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Happy Outdoors

The outdoors as a place of skill, discovery, and good news. Happy Outdoors covers conservation wins, outdoor adventure, wildlife, and the people and places making the natural world a little better.

Because the world has enough bad news
just lanchen: Inside Wasteland, the Post-Apocalyptic City Built from Scratch in the Mojave Desert

September 4, 2026

Inside Wasteland, the Post-Apocalyptic City Built from Scratch in the Mojave Desert

Deep in the Mojave Desert, a fully built post-apocalyptic city runs on bottle caps, barter,

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just lanchen: Vietnam's Bana Hills Is the Medieval Fantasy Theme Park You Never Knew Existed

September 3, 2026

Vietnam’s Bana Hills Is the Medieval Fantasy Theme Park You Never Knew Existed

Bana Hills in Vietnam sits 1,500 meters above sea level and is reached by the

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Drew Binsky: Inside Gambell, Alaska: America's Most Remote Town, 30 Miles From Russia

September 3, 2026

Inside Gambell, Alaska: America’s Most Remote Town, 30 Miles From Russia

Gambell, Alaska sits 30 miles from the Russian coast, home to 700 Yupik people who

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Joe Fazer: Joe Fazer Survived 4 Days Alone in the Amazon With a Machete, a Fishing Line, and Almost No Sleep

August 31, 2026

Joe Fazer Survived 4 Days Alone in the Amazon With a Machete, a Fishing Line, and Almost No Sleep

Joe Fazer spent 72 hours alone in the Amazon rainforest with a machete, a flint

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Cleo Abram: Scientists Say the Ozone Hole Is Healing. Here's the Unlikely Story of How Antarctica Saved the World Twice

August 30, 2026

Scientists Say the Ozone Hole Is Healing. Here’s the Unlikely Story of How Antarctica Saved the World Twice

The ozone hole that dominated headlines in the 1980s is quietly closing, and Antarctica, the

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Joe Fazer: Joe Fazer Spent 5 Days Alone in One of the UK's Largest Forests With No Food and No Tent

August 29, 2026

Joe Fazer Spent 5 Days Alone in One of the UK’s Largest Forests With No Food and No Tent

Joe Fazer walked into one of the UK's largest forests with no food, no water,

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Cheddar: NYC Is Growing Food 11 Stories Up, and a 130-Year-Old Tractor Company Wants to Do It Without Soil

August 29, 2026

NYC Is Growing Food 11 Stories Up, and a 130-Year-Old Tractor Company Wants to Do It Without Soil

Eleven stories above Brooklyn, the world's largest soil-based rooftop farm grows over 100 crops without

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Lost LeBlanc: The Zimbabwe Most Visitors Never See, Just 40 Minutes from Victoria Falls

August 27, 2026

The Zimbabwe Most Visitors Never See, Just 40 Minutes from Victoria Falls

Just 40 minutes outside Victoria Falls, Christian LeBlanc rode into Sisuma village and found a

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Lost LeBlanc: Lost LeBlanc Bungee Jumped Victoria Falls Into Zambia and Called It a Birthday

August 27, 2026

Lost LeBlanc Bungee Jumped Victoria Falls Into Zambia and Called It a Birthday

Christian, Cam, Ruby, and Bridget bungee jumped off a 120-year-old bridge between Zimbabwe and Zambia,

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August 26, 2026

The 1916 Bird Treaty That Now Shields Over 800 Species Across Five Nations

On August 16, 1916, the US and Canada signed the Migratory Bird Treaty to stop

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Malini Angelica: Jordan Is Quietly One of the Most Beautiful Countries in the Middle East

August 26, 2026

Jordan Is Quietly One of the Most Beautiful Countries in the Middle East

Jordan sits at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, and the reality of the

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August 25, 2026

The World’s Largest Free Hot Air Balloon Show Returns to Reno This September

Over 100 hot air balloons lift off free of charge from Rancho San Rafael Regional

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