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This is the new Whitsundays experience only 15 people a day can access
Explore Travel/Destinations/Australia A new trail reveals a side of an island visitors rarely see. A hiker on Whitsunday Craig on the Ngaro Track. Picture by Andrew Bain By Andrew Bain On a tropical winter evening on Whitsunday Island, Bowarri yamba feels perfectly named. In the local Ngaro Aboriginal language, the name means "moon camp", and as dinner is served by our hiking guides, a near-full moon hauls itself into the night sky, emerging huge and red from the Coral Sea.
The world’s best places to explore by bike
South Korea flies under the radar as a cycling destination, but when the country set out to green and clean four of its major rivers 15 years ago, it also laid each river with bike paths. Together, the Four Rivers Project added up to more than 1700km of cycle tracks crisscrossing the country. The gold standard of rides is the 633km Cross Country Route from Incheon (home to Seoul’s international airport) to Busan in the country’s far south, largely following the Han River.
Going the distance: Four awesome multi-day walks in Australia and NZ
From a remote island and tropical Top End of Australia to the mountain passes of New Zealand’s South Island, these four long distance walks are some of our favourites and will take you into some remote and spectacular wilderness for an unforgettable boot-borne adventure. Closed for almost four years after a devastating bushfire, the Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail (KIWT) beckons hikers once again.
Once in a blue river: Hiking New Caledonia’s GR NC1 Trail
France’s grand randonnée (GR) trail system is the gold standard in global trail networks, with more than 50 long-distance GR hiking routes crisscrossing the country. But you don’t necessarily need to fly halfway across the world to set foot on it. Less than a three-hour flight over the Pacific Ocean from Sydney or Brisbane is the French territory of New Caledonia, where the most southerly of the GR routes, the GR NC1, runs in a wide horseshoe arc around the capital, Nouméa.
The Bungle Bungle Range still holds secrets that only the brave can discover
Explore Travel/Experiences/Adventure Beyond the famous domes lies a hidden series of gorges few travellers ever see. A hiker resting along Piccaninny Creek, Purnululu National Park. Picture by Andrew Bain By Andrew Bain It's hard to imagine now, but the famous domes of the Bungle Bungle Range were, until not so long ago, one of Australia's hidden secrets.
5 of the best cities to see on two wheels
For cyclists, not all cities are created equal, with a select few best seen at pedalling pace. Travel writer Andrew Bain, who has thousands of cycling kilometres behind him, says these are the best bike-friendly cities for exploration on two wheels. Hobart, Australia The one thing every cyclist can agree on is the joy of a descent, and when a city has a 1270-metre mountain in its backyard, you can be certain there are plenty of downhill options on offer.
Cerro Coso Baseball Walks Off Barstow College in 12-11 Thriller
Left fielder Caden Trujullo catches the ball on the track Ridgecrest, CA — In one of the most exciting games of the young season, Cerro Coso Community College rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat Barstow College, 12–11, on Saturday afternoon in Ridgecrest. After falling behind 5–0 in the first inning and trailing 7–0 early, the Coyotes chipped away throughout the afternoon before delivering a dramatic final-frame comeback.
Cerro Coso Baseball Erupts for 20 Runs in Home-Opening Win Over Rio Hondo
Coyote baseball off to a hot start Cerro Coso Baseball Erupts for 20 Runs in Season-Opening Win Over Rio Hondo Ridgecrest, Calif. — Cerro Coso College baseball opened the 2026 season in emphatic fashion completing a sweep over Rio Hondo College 20–4 behind a relentless offensive attack and strong work from the pitching staff. The Coyotes piled up 17 hits, 20 runs, and 10 walks, breaking the game open with a seven-run fourth inning and never looking back.
A guide to Launceston and the Tamar Valley, Australia
Launceston might be Tasmania’s second-largest city, but it’s a place where nature and nurture continue to play leading roles. With a deep and dramatic gorge reaching almost into the city center, Launceston is surrounded by the wine-producing slopes of the Tamar Valley, where lush red volcanic soils nourish some of Australia’s finest produce.
I followed the legendary Silk Road into a golden world of ancient cities
Explore Travel/Experiences/Adventure The most evocative reminders of an ancient trade route are found here. View across the Registan in Samarkand. Picture by Shutterstock By Andrew Bain In the courtyards of Bukhara, it's customary to grow a mulberry tree. Across the city, the trees stand old and gnarled, most notably around the Labi Hovuz pool - the city's cool heart - which is ringed with mulberries, including a tree planted almost 550 years ago. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Patient Portal Use Among Admitted Surgical Patients Following the 21st Century Cures Act
Patient Portal Use Among Admitted Surgical Patients Following the 21st Century Cures Act Supplement 1. eFigure 1. Logistic Regression Model of Portal Login Activity eFigure 2. Logistic Regression Model of Note Viewing Activity eTable 1. Portal Activity Counts and Percentages Within Each Demographic Group eTable 2. Demographics of Patients Who Did Not Have MyChart Activated at the Start of Their Admission Stratified by Enrollment at Any Point During Their Admission eTable 3.
