Sep 21st, 2012 at 1:00PM: Using free power to charge electronic devices before boarding a flight is a popular activity. Airlines and airports know that and are adding more charging stations all the time. The same goes for electric vehicle travelers who might drive to the airport. As more environmentally friendly cars hit the streets, airports are adding charging stations for them too, also a complimentary service.
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Airports Add Free Power For Electronics, Vehicles
Sep 21st, 2012 at 1:00PM: Using free power to charge electronic devices before boarding a flight is a popular activity. Airlines and airports know that and are adding more charging stations all the time. The same goes for electric vehicle travelers who might drive to the airport. As more environmentally friendly cars hit the streets, airports are adding charging stations for them too, also a complimentary service.
...Brooklyn Decker And The Sierra Club Visit The Arctic
Aug 31st, 2012 at 8:00AM: For more than 120 years the Sierra Club has encouraged outdoor enthusiasts to explore the Earth's wild places in a safe and responsible manner. The organization works diligently to educate us on the fragility of our ecosystems and the importance of protecting them for future generations to enjoy as well. Recently the organization enlisted a new ambassador to their cause by recruiting model/actress ...Touring Alaska: 6 Things To Know About Wildlife Watching
Aug 18th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
Touring Alaska, we found that Juneau's alpine meadows of the high country, frosted mountain slopes and rocky shores combine to create a distinctive ecosystem. On land, logging, mining, fishing and tourism activities compete in a delicate balance between the needs of man and the needs of the environment. At sea, protected species flourish, making Alaska one of the best places on the planet to ...Sick Of The Heat? 40 Places Where You Can Cool Off
Jul 24th, 2012 at 4:00PM: Most people look for warm places to visit. I look for cold ones. I live near Washington, D.C., and by mid-July, I've had it with the suffocating heat and humidity. I've taken escape-the-heat trips almost every summer over the last five years to places like Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Maine and the Pacific Northwest.
The lower the temperature the better as far as I'm concerned, especially ...Alaska Town Has Cat For A Mayor
Jul 17th, 2012 at 8:00AM: The sleepy little town of Talkeetna, Alaska (Population: 875), has made headlines around the globe in recent days when it was revealed that the community's mayor is actually a cat named Stubbs. Local residents aren't sure what all the fuss is about, however, as Stubbs has held that office for over 15 years.
Apparently, back in 1997 the locals weren't exactly pleased with their choices in ...Denali National Park Introduces New Sled Dog Pups
Jun 1st, 2012 at 8:00AM: One of the great annual traditions at Denali National Park is the arrival of a new litter of sled dog pups. The park, which is located in Alaska's spectacular and remote wilderness, maintains its own sled dog team for use in patrolling the region throughout the long winter months. Without these teams much of Denali would not be accessible for portions of the year, which makes these trusty canines ...8 Cool Cities For Summer
May 31st, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Many people's winter vacation plans understandably revolve around sand and sun and colorful cocktails sporting tiny umbrellas. But summer in the states can be just as oppressive, whether you're battling sweat-inducing humidity, malodorous public transportation, or overzealous mosquitoes. So for those who want to skip the sunscreen (I know, I know, you're supposed to wear sunscreen all year ...Video: Surviving Alone In Alaska
May 29th, 2012 at 3:30PM:
What is it like to survive in Alaska's wilderness? What is it like to do it alone? VICE followed Heimo Korth to ask these precise questions. In the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge living requires a permit. In the case of Korth, the permit is only good until the death of his last child. It's rough land and it's a rough life, but he has managed to perfect the art of learning it and living it. ...
Video Of The Day: Midnight Sun Shines In Iceland
May 7th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
The "midnight sun" is a natural phenomenon occurring north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle when the sun never fully sets and remains visible 24 hours a day. Since there are no permanent human settlements south of the Antarctic Circle, countries and territories that experience the midnight sun are limited to those crossed by the Arctic Circle, including Canada, ...
Summer Hotspot: Anchorage, Alaska
Apr 9th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Summer months in North America open up a whole realm of possibilities for travel into higher latitudes. As the deep frost starts to fade and the rivers pick up speed, Alaska turns into a beautiful respite from the sultry weather in the contiguous 48 states.
