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A New Species is Discovered in Great Basin National Park
Several years ago, one overcast November day, two scientists, Gretchen Baker and Ben Roberts, set off to do a routine mapping survey of a cave in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park. Wearing helmets and waterproof yellow suits, they squeezed through tiny holes, shimmied up muddy slopes, belly-crawled through dusty passageways, and waded through bone-chilling water. Baker had suffered nightmares about becoming trapped in a cave by rising water. (Water levels can rise as much as 15 feet in one day.) Sure enough, as they retraced their…
Learning How to be Uncomfortable
This past December, I was feeling a bit sorry for myself as my husband rode his motorcycle through Mexico, having a marvelous time. He had been down there for a month when I decided: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. So I hopped a flight to Cancun with a bag full of camping gear and my helmet in hand. He met me at the airport and off we went to swim in cenotes and camp on the beach. (There is one advantage to arriving…
The best way to speed up? First, slow down.
This fall, I had the opportunity to work on a fun story that landed in my lap: an introduction to restorative yoga for Yoga Journal. Funny, what initially attracted me to yoga more than 10 years ago was anything but peace. A restorative practice was the last thing I was looking for. Instead, I came to my first Bikram class looking for a hard workout. I wanted to build my strength and endurance and improve my balance so I could become a better rock climber. I found…