Five years after the initial COVID-19 lockdown, the AO team reflects on the places that brought them joy, comfort, and connection during a difficult time.
#nature #parks #libraries #pandemic #cemeteries #music #tunnels #stateparks #podcastinternal #section-ArticlesWhere Our Team Looked for Joy During Pandemic Lockdowns
Where Our Team Looked for Joy During Pandemic Lockdowns
Five years after the initial COVID-19 lockdown, the AO team reflects on the places that brought them joy, comfort, and connection during a difficult time.
For long-distance hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail, volunteer trail angels provide supplies, rides, or a dry place to sleep.
#hiking #trails #section-ArticlesMeet the Volunteers Who Keep Thru-Hikers Moving
Meet the Volunteers Who Keep Thru-Hikers Moving
For long-distance hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail, volunteer trail angels provide supplies, rides, or a dry place to sleep.
From Revolutionary War-era recluses to 1920s roadside attractions, meet the solitary figures who turned isolation into a destination.
#newengland #folklore #history #hermits #section-ArticlesThe Curious History of New England’s Hermit Tourism
The Curious History of New England’s Hermit Tourism
From Revolutionary War-era recluses to 1920s roadside attractions, meet the solitary figures who turned isolation into a destination.
This Town Advertised the World’s Largest Well. It Wasn’t.
Digging the largest well in the United States, surviving a devastating tornado—welcome to the resilient, 100 percent green Greensburg, Kansas.
The library, which straddles the U.S.–Canadian border, has seamlessly served patrons in both countries since 1904. That’s all changing thanks to rising international tensions.
#opera #politics #borders #bordercrossings #libraries #podcastinternal #section-ArticlesCould New Border Restrictions Literally Tear the Haskell Free Library Apart?
Could New Border Restrictions Literally Tear the Haskell Free Library Apart?
The library, which straddles the U.S.-Canadian border, has seamlessly served patrons in both countries since 1904. That’s all changing thanks to rising international tensions.
In collaboration with Radiolab’s Terrestrials podcast, we fall down the rat hole.
#rats #podcastinternal #section-ArticlesDo New York City Rats Deserve Their Bad Rap?
Do New York City Rats Deserve Their Bad Rap?
In collaboration with Radiolab’s Terrestrials podcast, we fall down the rat hole.
In greenhouses from Berkeley to Santa Barbara, a little-known rescue network protects endangered cycads from poachers, smugglers, and extinction.
#poaching #flora #blackmarkets #cycads #crime #plants #botanicalgardens #section-ArticlesThe Secret Gardens Saving the World’s Rarest Plants
The Secret Gardens Saving the World’s Rarest Plants
In greenhouses from Berkeley to Santa Barbara, a little-known rescue network protects endangered cycads from poachers, smugglers, and extinction.
Dear Atlas: How Do I Unplug on a Solo Trip?
Don’t let your phone ruin your vacation.
Nestled in a small Colorado town is one of the best contemporary art museums in the state. Its collection didn’t cost a dime.
#socialmovements #artists #artmuseum #art #museums #podcastinternal #section-ArticlesThe Art in This Museum Was Donated for Free
The Art in This Museum Was Donated for Free
Nestled in a small Colorado town is one of the best contemporary art museums in the state. Its collection didn’t cost a dime.
When a cloud of locusts twice the size of Colorado descended upon the American Midwest, the federal government realized that some problems require a nationwide response.
#catholic #christianity #churches #naturaldisaster #disasters #plague #midwest #podcastinternal #section-ArticlesHow the Rocky Mountain Locust Plague Spawned Federal Disaster Relief
How the Rocky Mountain Locust Plague Spawned Federal Disaster Relief
When a cloud of locusts twice the size of Colorado descended upon the American Midwest, the federal governmnent realized that some problems require a nation-wide response.
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