Pick any reason to make the journey. The Pacific Northwest air that blankets all of southern Alaska is crisp and clean, a noticeable ...Tsunami powered ghost ship closes in on Canadian shores
Mar 27th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
When last year's earthquake and resulting tsunami rocked Japan, the destruction of property and disruption to travel plans were immediate. Minor quakes after the initial tremor did little more damage. But a Japanese squid-fishing boat has been drifting across the Pacific Ocean all year and is now closing in on British Columbia's north coast.
"It's been drifting across the Pacific for a year, ...New tour combines flightseeing, kayaking and bear viewing on Alaska's Admiralty Island
Mar 22nd, 2012 at 3:00PM:
Watch Inside the Fortress on PBS. See more from Nature.
The United States Forest Service recently awarded Above & Beyond Alaska a 10-year permit to operate guided day trips by kayak around Admiralty Island, a highly protected area where an estimated 1,800 brown bears -- the largest concentration in the world -- roam free. In fact, Admiralty Island has more brown bears than all the lower ...25-year-old Dallas Seavey wins 2012 Iditarod
Mar 14th, 2012 at 7:00PM: The 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race came to an exciting end Tuesday evening when 25-year-old Dallas Seavey claimed victory in the 1000-mile race. By crossing the finish line first, he also became the youngest person to ever win the event.
Held annually in Alaska, the Iditarod has become the state's most popular sporting event. The racers, along with their teams of powerful dogs, begin the ...The 2012 Iditarod sled dog race begins today!
Mar 3rd, 2012 at 8:00AM: The 2012 Iditarod sled dog race gets underway this morning with the ceremonial start taking place on the streets of Anchorage, Alaska. The annual event, dubbed the "Last Great Race," pits some of the best mushers in the world against one another on a course that stretches for nearly a thousand miles across remote wilderness before eventually ending in Nome.
This morning the 66 men and women who ...Traveling turtle finds new home in Arizona
Feb 21st, 2012 at 3:30PM: Green Sea Turtles travel great distances in their lifetime with a range that reaches as far north as the southern coast of Alaska and as far south as Chile. In the water. On land is an unlikely place to find a sea turtle but this week one will settle into her new permanent home at the Sea Life aquarium in Tempe, Arizona.
The green sea turtle, Ziva, sustained serious injuries after being struck ...Gorgeous time lapse of Australia's "Southern Lights"
Feb 10th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
It's been a lifelong dream of mine to see the Northern Lights, that glorious display of eerie green "smoke" that appears to float above the nighttime sky of some of the furthest northern reaches of our globe. But now I have another sight to add to that list: the Southern Lights. Also know as "Aurora Australis", it's the southern hemisphere equivalent of the auroras that occur up north, ...
Video: Yukon Quest 2012 gets started
Feb 7th, 2012 at 2:30PM:
This past weekend saw the kickoff of one of the year's biggest sporting events. No, not the Super Bowl. The 2012 Yukon Quest began. What is Yukon Quest? It's just your run-of-the-mill 1,000 mile dog sled race from Fairbanks, Alaska to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. It follows the trail that prospectors took during the gold rush of the 1890s and celebrate the Yukon River, the "highway of ...
Meet the coldest cities in America
Jan 26th, 2012 at 1:00PM: Feeling chilly? Chances are, if you're not a resident of the following five cities, you really don't have it that bad. The Weather Channel recently released a list of the coldest cities in America, according to NOAA National Climatic Data Center average annual temperature data from the last 30 years.
Caribou, Maine, came in fifth on the list. Dubbed the "Most Northeastern City in America", ...Lost on the trail? Satellite tracking system can help
Jan 24th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
Getting lost on the trail, injured during a climb or into some other unplanned situation can make a great day a lousy one really fast. Adventure travel often takes us to remote places and when accidents happen there might not be a 911 to call or close-by hospital to visit. On their own, travelers often have to make do with the resources at hand. Prepared for anything, some travelers pack ...Video: skiing and snowboarding from the summit of Denali
Dec 3rd, 2011 at 10:00AM:
What does it take to ski Denali, North America's' tallest mountain? In addition to a large, metaphorical pair of cojones, which all of the men and women of this film possess, it takes sheer endurance and will to want to climb 20,320 feet just to ski right back down.
The Denali Experiment is a 15-minute film that follows a band of some of the world's best skiers and snowboarders on their ...
