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BP/Deepwater Horizon Disaster: Report From Plaquemines
by Woodlief Thomas
May 23, 2010
Mr. Lam hasn't taken his boat out in weeks. BP told him shortly after the spill that they would call him to use his boat for laying boom. According to Mr. Lam this job would earn him $1,500 a day, however BP has not called... read more
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BP/Deepwater Horizon Disaster: Oil Reaches Grand Isle
by Taylor Lasseigne
May 22, 2010
A month after the Transocean/BP/Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes, burns, and begins to perpetually leak oil into the Gulf of Mexico, I walk onto the beach at Grand Isle, unprepared for what I am about to witness. ... read more
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Podcast #003 - Mardi Gras Indians / New Orleans, LA
February 24th, 2009
Every year, on Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras Indians wake with the sun and begin their parades through the streets of New Orleans. Clad in beaded and brightly feathered full-body costumes, they travel in small "tribes", accompanied by bass drums, tambourines, and traditional chanting. The procession snowballs as onlookers become participants and join the pageant.
On this particular Mardi Gras morning, a couple of friends and I stumbled upon a small group of Mardi Gras Indians congregated at The Porch 7th Ward Cultural Center. From there, we ditched our bikes and joined the parade. Special thanks to Elijah Chong for the beautiful photography that accompanies this podcast.
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Zion National Park / Utah
June 14, 2008
by Taylor Lasseigne and Angela Driscoll
Finishing up early at Buckskin Gulch allowed us just enough daylight to skim the surface of Zion National Park. Zion, Utah's oldest and most visited national park, is located in the southwestern corner of the state. The park is amazing, but don't think that you're going to see much of it in one afternoon... read more
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Buckskin Gulch / Wire Pass / Paria Canyon / Utah
June 14, 2008
by Taylor Lasseigne and Angela Driscoll
The website Adventuresports.com defines a slot canyon as "a narrow canyon carved into sandstone or slick rock by centuries of rain and flash flooding... often filled or partially filled with water and can be extremely dangerous to navigate through." Buckskin Gulch, the longest and deepest slot canyon in the southwest, is located in southern Utah and superintended by the Bureau of Land Management... read more
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Four Corners Monument / Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico
June 13, 2008
by Taylor Lasseigne and Angela Driscoll
Continuing along on our Summer '08 Road Trip, Angela and I left Mesa Verde and headed west towards Buckskin Gulch, a slot canyon on the Arizona/Utah border. On the way we stopped at Four Corners Monument, where visitors can simultaneously exist in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. The monument is owned and operated by the Navajo Nation, and consists of a giant granite and bronze survey marker surrounded by the representative state flags and seals... read more
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Mesa Verde National Park / Colorado
June 13, 2008
by Taylor Lasseigne and Angela Driscoll
This is a continuation of our Summer '08 Road Trip. The majority of June 13th was spent traveling from Chaco Culture National Historic Park in New Mexico to Buckskin Gulch on the Arizona/Utah border. To break the monotony of interstate travel, we planned to stop in the southwest corner of Colorado to tour Mesa Verde National Park and the Four Corners area... read more
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Cajun-Country Cycling Trip / "Cajun Country"
November 7-8, 2009
by Taylor Lasseigne and Jonathan Rhodes
Fall is such a nice time for biking in South Louisiana. No, we don't have the typical "fall foliage" here - more of a green to yellow transition as seen through the smoke of billowing cane field fires, but despite the lack of leaves bursting orange and red, it is still pleasing to enjoy the outdoors at a breezy 70 degrees... read more
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Cycling New Orleans-Venice / Southeastern LA
April 14-15, 2009
by Taylor Lasseigne
Some trips are planned out out months or even years in advance. Phone calls, maps, gear needs, reservations, research, and countless hours traveling a virtual path in Google Earth typically come before these arduously strategized undertakings. This was not one of those trips. Originally, Angela and I planned to go camping with friends for spring break, but plans changed and I was unexpectedly faced with a few free days on my own. I seized the opportunity and quickly threw together a solo cycling adventure... read more
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2008 Summer Trip / Roswell, NM
June 11, 2008
by Taylor Lasseigne and Angela Driscoll
The fourth stop on our 2008 summer road trip was Roswell, NM, the All American City. Now, without giving away too much of my own personal life history and to avoid total embarrassment, let's just say that over the years I've developed a bit of a fascination with the idea of extraterrestrials, martians, aliens, or little green men... read more
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