Expert tips for your first trek to the Indian Himalaya
lonelyplanet.com

Yearn­ing to explore the for­bid­ding peaks of the Indi­an Himalaya, but not sure where to start? These expert tips from a sea­soned trekker will help you dodge the new­bie mis­takes and ensure your jour­ney exceeds expec­ta­tions.

Planning your…

Good to know! :-)

darnell:

I will find you. And I will kill you. And your entire arachnid family too! (assuming you are an 8 legged freak of nature that is!)

The swelling has decreased over the past 48 hours. Running does that to your toes. ;-)

Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, ap.org

KAT­MAN­DU, Nepal (AP) — An 80-year-old Japan­ese moun­taineer on Thurs­day became the old­est per­son to reach the top of Mount Ever­est — although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old …

80 years old and still going strong! :-)

Running downtown never felt sooooo…..wet!!!! I need to take (a quick) shower lest I become sticky like a peanut butter sandwich mixed with glue! :-P

Splash out: the world’s most amazing waterfalls
lonelyplanet.com

The big­ger they are, the hard­er they fall – feel the power of the plan­et’s might­i­est and most beau­ti­ful water­falls.

1. Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe

Explor­er David Liv­ing­stone could be accused of damp­en­ing expec­ta­tions by nam­…

Who wants to go? Besides Jeanine (of course). :-P Adding it to my “must visit before I die” list.

Man Killed by FBI After Being Questioned About the Boston Bombings
Dashiell Bennett, theatlanticwire.com

An FBI spe­cial agent shot and killed a man in Orlan­do, Flori­da, early on Wednes­day morn­ing, just hours after he was inter­ro­gat­ed about the Boston Marathon bomb­ings. The man, who was iden­ti­fied as 27-year-old Ibrag­im Toda­shev, was…

I’m very suspicious about this case. The FBI is being tight lipped about how he was killed.

Camera Traps Capture Rare and Beautiful Javan Leopards
Nadia Drake, wired.com

Camera traps placed in the Javan rainforest have captured striking images of beautiful, and critically endangered, Javan leopards.

Whoa! What a shot!

breakingnews:

UPDATE: At least 51 killed as tornado tears through Oklahoma

NBC News:  At least 51 people have died after a monster tornado roared through Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, destroying homes, tearing the walls off an elementary school and leaving behind mangled cars and splintered wood.

“The whole city looks like a debris field,” says Mayor Glenn Lewis of the city of Moore, which appears to have been the hardest hit.

Continue following updates on BreakingNews.com.

:-(

spiritualinspiration:

You are not an accident. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He wanted you alive and created you for a purpose. Focusing on yourself will never reveal your purpose. You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. Only in God do we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny.
- Dr. Rick Warren

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