Articles tagged “outdoors”

Even though power is due to be restored in lower Manhattan, recovery resources would still have been diverted to handle the race.

The UN argues that the regions need more protection, but UNESCO's lesson demonstrates that UN oversight isn't enough to offer the protection everyone would like.

What skier doesn't look for that hidden run that only the insiders know about. These six slopes should keep the non-pros busy until the next winter Olympics.

Baumgartner's accomplishment will be remembered for quite some time, but Red Bull's rapid ascendency to the top of the outdoor and adventure sector has happened in near-record time.

Experts are convening next week to chat about the economic benefits expected from an estimated 2.295 billion trips taking place in Europe, and there’s no location more appropriate for the summit than France.

Airports continues to integrate aspects of the outdoors from window walls’ natural light to seating design to lighten up airports’ stodgy static feel for passengers stuck on layovers and delays.

From Napa Valley to Vietnam, these hotels are as gorgeous as the surrounding scenery, and they plan on minimizing their footprints by using local materials, solar panels, rainwater filters, and low-energy lighting.

A new generation of outdoor enthusiasts relies heavily on GPS and tracking technologies to explore new terrain, but their lack of proper training has created dangerous, even deadly, scenarios.

From Hong Kong's Dragon's Back Trail to a walk through New York City's Central Park, these ten routes get travelers close to nature without taking them too far from big cities.

Experience a different side of American culture at these national parks where you sleep above a swamp, eat next to the ocean or Indian dwellings, or can bath in an actual bathtub of natural spring water.