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The #Archaeology Journalist Whose Adventures Are Stranger Than Fiction
source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/douglas-preston-q-and-a
#journalism #news #history #adventure #story #DouglasPreston #science
“The northern lights rise like a kiss to the sea”
#Destination #natural #Discover #Scenery #Trending #Travel #Strange #Adventure #tourist #Beautiful #Art #Peace #love #Gallery #Relax #Aurora #Northernlights
#Intégrale de #Space #Adventure #Cobra (1982) en #HD! - #Mangas
Créée par Akio Sugino et Osamu Dezaki d'après le #manga du même nom de Buichi #Terasawa.
Au 24ème siècle, un jeune citoyen rêve qu'il est Cobra, un #justicier de l' #espace sans pitié. Il s'efforce de faire régner le bien et de vaincre les #Pirates de l' #Espace grâce à son rayon Delta dissimulé dans son bras gauche. Mais était-ce vraiment un rêve ?
31 épisodes de 24 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVWztDBSD_Jh0PwXtJ0wBP0TLtHga1_Y
#manga #animée #BuichiTerasawa
Amateur sleuths unveil the women behind 132-year-old Boston Harbor adventure journal
On the toasty morning of July 15, 1891, four middle-aged women met at Rowes Wharf in Boston, boarded a boat and set sail for one of the outermost harbor islands: Great Brewster.
At the time, its rugged landscape was home to little more than a smattering of structures — including "huts of refuge" for potential shipwreck survivors — and a single cow that roamed the island.
The women were leaving their husbands, children and responsibilities behind for more than two weeks in search of adventure and the joy of female friendship.
Their provisions included food, art supplies, literature and one leather-bound journal.
And it’s that journal that, over a century later, mesmerized Boston-based author Stephanie Schorow when she came across the volume in Harvard’s Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.
“But there was one big problem with it,” Schorow said. “We knew the identity of one of the women in the diary. But we didn’t know the other three women. Now, we had their photos — but we did not have their names.”
Wow! What a fascinating story and really cool women!
@Muse @Dogs of the Federation
#women #history #books #adventure
Well.
My little adventure as a tourist in my own town is coming to an end.
Ofcourse i had to cap it off by braking my ATM card in the Machine of a local pub.
Luckily i payed first. It broke on the way out.
The chip fell off and was stuck in the machine for a while.
I have now seen dad, mom and grandmom so not bad.
In about a week I’ll be back here but then it will be more lodge business.
#Gothenburg #Göteborg #Sweden #InteriorDecorating #Adventure #Summer
Wild swimming with a backpack? Welcome to cross country swimming | United Kingdom holidays | The Guardian
With the help of some innovative kit, these adventurers can easily negotiate both land and waterways
This sounds like fun!
#outdoors #hiking #backpacking #adventure #swimming #CrossCountrySwimming
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10 of the Best Text-Based Adventure Games You Never Knew You Needed
The news that old-school adventure game pioneers Roberta and Ken Williams are returning to gaming after 25 years with a virtual reality version of classic game Colossal Cave got me thinking about how awesome text adventure games were. Elden Ring is cool and all, but sometimes you want to type “GO NORTH” and enjoy some perfectly rendered mind-graphics.
If you’ve never played a text game, you should. Doing so is incredibly easy, and also free. And you certainly don’t need to worry about a fancy graphics card or your system specs” All 10 games listed here are playable in your browser, and any one of them would make a great jumping off point into the pool of interactive fiction.
I remember in the days of my HP41CV calculator, playing ‘Hunt the Wumpus’ which was a text based game about moving through a series of dark caves, missing the obstacles along the way, and trying to find and kill the Wumpus.
See https://lifehacker.com/10-of-the-best-text-based-adventure-games-you-never-kne-1848770935
#technology #gaming #textgames #adventure
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Living on a Self-Sufficient Sailboat for 10 Years + FULL TOUR
Brian and Karin Trautman have been living on a sailboat for 10 years, and their boat is set up so they can be off the grid in remote places for months at a time with solar and wind power providing electricity, a water maker that turns salt water into fresh water, multiple freezers and loads of storage space for food, and even a small washing machine on board!