Coyotes overcome mistakes to defeat Eagles
Eduardo Miranda The Daily Independent After sweeping its three-game series over Barstow, the Cerro Coso baseball team hosted Mt. San Jacinto in Inland Empire Athletic Conference action in the midst of a three-game winning streak. The Coyotes used a huge outburst of eight runs in the fifth inning to hold off the Eagles and secure a 13-10 home win and take the first game of the series.
Coyotes baseball splits series with Jaguars
Eduardo Miranda The Daily Independent After falling in the first game 8-2 to the Southwestern College Jaguars, the Cerro Coso Coyotes baseball team rebounded to take the second game 10-4 to earn a series split. In the series opener loss, the Coyotes offense failed to score until the eighth inning, but in the win the bats came to life early, scoring four in the first and two in the second. "Southwestern is a quality team and I enjoy playing them.
Eduardo Miranda The Daily Independent The Cerro Coso baseball team was coming off a 9-2 road win over Porterville, and looked for the series sweep when the two met on the Coyotes' field. After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the third, the Coyotes made the necessary adjustments to overcome the Pirates for 9-3 win and earn the sweep. "The time of the year it's good," said head coach Justus Scott on the win.
We have found a new cycling mecca - and it's much closer than Tour de France
Explore Travel/Experiences/Adventure Located on a French island, it's packed with adventure. By Andrew Bain Updated July 11 2025 - 10:51am, first published 12:00pm On a far-flung French island, I'm pedalling slowly towards the crest of the Col de Gouaro. The roadside is lined with coconut palms, flame trees and fruit stalls, and you could literally wring the humidity from my shirt.
Why the smartest travellers are heading north in Australia this winter
These Top End escapades are guaranteed to keep you warm. Ramsay Bay on the Thorsborne Trail. By Andrew Bain Updated May 23 2025 - 11:23am, first published 12:00pm If you think Australian winter adventures begin and end on the ski slopes, it might be time for a little northern exposure. Across Australia's top end, in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, winter is prime time for an adventure or four.
This new alpine walk crosses Australia’s highest suspension bridge
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‘Here is nowhere’: Japan’s stunning, little-known epic walking trail
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In Japan, Fudai is famously the town that survived. When the tsunami of March 2011 struck, the wall of water that bore down on the coastal settlement of 2600 residents was more than 23 metres high – about the height of a seven-storey building – but it slammed into a concrete floodgate built against great opposition by a far-sighted mayor in the 1970s.
The best historic attraction in every US state, ranked
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Turn right at Devonport to explore Tasmania's best-kept secret
Around Tasmania's merrily named Christmas Hills, the soil is almost the colour of the berries that grow from it. It was here, in 1985, that Jenny Dornauf planted a few raspberries as a sideline to the family dairy farm, selling them out of a tiny farmgate stall.
The breathtaking hike in the Top End that tourists haven't discovered yet
In Litchfield National Park south of Darwin, it can be difficult to see the waterfalls for the waterfalls. Overshadowed by crowd-drawing cascades such as Florence Falls and Wangi Falls, a collection of other waterfalls pour from the rim of the Tabletop Range in relative anonymity.
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Explore winter activities in Hobart as part of the Beaker Street Festival
Don your Tassie tuxedo and head for the last southern stop before Antarctica, where cold is the hottest new thing. Create a free account to read this article or signup to continue reading Hobart does winter more intensely and bravely than any other Australian city. In the cold press of the season, darkness falls over the Tasmanian capital by 5pm and fires crackle into life in restaurants, bars and pubs.
Many spokes in the wheel: Cycling Vancouver Island
On the shores of the busy inner harbour in Victoria, Vancouver Island, a digitised counter tallies the number of passing bicycles. As the sun sets on my riding day, the count is at almost 2500 bikes for the day and approaching 400,000 for the year. And it’s only August. For a city of just 90,000 people, it’s a clear advertisement for the power and popularity of cycling on Canada’s second-largest island.
Is this the most exhilarating wellness retreat in Australia?
A retreat on Bruny Island - next stop Antarctica - takes cold-water therapy to an icy new level. Draw a line south from Cape Bruny, on the southern shores of Tasmania's Bruny Island, and the next landform you hit is Antarctica. If cold-water therapy has a spiritual heart, this is it, but even by those standards this moment feels irrational. Bruny Island Lodge is set among 350 hectares of pristine bushland and accommodates up to 24 guests.
