Kiteboarding in Hood River: Where You Can Launch and What the Port Allows
Hood River, on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, is one of the best known wind sports towns
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River Surfing: Three Standing Waves You Can Ride Far From the Ocean
A river wave does not break and roll toward a beach. It stands still while the water rushes through it,
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Sandboarding in the US: Four Dune Fields Where You Can Actually Ride
Sandboarding looks like snowboarding on a beach holiday, and the first run usually proves otherwise. Sand is slower than snow,
Sea Caves You Can Kayak Into: 7 Entrances at Water Level
A sea cave is the one kind of cave you enter without leaving daylight behind entirely. The mouth stays visible,
Synchronous Fireflies: Where a Forest Blinks in Unison
Most fireflies flash on their own schedule, and a summer field looks like static. In a handful of places, thousands
Waterfalls You Can Walk Behind: 8 Curtains With a Path Underneath
A waterfall you can stand behind is a different experience from one you photograph across a valley. The sound changes,
Dark Sky Parks: Where the Milky Way Still Shows Up
Most people alive today have never seen the Milky Way. Light pollution has erased it from the sky over the
Salt Flats Worth the Detour: Bonneville, Badwater and 6 More
A salt flat is what is left when a lake evaporates and never comes back, at least not for long.
Ice Caves You Can Actually Walk Into: Mendenhall, Big Four and 6 More
An ice cave is not a cave carved into rock. It is a tunnel carved into a glacier by meltwater,
Where to See Bioluminescence: 8 Places the Water Glows at Night
Bioluminescent water looks fake in photographs and better than the photographs in person. Drag a paddle through it and the