Adventure

5 Reasons to Explore the Untamed Beauty of Denali National Park

5 Reasons to Explore the Untamed Beauty of Denali National Park

Denali is Alaska’s most well known national park, attracting nearly half a million visitors every year. To enter the park, there is only one 92-mile road visitors must travel. To help reduce traffic congestion and to protect the natural resources of the park, personal vehicles are not allowed beyond a certain point of Denali Park Road for […]

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    This Man Just Completed World’s First Solo Row From California to Australia

    This Man Just Completed World’s First Solo Row From California to Australia

    British-Canadian adventurer John Beeden completed his 7,400-mile solo row across the Pacific Ocean on Saturday. He is the first to have rowed across the Pacific, from the Northern to Southern Hemisphere, without stopping. After spending almost six months at sea in his 20-foot boat, Beeden set foot on the Australia mainland at 10 a.m Australian […]

    Hiker Snaps Terrifying Selfie From ‘Edge of the World’

    Hiker Snaps Terrifying Selfie From ‘Edge of the World’

    The Awa’awapuhi Trail on the island of Kauai, Hawaii is breathtaking, offering gorgeous views of Kauai’s famed Na Pali coast. But one intrepid hiker and photographer, Scott Sharick, kicked it up a notch by going beyond where the trailhead ends and walking out onto a horrifyingly narrow ridge with a GoPro in hand to capture the moment. Kauai’s beautiful Na Pali coast. Photo […]

    8 National Parks You’ve Never Heard of But Should Add to Your Bucket List

    8 National Parks You’ve Never Heard of But Should Add to Your Bucket List

    Sure, Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon are all breathtaking. There’s no denying that. And everyone should visit them if they have the chance. But there are so many other national parks in the U.S.—59 to be exact—and they’re spread out among 27 states and two territories. Maybe you’re a park fanatic bent on going […]

    Why Hiking Half Dome Is a Must for Your Bucket List

    Why Hiking Half Dome Is a Must for Your Bucket List

    Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is breathtaking just to look at. Don’t believe me? Take naturalist and Sierra Club co-founder John Muir’s word for it, who was reportedly the ninth person to climb it. He described Half Dome as “the most beautiful and most sublime of all the wonderful Yosemite rocks.” I especially love that […]

    Vegan Ultramarathoner Breaks Record for Fastest Race Up Appalachian Trail

    Vegan Ultramarathoner Breaks Record for Fastest Race Up Appalachian Trail

    On Sunday, ultramarathoner Scott Jurek became the fastest person to finish a supported thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail, completing the 2,189-mile journey in 46 days, 8 hours and 7 minutes. Cheers!!! #EatAndRun #GeorgiaToMaine #EatAndRun pic.twitter.com/kNt20JkfLS — Scott Jurek (@ScottJurek) July 12, 2015 The event began on Springer Mountain in Georgia and finished at the summit […]

    One Woman’s 2,000 Mile Paddle From the Big Apple to the Big Easy

    One Woman’s 2,000 Mile Paddle From the Big Apple to the Big Easy

    Margo Pellegrino, a self-identified and proud stay-at-home mother from New Jersey, is solo-paddling her outrigger canoe 2,000 miles from New York City to New Orleans in an effort to raise awareness of U.S. water pollution problems and the need for policies and public action to clean up our waterways. Margo Pellegrino is solo-paddling her outrigger canoe […]

    7 Stunningly Beautiful Places to Visit This Summer

    7 Stunningly Beautiful Places to Visit This Summer

    There are so many amazing places to go in the world that you can’t possibly get to all of them in your lifetime. But I think everyone has that bucket list of places that they have always wanted to go to or things they’ve always wanted to do. Here at EcoWatch, we are all about eco-vacations. […]

    Viral Video: Man Hikes Pacific Crest Trail and Takes a Selfie Every Mile

    Viral Video: Man Hikes Pacific Crest Trail and Takes a Selfie Every Mile

    Time-lapse videos of nature seem to be all the rage right now. Recently, there’s been one of Yosemite and another one of Yellowstone. Now, there’s one that spans 2,600 miles. Andy Davidhazy hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada in five months, taking a selfie every mile. He has put together a time-lapse […]