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November 14, 2011October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Are We There Yet?

Simulating a mission to Mars, six astronauts lock themselves in a fake spaceship for 520 days. 

Wired 
Edited by Mark McClusky.
Gold Medal winner, Adventure Travel, 2012 Lowell Thomas Awards.

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February 9, 2011October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

On With The Snow

The author launches a career as a nordic ski racer.

The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Photos by Layne Kennedy.

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August 17, 2010October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Flogging Genghis Khan

Bicycling to the world’s largest statue of Genghis Khan, in Mongolia. Edited by Tim Lavin.

The Atlantic
Edited by Tim Lavin. Photo by Jeffrey Kerby.

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March 11, 2009October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The First Dude in His Element

Todd Palin competes in the Tesoro Iron Dog, a 2,000 mile snowmobile race across Alaska. 

Sports Illustrated
Edited by Chris Hunt.

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October 1, 2006October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Lost & Found

Social worker John Donovan was a monklike figure who lived alone in a succession of dingy $300-a-month apartments. Strange things transpired after he got lost and died in the high mountains of Southern California.

Backpacker
Edited by David Howard.

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April 1, 2002October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Nasty, Brutish, and Loud

The Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area, in the stripmined hills of West Virginia, is the world’s premier all-terrain-vehicle playground—and oh, what a joy it is to ride there after midnight and toss your empties into the woods! 

Outside
Edited by Jay Stowe. Photos by Charles Gullung.

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May 1, 2001October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The Backyard Expedition

When my daughter was almost six, I thought it would be a good idea to take her kayaking down Oregon’s Tualatin River. 

National Geographic Adventure
Edited by Mark Jannot. Photo by Brown W. Cannon III.


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December 1, 2000October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The Same River Twice

As a travel destination for kayakers, the Los Angeles River—that 50-mile concrete channel that cuts through the heart of the city—is underrated. 

Mother Jones
Edited by Monika Bauerlein. Photos by James Rexroad.
Nominated for a National Magazine Award.

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March 1, 2000October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Pilgrim at Johnson Creek

I didn’t really know my hardscrabble Portland neighborhood until I floated the local creek in a $49.95 inflatable raft. 

DoubleTake
Edited by Toby Lester.

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Cycling in the hills of New Hampshire, by Hector Emanuel. Cross country skiing in the Alaskan Arctic, by Otso Könönen. Interviewing Syrian refugees in Idomeni, Greece, by Julius Motal. Among the Maasai in Kenya, by Georgina Goodwin. At the desk, by Julie Keefe. Outside the barn, by Michele Olvera. Scrambling across Thompson Peak boulder field, by Justin Garwood.

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