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.
Today in History
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A glimpse of the Blue Forest
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Chilling out in the Arctic
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Moselle River loop near Kröv, Germany
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Lantern Festival
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The birthplace of Cinco de Mayo
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Belted Galloway cows
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Beethoven s 250th
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Tolkien Reading Day
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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World Whale Day
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It’s Canada’s national day
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International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
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Forward-thinking women of history
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Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
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A theatrical dream
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In the Garden of Europe
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A legend and a legendary home
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A night on the (ghost) town
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Groundhog Day
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Islands that turned the tide
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Northern hawk-owl
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Exploring the Pearl of the Atlantic
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Museum Night in Berlin
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Iceland for International Rock Day
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The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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National Hug Day
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Splashes of color for Watercolor Month
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Nomads of the Gobi
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