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In Search of Snowy Bison (Pt. 3): Bighorns in the Badlands by Dominic Mastruserio

Unaware of just how cold it was outside (it was minus 3 Fahrenheit with a serious wind chill on a cloudy day) and coming from the cozy warmth of our car, we weren’t the most prepared for the shock of the outside world. At first, it wasn’t horrible...

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24 Hours in Yosemite National Park by Dominic Mastruserio

On a dreary Autumn night, I boarded the train to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. To be perfectly honest, I hadn’t even planned on going to Yosemite Valley. Instead, I convinced myself I’d be flying off to the Grand Tetons by way of Jackson Hole, or alternatively, to Teddy Roosevelt National Park via Bismarck, North Dakota. As a plan C, we could always go to Memphis and hit up the Rendezvous. And that’s exactly the way I thought, until I ended up in Yosemite on “Free Park Day” two years in a row.

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Hiking to Papakolea Beach (Hawaii's Green Sand Beach) by Dominic Mastruserio

Certainly you’ve heard of white sand beaches and black sand beaches, maybe you’re vaguely familiar with pink sand beaches, but if you’re anything like me you probably never knew a green sand beach existed (there are only four on the planet, so I don’t blame you)! Indeed, 3 miles from any paved road on the Big Island of Hawaii sits a hidden gem, Papakōlea Beach.

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