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It’s back to reality for most of us today as the long 4th of July weekend comes to a close. Hopefully you had great time and got outside this weekend. The weather was beautiful in most parts of the country… especially in Oregon, where a 48 year-old man took an extraordinary flight.

This extraordinary flight wasn’t in a plane, though… or a hot air balloon. Kent Couch flew more than 200 miles in a lawn chair rigged with helium balloons! That’s right - a lawn chair rigged with helium balloons. Couch’s lawn chair, complete with over 150 party balloons managed to fly 235 miles in 9 hours and cross over into Idaho before landing in a rural area where he caused quite a bit of excitement. But first he had to land - by shooting the balloons with a BB gun to release the helium.

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Columbia Sportswear is set to sponsor the new Team Columbia in the upcoming Tour de France. Formerly known as Team High Road, Team Columbia consists of 42 male and female cyclists from 17 different nations - all who have conformed to rigorous anti-doping regulations and want to achieve the same goal of winning big races the right way.

Team Columbia will position Columbia Sportswear in the spotlight as a leading outdoor brand in the Tour de France and at least 15 riders from Team Columbia are also set to ride in the summer Olympics in Beijing. Team High Road is one of the top-ranked mens and womens cycling teams in the world, with over 70 combined wins. There’s no doubt that as Team Columbia, they’ll ride to even greater success.
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How much does biologist Adam Warwick love bears? Enough to save a 375-pound black bear from drowning in the Gulf of Mexico.

Warwick jumped in the Gulf to save a gigantic black bear when he noticed the bear showing “signs of distress.” The bear, who had wandered into a residential neighborhood near Tallahassee, had been shot with a tranquilizer dart right before it rushed into the Gulf. Once it had gotten out to sea a bit, the sedation started to take hold and the bear became disoriented.

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On the heels of last year’s successful film ‘Into the Wild,’ pilgrimages to the spot where Christopher McCandless died are on the rise.

Some people visit seeking adventure, some make the trek because they feel a connection to McCandless, and some just want to see the bus where he took shelter and later died of starvation. The bus has become a mecca of sorts for backpackers.

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Ever wish for a town where bicycles and pedestrians ruled the roads every day (not just for 3 days in August)?

Ever dream of a place where you didn’t have to worry about things like carbon emissions and gas prices? If so, you’re really going to enjoy this article from Budget Travel detailing 10 U.S. destinations without any cars. That’s right, sans automobiles.

Places like this really do exist after all - and they sound like perfect spots to take a vehicle-free vacation. Read on for a complete list of U.S. towns that don’t allow cars…

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