Cody Medina
There’s a particular smell that hangs over the Blue Ridge foothills every autumn, somewhere between wet leaves and pressed fruit, and it has been part of this landscape for longer than most visitors realize. Long before craft beverage trails and farm-to-table menus became fashionable, families here were already tending trees planted by their great-grandparents, pressing
There’s a particular kind of relief that comes from trading asphalt for granite. While the Central Valley bakes and coastal cities wrestle with muggy air, a narrow band of peaks running through the middle of California quietly offers something different: cool mornings, thin crisp air, and views that stretch for a hundred miles. It’s not
There is a particular kind of quiet that settles over a flower field in July, the buzz of bees layered under birdsong, the air thick enough with scent that you can almost taste it. The Pacific Northwest gets plenty of attention for its coastline and its evergreen forests, but summer here also means something more
There is a particular kind of quiet that settles over you above ten thousand feet, where the air thins and the trees stop looking like trees at all. In California’s White Mountains, gnarled shapes cling to pale dolomite slopes, looking less like living things and more like driftwood that washed up on a mountaintop by
There’s a particular sound backcountry rangers know well: the click of a bite valve toggle, followed by the satisfied gulp of a hiker who hasn’t thought twice about where that water has been sitting. It’s such a small, automatic motion that almost nobody questions it. Yet the people who spend their careers patrolling trails, checking
Airports serve as bustling centers of activity, teeming with travelers striving to navigate from point A to point B with minimal disruptions. While the allure of discovering new destinations is undeniable, it’s no secret that air travel often encounters hiccups. However, there are strategies to save money at the airport and enhance the journey’s smoothness.
Is it a relic of some long-lost communist past? A future-gazing olympic stadium? An alien relic hidden not too far from Berlin’s center? Well… no, not really. Surprisingly enough, the Liquidrom, as this Berlin building is called, is actually a spa! But, it’s not just a spa. It’s a really really COOL spa. The Liquidrom’s
Our emotional and spiritual connection with water can be very strong. The way that water influences us is an indescribable feeling. Some feel it’s effects more so than others. There’s actually some scientific reasons as to why people feel differently after visiting the ocean. The water plays a huge part in the way we feel
As the gift giving season draws near, people are trying to think of alternate ways to have fun. With the pandemic on the rise, family members are doing everything in their power to have a good time with their kids. Even though the holidays may not be what we want this year. However, the solution
Flight attendants are some of the most underrated hard workers of our time. To some it may seem like an easy job, however, there are a lot of unspoken obstacles that flight attendants face. There’s a lot to know about the safety of your passengers as well as the plane. In addition, depending on how