The stories we're watching today:
- Yesterday, Colorado adopted a $20 billion water plan to accommodate population growth. The goal? To stop the Front Range cities from having to siphon more water from the Western Slopes. [Denver Post]
- One man plans to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a heavy duty stand-up paddleboard, specially made to take on big waves. The 2,500-mile journey should last roughly 75 days. [Gear Junkie]
- Yellowstone wants to kill 1,000 bison this year to keep overgrazing and transmittable disease at bay. The reduction's part of a 15-year compromise with ranchers, but this year's number marks the highest in eight years. If approved, the animals would go to nearby Native American tribes for slaughter. [Reuters]
- Russian athletes won't be competing at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)'s 2016 indoor championships thanks to widespread state-sponsored doping announced earlier this month [Reuters]
- You can now buy a bottle of the world's best whiskey for $30. Cheers to that. [Gear Patrol]
The most interesting things we published today:
- Book This Trip: You can actually afford to ski the Alps this winter. Here's how to do it on the cheap
- Covet: This 1949 Ford F1 pickup is the truck of your dreams
- Impress Your Friends: A new guidebook will teach you everything you need to know about whiskey
- Watch: A rider navigating a life-size, moving kaleidoscope
- An Absurd Laugh: What's killing you today (according to science)
And one more thing:
- Weekend Long Read: “When the Luck Ran Out in El Reno”: The tornado that changed stormchasing forever