The climate cycle known as La Niña has remained steady through October, Surfersvillage Global Surf News is reporting.Characterized by below average surface water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, La Niña typically affects the western United States and Canada by bringing dry winters to the Southwest and cold, snowy…

Chimney Rock. Photo: USDA.gov/Flickr On Friday, President Barack Obama signed a proclamation designating 4,726 acres of land in southwestern Colorado as Chimney Rock National Monument. Roughly 1,000 years ago, the Chaco civilization built more than 200 homes and farmed the land in this area, which is marked by two large…

Tons of silver retrieved from World War II vessel

Don't hike a trail just because you saw it in a movie.

Shivling Peak via Shutterstock Photograper: Galyna Andrushko As mountaineers from around the world converge in Nepal and prepare for the 2012 Everest climbing season, Apa Sherpa, the porter-turned-professional-climber who has summited the mountain 21 times, is in the midst of a three-month trek to call attention to the changing…

Willow Koerber, a mountain biker on the Trek World Racing Team, has dropped out of the 2011 World Cup Series. Koerber, a two time bronze medalist at the Mountain Bike World Championships, found out she was pregnant a day before 2011's opening World Cup event in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

I've got a confession to make. During my lifetime, I've purchased a fair amount of crappy gear that I found, for one reason or another, appealing. And because it was cheap. These days, I've got less stuff and I'm more selective about what I buy. I try to only spend…

Courtesy of kla4067 on Flickr.This morning Lance Armstrong joined Colorado Governor Bill Ritter at the state capital to announce that the inaugural Quiznos Pro Challenge will take place next August, the Associated Press reports. The Challenge has been sanctioned by the International Cycling Union and stands to attract a…

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Now independent and arms-free, East Timor is emerging as Southeast Asia's new jewel