Atlas Obscura Will Rekindle Anyone’s Adventurous Spirit

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"Atlas Obscura" will rekindle anyone's spirit for adventure.
“Atlas Obscura” will rekindle anyone’s spirit for adventure. Atlas Obscura

My new favorite book is called “Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders,” by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, and Ella Morten. It came out earlier this fall, and whenever I flip through it I always discover something new and fantastic, yet off the beaten path.

For example, did you know that during the last two weeks of February in Yosemite National Park, Horsetail Falls is struck with sunlight at just the right angle to create the illusion of the water is on fire?

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Image via Pinterest Horsetail Falls

 

The book is full of amazing facts that will rekindle anyone’s adventuring spirit.

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Atlas Obscura Will Rekindle Anyone’s Adventurous Spirit