Two of the greatest whitewater rafting spots are right here in Australia
One's long and the other's short, but both are spectacular. On Tasmania's Franklin River, there's a meditative rhythm to paddling a raft. We've been here for nearly a week, drifting through the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. A lyrebird has just serenaded us from a beach, and only a couple of nights ago I woke on the riverbank surrounded by a galaxy of glow-worms. The legendary Franlkin River in Tasmania.
Fun in the sun: This summer’s best adventure destinations
A truly remote experience – and one of Australia’s best multi-day walks. Access is via plane, landing at Melaleuca, and then it is six to eight days – and 85km – in the wilderness as you follow the South Coast Track from Melaleuca through some of southwest Tassie’s most spectacular terrain, to pretty Cockle Creek.
Dirty deeds done real sweet: Australia’s best mountain bike destinations
The last five years have seen mountain bike based tourism boom in Australia. With regional towns looking for alternatives to defunct industries, the number of new – and revitalised – MTB trail networks has grown exponentially. This is, of course, fantastic news for mountain bikers; today’s new trails are built to cater for riders of all ages and skill levels, so no matter which destination of the many hundreds in Australia you visit for a ride, your whole family will have an absolute ball.
For your bucket list: Gorgeous hikes that'll take your breath away
From coast to mountain, there's a hike guaranteed to hook you. Many years ago, I stepped out onto the hiking trails of Victoria's Wilsons Promontory for my first overnight bushwalk, and a monster was born. I've barely stopped hiking since, traipsing over mountain ranges, along coastlines and through deserts around the world. Inevitably, I've gathered favourites - trails that continue to ramble through my mind long after I've finished them.
OH RG Expert Says SPIRE-Prime Partnership Is Bad For Industry
A new gambling partnership is raising some eyebrows in Ohio. Earlier this month, Prime Sports launched as an online sportsbook in Ohio. According to state regulations, Prime needed a market access partner to enter the Ohio sports betting industry. Enter SPIRE Academy, an alternative high school in Geneva. The school focuses on athletics (with a student enrollment of fewer than 100) and wanted to get into the sportsbook business.
Plan a trip to this Great Ocean Road gem hiding in plain sight
Think the Great Ocean Road stops at Warrnambool? Think again. On the coast outside of Portland, the bellows and barks of fur seals rise up the walls of Victoria's highest sea cliffs. Rain cells march across the Southern Ocean, and wind turbines turn cartwheels on the breezes that have pruned much of the scrub on Cape Bridgewater almost to bonsai. Point Danger gannet colony, where more than 600 pairs nest.
Victoria’s High Country: Ten of the best adventures
Few regions revel in the outdoors quite as much as Victoria’s High Country. Here, the state’s mountains stand at their tallest and most impressive, ski fields run side hustles as summer mountain biking and hiking centres, cliffs turn thoughts to abseils and climbs, and rivers drain down the slopes, enticing paddlers to go with the flow. There’s mountains of fun guaranteed in the following High Country adventures.
Climb every mountain
On the slopes of Sandbanks Tier, at the heart of the Central Plateau in lutruwita/Tasmania, boulder fields pour towards the shores of yingina/Great Lake like a river of rubble. For many, climbing this rarely visited mountain is an exercise in gymnastics, hopping and scrambling over rock, but Lewi Taylor moves easily, his long strides turning the puzzle of boulders into little more than stepping stones. The last time Lewi was on this 1401m-high mountain, he could see little.
Choose your own adventure: 3 ways to explore the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
Image credit: State of Queensland The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail is a dream come true for cyclists, hikers and horse riders alike. Here’s why. In the hills above the tiny Queensland town of Linville, century-old railway cuttings run like grooves through the land. Among the dry bush, there are sudden patches of rainforest, and deep gullies furrow the slopes, creating a roller-coaster-like journey for the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT).
Outdoor adventures in Victoria’s High Country
The ski fields of Victoria’s North East have a secret passion: summer. When the snow melts and the mountains materialise, the fun is only beginning around the High Country. It’s a time for alpine hikes and trail runs, mountain bike rides, and lake and river paddles. In summer, these mountains – the highest in Victoria – truly shine. Walk this way Mountain hikes reach their literal pinnacle in the High Country.
Cycling the Victorian High Country
Cycling isn’t just a pursuit in Victoria’s High Country, it’s a passion. Rail trails roll through valleys, road rides ascend to alpine summits, mountain bikes flow down trails, and gravel rides radiate far from trafficked roads. Pedal around any bend and there’s a coffee (or perhaps a wine…) almost in sight, and day’s end has the promise of a craft brewery, fine restaurants, and restorative accommodation. The High Country will be your bike’s happy place.
