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Is Your Car Abandoned in the Arctic?

A Peugeot 206 has been abandoned in the Arctic Circle thousands of miles from where it was originally sold. The car was originally sold in Norfolk, England, but that is one of the only things known about the vehicle. The Peugeot was abandoned approximately 2,109 miles (3,394 km) from Norfolk in Finnvikdalen, Norway. Related: Norway’s Glacier Resorts Normally Open to […]

Alex Camerino | July 15, 2020

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Northernmost Point In The U.S. Will Not See Sunrise For The Next 2 Months

Today, Monday, November 18, the northernmost point of the U.S. sees its last official sunrise until January 23. That place is Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, Alaska. Although it will not stay completely dark for 24 hours out of the day, Barrow will not have a true sunrise until the end of January. This means that light will still illuminate […]

SnowBrains | November 19, 2019

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Polar Bears: The Crazy Science Behind Their Black Skin and Transparent Fur

Forget everything you’ve seen and learned – polar bears aren’t actually white. What? What color are they? Well, it’s complicated… An object’s color in general is determined by what color of light it reflects. A red car is reflecting red light, and absorbing all other colors. A black object is absorbing all colors, and reflecting none. White, on the other hand, […]

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Mike Lavery | July 17, 2018

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Skiing Norway’s Highest Mountains: Jotunheimen | Trip Report & Photo Tour:

It wasn’t that giving chase to the dark horse was wearing me through. And by no means did I feel I’d explored most of what it had to give. Sometimes, one needs to take a step back, and regain appreciation for what they already have, no matter how fickle its tendencies. Jotunheimen […]

Zach Paley | May 15, 2014

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Skiing Pow From a Boat in the Arctic Circle

(editor’s note: Our good friend, Zach Paley, has been living in the Arctic Circle of Norway for the past month. He works on a boat, camps, skis, writes, and takes stunning photographs. In this entry, Zach finds himself working on and skiing from the ship Vulkana in spectacular Lyngen, Norway) I’d gotten along well with Gottfried my first time on the Vulkana [the […]

Dream Trip: Skiing Powder from a Boat Within the Arctic Circle | Photo Tour

With stability, and a bit of luck, things in Norway began to fall together nicely. I met Gottfried, a fiery ginger chef who is part Norwegian, part Russian, part world nomad, and part something else entirely while walking the docks of Tromso. I initially came aboard the Vulkana asking if he was interested in having a reporter on the boat. He politely […]

Zach Paley | May 30, 2013

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First Impressions of Skiing the Arctic Circle | Lyngen, Norway Photo Tour

One way flight to Tromsø, Norway? Check. Crashing on a friends couch? Check. Job? Nope. Plans? Hike up, ski down, take photos. Life? It’s simple. I’ve never been more impressed by how cool the mountains around here are. Massive and aesthetic lines extend all the way down to the ocean. Cornices casually hang over cliff bands that drop into […]