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Take a trip with me on the Susquehanna River, from Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, NY to Baingridge, NY. A 70 mile journey that will test every living fiber you have. This trip will consist of 3 portages, 3 pit stops, and many hours of emotional and physical anguish. But after everything is said and done, paddling 70 miles in one day is one heck of an accomplishment.

Ten years ago, Gary Moyer became only the third person to successfully navigate the 40 mile Gunnison Canyon section of the Moose River. He had a special talent and everybody knew it, including a young aspiring adventurist friend Blake Henson; and an up and coming photo journalist /TV producer Nathan Garner. What would motivate people to go on a suicide adventure trip through unimaginable river conditions, making a documentary of a river adventure? Is it the possibility that the media types want a lot of glory and adrenaline rushes; with little skill, ability and preparation for extreme risk...

Let me introduce you to an ancient culture and to the largest archaeological preseve in the United States. Mesa Verde is a National Park unlike no other. Come on the journey and explore the best preserved cliff dwellings in the world. Learn about the ancient Pueblo (Anasazi) people who built the dwellings and immerse yourself into their amazing civilization. Everyone needs to put this on their bucket list as a must see.

Chad Robinson was a local hero in his small mountain community of Moose Ridge, Nevada high in the Northern Sierra-Nevada Mountains. He had climbed every mountain within a 100 mile radius. It didn’t matter how difficult or technical the climb was – he had scaled it. Over time Chad had become recognized as one of the top mountain climbers in the United States.But what was once an intense passion and love to climb mountains for the personal challenge eventually became a demanding career, guiding climbers up mountains for money. Whatever it took to land the big dollar clients and get as ...

Do volcanoes intrigue you? Have you ever wondered about the world's tallest volcano? Get on board a 4x4 all terrain vehicle and journey up the world's tallest volcano. Experience the impressive sights and sounds of this massive and most interesting mountain. On the journey, you can learn a great deal about Geology, Astronomy, Climate, Culture, Geography, and Natural History. Get a first hand view and narrative about my journey to the world's tallest volcano. The photos will place you on one of the most fascinating mountains in the world. Experience Mauna Kea from the comfort of your home. ...

Come take a short journey with me to the wonderful island nation of Ireland. Along the way; you will read about exploring the breath-taking landscapes, amazing culture, and learn about the many myths and legends that Ireland is famous for. I will supply you with factual historical data, and Irelands incredible heritage. You will even see beautiful photos of The Majestic Emerald Isle! Hopefully after reading this, you will be inspired to visit Ireland and you too, will return home with memories that will last a lifetime.

The desire to reach the highest elevation in every state is daunting. However, the fun is in planning the trip, the stops along the way; and the enjoyment of discovery. The ultimate joy is in the journey. The gold at the end of the rainbow is standing on a mountaintop. Here you can listen to the wind traveling through the trees, and watch raptors gracefully fly. I am a highpointer, join me on my journey.

Take a trip with me to Panama to witness one of the greatest engineering feats known to man. The Big Ditch or Panama Canal has often been referred to as the 8th wonder of the world. The Panama Canal officially opened for business on August 15, 1914; forever changing the face of global trade and military power; as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. The region is also rich in culture and wildlife. Absorb like a sponge the lifestyle, customs, and traditions of the Embera Indians. This story will give you a snapshot of the life and times of a day spent in the Panama Canal...

Holding onto a secret/s is something that everyone in life has experienced. However, the longer you hang onto that secret/s the heavier and more burdensome it becomes. Not to mention the health risks both mentally and physically that can become compromised by not disclosing the secret. The following story reveals a secret that I have held onto for many years of my life. Writing my story has long been overdue as my secret has consumed and overwhelmed me for far too many years. It is a powerful tool to be able to address and confront head on what has been locked up in my head for so long. It ...