Choose your own adventure: 3 ways to explore the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
Image credit: Courtesy Brisbane Valley Rail Trail The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail is a dream come true for cyclists, hikers and horse riders alike. Here’s why. In the hills above the tiny Queensland town of Linville, century-old railway cuttings run like grooves through the land. Among the dry bush, there are sudden patches of rainforest, and deep gullies furrow the slopes, creating a roller-coaster-like journey for the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT).
Take a hike: Explore Mt Bruce in WA’s breathtaking Karijini National Park
In Australian mountains, second is sometimes best. In NSW and Victoria, seasoned hikers will rightly argue that Mt Townsend and Mt Feathertop – the second-highest peaks in each state – are more dramatic and rewarding goals than the higher Mt Kosciuszko and Mt Bogong. In Western Australia, Mt Bruce has similar claims. Despite being 13 metres lower than nearby Mt Meharry, the state’s second-tallest mountain draws a steadier stream of hikers.
Australia’s best family bike rides
Lake Burley Griffin, ACT Distance: 35km Grade: Easy Bike: Road/Hybrid When Walter Burley Griffin designed a lake at the heart of Canberra, he could easily have had cyclists in mind. Its shores are flat, its 35km circumference makes for a perfect few hours of pedalling, and almost every national public building of note sits huddled along its edges. The lake is entirely ringed by a shared-use path, which clings to the shores of the lake most of the way.
Taking the hard path
On the Port Davey Track, deep inside the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, a team of park rangers is thigh-deep in black mud. Their progress is slow as the mud sucks at gaiters and boots, which have become as heavy as bricks. Ahead of them, the peaks of the Western Arthurs serrate the sky, and two hikers splash towards them, returning from this most challenging of Tasmanian mountain ranges. “How’s the mud ahead?” asks James Flittner, a ranger far from his usual beat on the Overland Track.
Munda Biddi Trail bike highlights without camping: Andrew Bain’s tips
Of the dozens of rail trails now stitched across the country, the longest and most ambitious of the dedicated cycling routes is Western Australia’s Munda Biddi Trail. Stretching 1000km from the Perth Hills to Albany, the mountain-bike route mirrors the course of the bushwalking Bibbulmun Track and is typically a three- to four-week ride. With 15 towns dotted along its length, however, it can easily be broken into smaller parts.
what happens to old wind turbines?
In October 1993, Australia’s first commercial wind farm of note was constructed at Ten Mile Lagoon, west of Esperance, Western Australia. Twenty-eight years on, with wind now generating around 10% of Australia’s total electricity and 35% of its clean energy, Ten Mile Lagoon’s nine turbines are spinning towards the end of their working life, which is typically estimated at about 30 years.
Making 'cents' of climate finance after COP26
The world has been to Glasgow and returned. Almost 200 nations and 120 heads of state attended COP26, but they weren’t alone. Among the 25,000 delegates at the climate change conference was a large contingent of international finance and business leaders. And while governments fumbled over wording in the final Glasgow Climate Pact, those global financiers and industry heads took charge of the climate conversation.
From the vault: The real dirt on carbon farming
Soil carbon’s role in reducing Australia’s carbon dioxide emissions is critical to the federal government’s plan for the nation to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Estimates based on CSIRO data suggest that between 35 million and 90 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent could be stored annually through soil carbon sequestration – drawing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in the earth.
The mineral that is about to supercharge solar cells
The technology of perovskite solar cells might be young, but predictions are that it’s almost ready to burst out of the lab and revolutionise the photovoltaic industry.
the wonder crystal set to transform solar power
The technology of perovskite solar cells might be young, but predictions are that it’s almost ready to bust out of the lab and revolutionise the photovoltaic industry.
Bacteria looking sharp
An international team of researchers has captured the sharpest images ever of living bacteria, revealing the complex architecture of the protective layer that surrounds them and offering insight into bacteria’s resistance to antibiotics. The study, recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, reveals that bacteria with protective outer layers – called Gram-negative bacteria – may have a range of stronger and weaker spots on their surface.
Madagascan singing lemurs get with the rhythm
Cosmos » Biology » Forget indie bands, meet the indri bands Singing lemurs also have the rare genius of rhythm. Researchers say the singing lemur – Indri indri – is the only mammal apart from (not all) humans to utilise rhythm. Credit: Getty Images Rhythm is a rare trait in mammals, but it turns out that it’s not unique to humans.
New technique gives new weapon to antibiotics in the fight against superbugs
Cosmos » Biology » New technique gives new weapon to antibiotics in the fight against superbugs Researchers discover a way to increase effectiveness of antibiotics against bacteria, including golden staph. Credit: © Eggy Sayoga / Getty Images Superbugs have long been fighting back against their slayers – antibiotics – but new research has uncovered a way for antibiotics to launch their own fightback against the superbugs.
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