Tag: hiking

December 11, 2014 at 7:48 pm

Picture of the Day: Elakala Falls, West Virginia

Picture of the Day: Elakala Falls, West Virginia

Photograph via ForestWander Nature Photography Seen here are the beautiful Elakala Waterfalls in Blackwater Falls State park, West Virginia, USA. Elakala Falls are a series of four waterfalls. The first of the series of waterfalls is 35 feet (11 m) in height and is easily accessible from park trails. The remaining three waterfalls of…

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December 10, 2014 at 3:21 pm

Walking on a Frozen Lake with Extremely Clear Water

Walking on a Frozen Lake with Extremely Clear Water

Watch two hikers walk on a frozen mountain lake with extremely clear water somewhere in Slovakia’s High Tatras Mountains. The High Tatras are a mountain range along the border of northern Slovakia in the Prešov Region, and southern Poland in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. The High Tatras features 17 peaks over 2,500 metres (8,200…

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December 2, 2014 at 2:06 pm

The World at Night with Clear Skies and No Light Pollution

The World at Night with Clear Skies and No Light Pollution

Ben Coffman is a landscape photographer based out of Portland, Oregon, who specializes in night photography, in particular ‘landscape astrophotography’ featuring the Milky Way. Not only does this give Ben the opportunity to explore the great outdoors, but it lets us city dwellers gain a greater appreciation for the awe-inspiring night sky as well…

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November 13, 2014 at 7:19 pm

Picture of the Day: The Long Walk

Picture of the Day: The Long Walk

Photograph by Ben Rodford The Long Walk is a 4.26 km (2.65 mi) path that runs from Windsor Castle (seen in the distance) to the top of Snow Hill (where this photo was taken), which is located in Windsor Great Park. Windsor Great Park is a large deer park of 5,000 acres (20 km2),…

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November 4, 2014 at 7:04 pm

The Great Outdoors by Brian Edward Miller

The Great Outdoors by Brian Edward Miller

Brian Edward Miller is an artist and illustrator based in Erie, Colorado. In the digital illustrations below we see Brian’s unique, ‘art deco-inspired’ style. The four artworks below are a celebration of the great outdoors and were from three different commissioned projects. #1 was an illustration done for the Tarsus Group’s Label Expo in…

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October 25, 2014 at 3:34 pm

The Most Beautiful Tour of Yosemite You Will See

The Most Beautiful Tour of Yosemite You Will See

A 200+ mile backpacking experience through Yosemite National Park captured by Colin Delehanty and Sheldon Neill. This project was filmed over the course of 10 months. Colin and Sheldon spent a combined 45 days in the park capturing the images in this video. To view the entire story, visit projectyose.com or facebook.com/projectyose Audio is…

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October 16, 2014 at 5:55 pm

Picture of the Day: Walking Amongst Giants

Picture of the Day: Walking Amongst Giants

Photograph by Vincent Brassinne A beautiful Autumn stroll through Sonian Forest, which lies at the south-eastern edge of Brussels, Belgium. The forest measures 4,421-hectares (10,920 acres) and is popular destination for those that enjoy a nice place to be active. Today the forest consists of mostly European beeches and oaks with several trees more…

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October 15, 2014 at 2:26 pm

1-Star Yelp Reviews of National Parks

1-Star Yelp Reviews of National Parks

Mashable’s Max Knoblauch compiled a funny series of 1-star Yelp reviews of famous US National Parks, turning the best snippets into image macros. If you’ve used online reviews to help make travel decisions you already know people’s experience of the same place can be wildly different. The lesson? Take individual reviews (especially those on…

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October 14, 2014 at 11:29 am

Highline Hammock Session in the Dolomites

Highline Hammock Session in the Dolomites

On September 9, 2014, 22 people nestled into 16 hammocks for one epic chillout session. Photographer Sebastian Wahlhütter was on hand to capture the day’s events which took place on Monte Piana, in the famous Dolomites mountain range of northeastern Italy. In a recent blog post, Wahlhütter explains: This special set up was rigged…

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October 4, 2014 at 4:56 pm

Picture of the Day: Hiker Finds Giant Abyss in Lagos

Picture of the Day: Hiker Finds Giant Abyss in Lagos

Photograph by RTWin80weeks on reddit Reddit user RTWin80weeks recently stumbled upon this incredible abyss while hiking near Lagos, Portugal. While he doesn’t recall the exact coordinates, he says it was somewhere along Ponta de Piedade. After browsing through the comments it seems like the hole has recently sunk in, as pictures of the same…

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