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Through My Lens: Sedona's Natural Water Slides, Hidden Arch, and the World's Only Blue Arches McDonald's: A Perfect 2-Day Itinerary

August 7, 2026

A family drives 6.5 hours from Southern California to spend two days in Sedona, sliding

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Ryan Trahan: Ryan Trahan Rates Los Angeles in His Top 10 America Trip and the Dodgers Stole the Show

August 7, 2026

Ryan Trahan spent one packed day in Los Angeles testing Santa Monica Pier, the Hollywood

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Ryan Trahan: Ryan Trahan Drove a Convertible Mustang Across the Pacific Coast Highway to the Golden Gate Bridge at Sunset

August 7, 2026

Ryan Trahan and Haley drove a convertible Mustang up the Pacific Coast Highway from Carmel-by-the-Sea

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Jesse: From Northeast Philly Prankster to YouTube Diamond: Jesse's Real Story

August 7, 2026

Jesse received his YouTube Diamond play button broken on purpose, a prank from the CEO

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Jesse: Jesse Brought His Dad to Burning Man for the First Time and It Changed Everything

August 7, 2026

Jesse brought his father to Burning Man for the first time and made a point

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Sandtastic Travels: Ringo Starr Brings the All-Star Band to Lake Tahoe for a Night Nobody in That Crowd Will Forget

August 6, 2026

Ringo Starr brought his All-Star Band to Lake Tahoe for a concert that moved from

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Disney: Dwayne Johnson Handed Out Malasadas From Leonard's Bakery Before Sending a Reporter to Find His Boat

August 6, 2026

On Oahu, Dwayne Johnson handed out malasadas from Leonard's Bakery and sent a reporter to

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Good Mythical Morning: Rhett and Link Rode Jurassic World All Day at Universal Studios to See What Would Happen

August 6, 2026

Rhett and Link spent an entire day at Universal Studios riding Jurassic World on repeat,

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MasterClass: Aaron Franklin's 10-Hour Pulled Pork Method Is Simpler Than You Think

August 6, 2026

Aaron Franklin walks through his complete 10-hour smoked pulled pork method, from a bone-in pork

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PBS Food: Aaron Franklin Cooks Three Briskets Three Ways to Find the One That's Just Right

August 6, 2026

Aaron Franklin ran three prime-grade briskets through the same overnight cook on the same offset

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Ryan Mitchell: Ryan Mitchell Climbed Mount Rainier's Most Technical Route and Took 11 Hours to Do It

August 6, 2026

Ryan Mitchell spent four days on Mount Rainier's Couch Glacier route, navigating ice chimneys, massive

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Ghost Town Living: He Legally Claimed U.S. Public Land and Mined Real Silver From It

August 6, 2026

Brent, a resident of the Cerro Gordo ghost town in California, spent seven months legally

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