Tanana, Alaska is located about 60 miles from the Arctic Circle. The isolated town with no roads in or out has a population of 200, comprised of residents who know how to survive in severe conditions. The challenging lifestyle is shown in Discovery Channel’s Yukon…
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Editor’s Note: 50 Best Hikes in New England (Countryman Press) is a new book written by ActionHub columnist Marty Basch. We’ll occasionally be posting abridged versions of some of those hikes. The highest Massachusetts mountain east of the Berkshires is only about an hour from…
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It was August 2004 when Sam Salwei was hitchhiking back from Missoula, Montana. He was an avid climber and adventurer, lucky enough to be picked up by similar folk. Sean O’Connor was also an avid climber and slackliner, something Salwei had never tried. The duo…
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Like a doctor making a house call, arriving bag in hand ready to remedy, Lisa Ballo descends on the schools and offices of Southeast Michigan. Instead of a bag rattling with pill bottles and bandages, she carries a yoga mat. Ballo is the founder of…
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It is one of the most popular hikes in Hawaii, but it’s also illegal. Called “The Stairway to Heaven,” the trek up and down the 4,000-step Haiku Stairs on 2,800-foot Puu Keahi a Kahoe yields stunning views. The three- to five-hour hike on the island…
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Sometimes big things come in small packages. The low-lying Benton Range in New Hampshire’s White Mountains is comprised of a half dozen mountains all under 3,000 feet in elevation. The highest is Jeffers Mountain at 2,994 feet with Owls Head being the lowest at 1,967…
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Wildland fires ravage the Western United States like dogs at a BBQ, tearing through 9,362,238 acres of land in 2013 alone. But where would the numbers clock in at if we had no fire fighters? If we just let the trees go up in smoke—literally—and…
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Sometimes common sense goes on vacation and leaves without telling anyone. Unfortunately, you can’t get any frequent flier mileage for it, but you can gain some understanding about being human. Living in a ski town, I see a lot of brains on summer (and winter)…
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Sherwin Rebello and Divya Pai were both born in the booming metropolis of Mumbai, India. In a city of almost 12 million people, it was likely their paths would never cross—it was even less likely they would start a business together. Rebello had started a…
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Earlier this month, the surfing community was turned on its head when a 12-year-old claimed four national championships in a single season—an industry record. But Florida native Caroline Marks will be the first to tell you just how shocked she was to earn those titles. After…
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