Far above the clouds, an adrenaline-seeking skier glides past the jagged Crater Rock on Oregon"s Mount Hood. He"s practicing a relatively young sport known as speed riding—similar to paragliding but with more emphasis on high velocity than altitude. Skiers with parachute-like "wings" launch downslope at high speed, navigating runs partly on skis and partly in the air.
Ready. Set. Snow.
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International Women s Day
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World Rivers Day
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High alpine color in Colorado
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Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
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Autumn comes to the Porcupines
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Golden larches and Prusik Peak, the Enchantments, Washington
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Struck by Southwestern beauty
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Congratulations, 2019 Nobel Prize laureates!
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Mount Sopris, Colorado
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