Hard Facts on Climate Change

By Laurel Kallenbach for Experience Life   Every five minutes, the Arctic loses up to 3 square miles of its multiyear ice. — The Rough Guide to Climate Change by Robert Henson (Rough Guides, 2008)  40 percent of the Arctic icecap will be lost by 2050. — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, www .noaa.gov  Every five minutes, the Amazon loses 600,000 square feet of climate-preserving rainforest. — The Rough Guide to Climate Change  Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be functionally dead before 2050. — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, www .ipcc.ch  In writer Laurel Kallenbach’s home state of Colorado, winter temperatures are no longer cold enough to freeze mountain pine beetles, which are destroying forests. Experience Life magazine is an award-winning health and fitness publication that aims to empower people to live their best, most authentic lives, and challenges the conventions of hype, gimmicks and superficiality in favor of a discerning,... Read More →

Earth-Friendly Forays

Outdoor excursions restore and rejuvenate your body, but if you travel with the environment in mind, your vacation can also help restore some of the world’s most pristine wilderness. By Laurel Kallenbach for Experience Life On a Galápagos Island beach, two sea lion pups are playing king-of-the-hill on a flat-topped rock. With each wave that washes over the rock, the two-week-old pups lose their balance and tumble head-over-flippers onto the sand. I’m standing 10 feet away, snapping photos and laughing at their antics. After a week of hiking and snorkeling in the Galápagos Islands with Ecoventura, an environmentally responsible tour company, I’ve grown used to seeing wild animals in their natural habitat. In this paradise, 500-pound Galápagos tortoises lumber about munching on leaves. Some are so old they might have been hatchlings when scientist and evolution theorist Charles Darwin visited the islands in 1835. Here, I’ve also had a front-row seat to see a flightless... Read More →

All Star Adventures Celebrates 10th Anniversary Presents 10% discount on New Zealand Ski and Snowboard Trips

All Star Adventures is offering 10% savings on New Zealand Ski and Snowboard Camps to celebrate it’s 10th anniversary. All Star Adventures is offering a hot deal on cool trips. When summer puts the heat on take 10% off and chill out “kiwi” style with some fresh powder snow. To say thank you for their decade of success All Star Adventures is giving a limited time discount on reservations made in June for their New Zealand Ski and Snowboard Camps. This is a special offer needs to be taken advantage of right away. All Star’s staff of sponsored riders and professional coaches conduct award winning ski and snowboard camps based in Wanaka on New Zealand’s South Island in July and August. The camps are open to all ages, and all ability level skiers and snowboarders. All types of terrain and perfect winter conditions are featured at New Zealand’s top ski resorts: Treble Cone, Cardrona and Snow Park NZ. Massive freeriding terrain and park features are characteristic... Read More →

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