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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Te Rewa Rewa Bridge near New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Native American Heritage Day
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Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
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50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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Take a break! It s Labor Day!
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National Aviation Day
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Cross this bridge if you dare
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Porto, Portugal
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International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
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World Otter Day
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Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire, England
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Loud waters
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An icy extravaganza
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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International Mountain Day
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Glacial spires in the fog
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Hot and Spicy Food Day
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A wonder in winter
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Go with the rainbow flow
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Take me to the river
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Borrego Badlands
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Looking down upon Edinburgh
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Here there be dragons
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Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe
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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
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Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
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Birds of a feather flocking together
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Hiding in plain sight
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