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Flood Geology & Natural Catastrophe
I Found Evidence of the Apocalypse in the West (Massive Flood Geology) https://youtu.be/4XofX6d-z-w?si=mlDPU_zFlkkiwbmh
A YouTube video exploring geological evidence of the catastrophic Missoula Floods at the end of the last Ice Age — when glacial Lake Missoula repeatedly burst through ice dams, sending walls of water across the Pacific Northwest. Among the most dramatic flood events in Earth’s recent history. [→ travel-outdoors; geology → mathematics-science]
Why Arches National Park Exists: Radical New Geologic Ideas https://youtu.be/LVLRIRo7z_s?si=vnYy8o_Hf9rAYHQ5
A YouTube geology video exploring the mechanisms behind Arches National Park’s famous red-rock arches — with new geological models explaining how salt diapirs, salt dissolution, and stress fracturing created this unique landscape in Utah. [→ travel-outdoors; geology → mathematics-science]
Hawaii & Islands
I Was Born and Raised in Hawaii: Don’t Move Here businessinsider.com — https://www.businessinsider.com/dont-reccommend-moving-to-hawaii-what-to-know-local-advice-2025-10
A Business Insider first-person essay from a Hawaii native arguing against the romanticized idea of moving to Hawaii — citing the reality of extreme housing costs, limited economic opportunity, infrastructure strain, and cultural displacement of native Hawaiians. [→ travel-outdoors; housing/economics → current-events-politics]
Sustainable Adventure
The Man and the Mushroom Kayak: Can a Boat Made from Mycelium Change the Future? theguardian.com — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/07/mushroom-kayak-plastic-alternative
A Guardian article about an innovator who built a kayak from mycelium (mushroom root structures) as a biodegradable alternative to petroleum-based plastic boat construction. A sustainability story at the intersection of outdoor recreation and materials science. [→ travel-outdoors; materials science → mathematics-science]
Adventure Literature Cross-References
(Primary file: books-literature.md. Listed here for the outdoor adventure angle.)
‘Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life’ by William Finnegan nytimes.com — https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/books/review/barbarian-days-a-surfing-life-by-william-finnegan.html
A NYT review of Finnegan’s Pulitzer-winning surfing memoir — one of the finest sports/adventure memoirs written. [→ books-literature; outdoor/adventure angle → travel-outdoors]
Grand Canyon Adventure Personal Note (Oct 2025 personal reflection)
A personal note comparing an unnamed Grand Canyon adventure book to Barbarian Days — likely The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko. [→ books-literature; travel-outdoors]