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 leafy seadragon in the waters off Wool Bay, Australia
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Guiding ships to safety
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National Park Week continues
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International Museum Day
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Frankenstein Friday
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The circular castle of Cornwall
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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Flamingos of the Chilean desert
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A plot was afoot
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Vietnam’s new bridge deserves a big hand
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Pretty, pretty…butterfly?
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Old Town Quito
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Happy World Meteorological Day
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A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
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Happy Pi Day!
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Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
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Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
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Sundance Film Festival opens in Park City
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International Sloth Day
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Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
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Did it see its shadow?
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St. Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
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Earth at Perihelion
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Male kori bustard, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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An inland ocean
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Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon
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Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
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Vatican City with St. Peters Basilica
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