If you ever wanted to see the most peculiar or strangest 75 square miles on the North American Continent, then Craters of the Moon National Monument is the place to go. Even the name "Craters of the Moon" gives you the sense that this place is unlike any other, unless of course you actually visit the moon. A place that has it all, especially when you are talking about volcanoes, lava fields, and lava tubes. Join me as we travel to this most bizarre and unusual place.

Heartfelt, powerfully engaging, and in the tradition of Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See, this is a work of storytelling bravado: a thrilling action-packed art heist, an imaginative chronicle of forgotten history, and a poignant coming-of-age epic where a child navigates one of the most morally complex fronts of World War II and lives to tell the tale.

Robert and Mkiwa Livingston are happily ensconced in their tranquil life in Geneva, Switzerland, when Robert's best friend drops dead from a brain aneurysm, sparking a mid-life crisis. Nostalgic for the New England of his youth, Robert begs his wife for a chance to go back to his native America. As the Livingstons settle into their new home in Marblehead, Massachusetts, they - along with the rest of the country - become engrossed in a popular TV show called Quiet Time, about a family who decide to give up all electronic devices and smartphones for one year.

Twelve-year old Sheldon Horowitz is still recovering from the tragic loss of his mother only a year ago when a suspicious traffic accident steals the life of his father near their home in rural Massachusetts. It is 1938, and Sheldon, who was in the truck, emerges from the crash an orphan hell-bent on revenge. He takes that fire with him to Hartford, where he embarks on a new life under the roof of his buttoned-up Uncle Nate.

She'd heard the stories, seen the movies, read the books. But now police Chief Inspector Sigrid Ødegård has to leave her native Norway and actually go there - to that land across the Atlantic where her missing brother is implicated in the mysterious death of a prominent African-American academic. America. Sigrid is plunged into a United States where race and identity, politics and promise, reverberate in every aspect of daily life.

Home alone one morning, Sheldon witnesses a dispute between the woman who lives upstairs and an aggressive stranger. When events turn dire, Sheldon seizes and shields the neighbor’s young son from the violence, and they flee the scene. As Sheldon and the boy look for a safe haven in an alien world, past and present weave together, forcing them ever forward to a wrenching moment of truth.

When Lilly was first Chief Engineer at The Commonwealth, nearly fifty years ago, the Central Archive wasn't yet the greatest repository of knowledge in the known world, protected by scribes copying every piece of found material—books, maps, even scraps of paper—and disseminating them by Archive Runners to hidden off-site locations for safe keeping. Back then, there was no Order of Silence to create and maintain secret routes deep into the sand-covered towers of the Gone World or into the northern forests beyond Sea Glass Lake.

Sheldon Horowitz - 82 years old, impatient, and unreasonable - is staying with his granddaughter's family in Norway when he disappears with a stranger's child. Sheldon is an ex-Marine, and he feels responsible for his son's death in Vietnam. Recently widowed and bereft, he talks to the ghosts of his past constantly. To Norway's cops, Sheldon is just an old man who is coming undone at the end of a long and hard life. But Sheldon is clear in his own mind.

One hundred miles from the Kuwaiti border, Thomas Benton meets Arwood Hobbes. Benton is a British journalist who reports from war zones in part to avoid his lackluster marriage and a daughter he loves but cannot connect with; Arwood is an American private who might be an insufferable ignoramus or might be a genuine lunatic with a death wish—it's hard to tell. Desert Storm is over, peace has been declared, but as they argue about whether it makes sense to cross the nearest border in search of an ice cream, they become embroiled in a horrific attack.

When Lilly was first chief engineer at The Commonwealth, nearly 50 years ago, the Central Archive wasn't yet the greatest repository of knowledge in the known world, protected by scribes copying every piece of found material - books, maps, even scraps of paper - and disseminating them by Archive Runners to hidden off-site locations for safe keeping. Back then, there was no Order of Silence to create and maintain secret routes deep into the sand-covered towers of the Gone World or into the northern forests beyond Sea Glass Lake.

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