They've sailed SV Delos – a 53' sloop rig ketch – 83,000 nautical miles which is the equivalent of circling the earth at the equator more than 3 times. Their latest adventures include sailing as a family with their 6-month baby, Sierra, and outfitting the boat with a heater so they can explore the Arctic this summer after several years in the Tropics.
#sailing #sailboat #self-sufficient #adventure #family #life... @gander22h@diasp.org
Photographer Paraglides Over West Virginia for Breathtaking Aerial Photos
Photographer Bernard Chen felt that there was more to aerial photography than drones and learned how to paraglide so that he could fly across West Virginia and capture the area in a new way.
Based in Northern Virginia, Chen grew up on a farm and developed a strong connection with all things nature. An adventurer and explorer at heart, Chen views his work as born out of the harmony between his fascination with the visual image and his wonder at the natural world.
"My photography allows me to explore and encounter the world around me," he tells PetaPixel. "I feel most connected with the natural world in those moments when I'm waiting for it to reveal something to me -- waiting for a cloud to move, the light to change, a breeze to lift or drop. I believe in discovery, wonder, and the infinite power of nature to surprise us."
Chen's story is similar to others who felt the same call to the sky, like photographer George Steinmetz who flew a motorized paraglider across Africa, or Alexandre Buisse who did the same in France and Italy.
It was this deep fascination with breathtaking landscapes that led Chen to buy his first drone in 2013 before they exploded in popularity. Although this opened up a whole new world for his photography, it didn't make as big of a turn compared to when he began spending time with adventurous people -- rock climbers, skydivers, base jumpers, and other adrenaline seekers.
"I would tell you if you want to improve your photography, befriend these kinds of active people, and they will show you a world you never thought was possible," says Chen. "Most landscape photographers wish to shoot from the top of the mountain or deep in a cave, and that group of active adventurers knows how to get you into that position for that shot."
The introduction to this active adventure world led Chen to backpack up Seneca Rocks, descend down in a cave in Alabama, jump out of a plane, and climb giant 300-feet redwood trees in California. All of which, unbeknownst to him at the time, prepared Chen for the future of flying across a place close to his heart -- Dolly Sods, Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia.
"I thought skydiving would be my ticket to filming from the air. But that's a one-way ticket down to the ground, which doesn't match what I wanted to do," he says. "I started paying attention to this sport, which looked very exciting, and this is a sport I could see myself flying with a camera."
The process of essentially becoming a human drone took ten months of flying training at Almost Heaven Power Paragliding, West Virginia to gain over 130 hours of flight time. This commitment wasn't easy -- Chen's first seven attempts of free flight experience were not successful.
After spending some time contemplating what is mentally blocking Chen to succeed, he came back ready and launched successfully.
"I didn't want to stop; flying was exhilarating!" says Chen. "I went from a shaking body to a fantastic state of bliss in a matter of seconds. It was an incredible feeling of accomplishment."
Once he become more comfortable in his training, he started to experiment with a GoPro. Once he mastered that in flight, he added more cameras to his motor, eventually strapping his Sony A7R IV and Sony 24-105mm lens to his chest.
"Flying with cameras was finally coming together, but learning to take pictures while flying was not an easy task. Unlike drones, I'm always moving; any adjustments to settings have to be completed with one hand. Flying low gets you the best compositions and brings the most danger. Once I put all this together, I can start planning flights for some incredible locations, and Dolly Sods was at the top of my list of dream flights."
Although some might ask why Chen is going through all of this effort for aerial photography and isn't simply using a drone, his answer lies in what is accessible to photographers. In the United States, drones are limited to a maximum altitude of 400 feet, whereas flying can get Chen as high as 18,000 feet.
The ability to stay up in the air for two to three hours also opens up many avenues of getting interesting and picturesque images, while making the most of paramotor which doesn't require an airstrip to launch.
After accomplishing his dream of flying over Dolly Sods, Chen is looking forward to an Iceland flight in 2022 as well as expressed a desire to visit locations across Southwest and Alaska.
"I can see myself having three cine cameras mounted, recording different angles while in flight. It will be an experiment to see what works, but I like this challenge; it's what keeps me inspired to explore our beautiful planet."
More of Chen's work can be found on his website and Vimeo page.
Image credits: All images provided courtesy of Bernard Chen and used with permission.
