Spend a few nights at the spherical tree house hotel on Vancouver Island on your way to the Olympics. I heard a rumor that Bode Miller is renting one of these instead of staying with the ski team during competition. It costs $125 a night to feel the...

An ad Grist pulled out of a mag that was published in the 60s. Our glacier melting has become much more efficient in the last 50 years; Humble would be proud. Or I guess they are, they consolidated with Standard Oil to become Exxon. If I was alive in...

They invited everyone at my old gear shop to a screening of the movie Vertical Limit when it came out. I fell asleep on the couch and missed it even though the theater was only four blocks from my house, so my only knowledge of the film came from the...

A ski resort in Utah that I’ve never heard of is up for sale in an internet auction today. The ultra exclusive Elk Meadows ski area in Beaver Canyon was so highend and remotely located that only 20,000 skiers annually visited. Asking people to drive...

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the launching of an extensive public service radio campaign urging Americans to connect with nature. There are eight 60-second spots that will bring the sounds of nature to Classic Rock WIXX listeners...