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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50 years of Earth Day
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A goldie gala
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Fossil Day
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Next stop, Tofino
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World Elephant Day
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Honoring our fallen heroes
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World Architecture Day
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Wake up, it s Darwin Day
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International Day of Mangrove Conservation
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The Zugspitze: Germany s highest point
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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
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Methoni Castle, Messenia, Greece
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Cosplay strongly encouraged
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Shhh, the movie is about to start
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Chinese New Year
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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Southern right whale
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Penguins can t fly!
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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World Turtle Day
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Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower
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International Whale Shark Day
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Travel Sunday: Sintra, Portugal
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Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
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Palouse farmland, Washington state
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World of WearableArt Awards
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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National Gardening Week
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