#inspiration #travel #adventure #aerial #aerialphotographer #bernardchen #flying #landscape #landscapephotographer #paraglider #paragliding
‘Living in Long Shadows’ is a New SmugMug Film Featuring Andy Best
SmugMug has debuted its latest film that features photographer and filmmaker Andy Best. Called "Living in Long Shadows," the film follows the Best family as they trek across the American Southwest.
Andy Best is likely most accurately described as an adventurer and explorer as much as he is a photographer. He often lives in a camper as he road trips across the country with his family -- he has a wife and two kids. Best, who is also one of Sony's founding Alpha Imaging Collective members, has photographed countless outdoor adventures thanks to the nomadic lifestyle he chooses to live.
He has partnered with National Geographic Adventure, ROAM, and other well-known adventure media outlets, all while maintaining a family and living a life without a firmly planted "home base," a type of lifestyle few can say they successfully keep. Not many would say they even would want to, but for Best, it is the only way.
“I've always been into photography,” Best says in an interview with Alpha Universe in 2019, “But I never really wanted it to be part of my daily job because it was such a passion. I was afraid if it became work, it wouldn’t be as meaningful and I wouldn’t find as much joy in it.”
Best says that he has studied art his entire life, starting with pastels, sketching, and oil painting dating back to his time in his grandmother's studio. He attended film school in Portland, Oregon before working as an independent commercial filmmaker. Eventually, he transitioned to photography as well.
Today, Best says that his location-independent living is key to his success. He tells SmugMug that he is able to take work wherever it presents itself and focus on his mission of capturing photos and videos that highlight the beauty of the Earth along the way.
Best has spent the better part of a decade on the road and says he continually seeks inspiration in our wild places and the different people he meets along the way.
"Creating experiences for my children, while having the unique opportunity to work from the road, allows me to be more present in my family's lives and produce the best work possible,” he says. “This is a chapter we'll never forget! I hope you enjoy our story."
_Image credits: Behind the scenes images courtesy of SmugMug. All other photos by Andy Best. All images used with permission. _
#inspiration #adventure #adventurephotographer #americansouthwest #andybest #landscapephotographer #landscapephotography #nomadic #outdoorphotographer #smugmug #smugmugfilms
j'adore explorer les alternatives.
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Wonder Woman is coming to Fortnite for the first time.
Fortnite continues to steady cement itself together of the foremost formidable crossovers in video games. From well-liked franchises like Star Wars, Street Fighter, and Rick and Morty to bizarre decisions like Brandon Sanderson’s fantasy novel Mistborn, a lot of and a lot of items of popular culture have gotten delineate within the game and its spectacular assortment of cosmetics. currently fans will add one in every of the foremost beloved superheroes, woman, thereto list.
Fortnite is not any unknown to collaborating with DC Comics throughout the battle royale’s lifetime, having additional the likes of attendant, Aquaman, the Flash, Harley Quinn, and a lot of over the previous couple of years. Even so, Epic Games has been stepping things up latterly, with Superman being additional to Fortnite simply last week. however Clark Kent will not be the mag A-lister returning to the sport this month, as Epic Games has proclaimed that Diana of Themyscira can arrive in mere many days.
#games #videogames #news #blogs #adventure #action
One of Left 4 Dead 2's best aspects may be missed in Back 4 Blood.
Back 4 Blood is shaping up to be a worthy successor to Left four Dead 2, however one key feature of Valve’s decade-old series may be missing.
In associate coming interview, we have a tendency to quizzed Turtle Rock Studios co-founder and style director Chris Ashton regarding mod support in Back 4 Blood, and his answer was, maybe clearly, rather cautious.
“Unknown at now in time,” same Ashton. “It’s actually more difficult of late than it accustomed be, however you recognize i really like mods, i really like modding, it’s wherever I got my begin in games. I’d like to be intimate if we will however it’s undoubtedly a giant challenge. I’d like to see it.”
Ashton’s reply is somewhat encouraging, then, because the door hasn’t been closed on mod support entirely. However, we have a tendency to wouldn’t expect to check mods seem anytime shortly as different priorities like equalization, new content and implementing feedback from the community can sure as shooting take precedence for the predictable.
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