Winter
It’s true. The Eagle Point Resort in southern Utah is offering free unlimited skiing to all California residents this season. They expect to open on December 21st. I expect it to be busy.
Zipping Above Fields of Agave in Mazatlan, Mexico
I loved ziplines long before I rode my first in Mazatlan, Mexico.