Hike for Survival September 15, 1010—wilderness expert Thomas Coyne and international stuntwoman Ky Furneaux will begin a 125-mile journey on foot from Central California to the Mojave Desert with ONLY a pocketknife, daypack and POV camera.....more
For nearly four hours we wriggled like slithering snakes through squeeze holes not much larger than toilet bowls, slipped through mucky passages and belly-slid into a curiouser and curiouser fantasy world....more
To place this formidable canyon into perspective, in 48 miles, it loses more elevation than the 1500 miles of the Mississippi River from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.....more
We ride the Train out of Devil’s Gate Station. The railroad’s ex-Colorado & Southern # 9 steam engine, a vintage 1884 2-6-0, is not pulling the train today. It’s inside the Engine House and its smoke box is off....more
Like the early (1898) electric bicycle to the left, today's specialty bikes had a "let's try this" beginning. They've come a long way....more
Adventure travellers will be pleased to know that Endsleigh offers automatic cover for over 80 sports and activities on their standard travel insurance policy. Holidaymakers can also choose from a wide range of policies, such as single trip, annual cover and backpackers insurance.
A FABLE FOR FLEAS, by Steve Giordano
Winner of the First Annual San Jose State College Survival Faire film contest in 1970, this 3-minute animated film began as a story Alex Weiss wrote for his kids' nursery school newsletter. Babs Jackson did the cut-out art and I filmed it, one frame at a time. Cost was $10 - $6 for the film and $4 for processing. It brought in about $1,500 over the years in rentals. The Smothers Brothers TV show wanted to run it, but insisted the word "feces" be taken out. We said no and lost out on $3,000. Dumb. The day of the Survival Faire, students in the Humanities 160 class buried on campus a brand new, never run Ford Maverick (they pushed it from the dealership) as a statement on dead technology. You can read about the day here: http://media.www.thespartandaily.com/
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