Video: Made On Earth

Kraig Becker:

… amazing timelapse images shot by photographer Enrique Pacheco in all corners of the globe. As we’ve come to expect from these amazing timelapse videos, there are some beautiful scenes here that will get you in the mood to start planning your next adventure.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I’m addicted to these stunning timelapse videos. 🙂

Edward Abbey – “I Loved it…I Loved it All”

Ned Judge:

An eight minute film essay that I co-produced and directed with Ed Abbey in 1985. …

We met in Moab and went out to Arches National Park to shoot some practice sessions with a home video camera. We would review them at the motel in the evening. After a day or two, Ed was feeling pretty comfortable on camera so we scheduled the shoot. We were all happy with the way it went.

But then we ran head-on into network reality. Roger Mudd, the show’s host, was extremely negative about putting an “eco-terrorist” on the show. … So this Abbey essay was put on the shelf and never aired.

Abbey died 3 years later in March 1989.

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire. Writer Larry McMurtry referred to Abbey as the “Thoreau of the American West“. …

The story of his death and burial is … very Abbey.

Those two books are MUST READS for any serious outdoorsperson.

(via Rocky who calls Edward Abbey the Hunter Thompson of the environment)

New Zealand contest – 9 Great Walks in 9 wks

New Zealand is our #1 hiking destination in the world. Here’s the contest of a lifetime.

Air New Zealand:

Do you think you’re the perfect curious adventurer to take on the Great Walker Challenge? In their latest adventure travel contest beginning Tuesday, September 25th, Air New Zealand is searching the globe for four lucky adventurers to trek all nine of New Zealand’s Great Walks over the course of nine weeks. … (FEB-MAR 2013)

To enter, you … will need to submit a short YouTube video or Pinterest board that describes why he or she deserves a spot. Submission will be accepted through October 22.

Here’s a peek at what the lucky four will experience:

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The nine Great Walks include the Abel Tasman Coast, Heaphy, Kepler, Lake Waikaremoana, Milford, Rakiura, Routeburn, Tongariro and Whanganui Journey.

· To enter: www.greatwalkernz.com

For information on Air New Zealand’s Great Walks vacations: www.airnewzealand.com/greatwalks