Extreme sports and activities on sand – whether at the beach or on desert dunes. Think sandboarding, sand sledding, dune buggy, and riding dirt bikes on sand!
Finding food in the desert is more difficult than in any other environment, especially in hot sandy deserts like the Sahara. If you are planning a hiking trip to the desert, it's best to think ahead and bring your own food. But if you find yourself in a desert survival…
Canada is well-known for having a cold climate, so you may be surprised to find out that there are deserts in Canada, albeit a unconventional. In fact, many of the desert-like regions you'll find in the country are not dry enough to qualify as "true" deserts, but you will still…
Given the great vastness of the US territory we can find within it desert or semi-desert areas, mainly located in the south-western area. There are four main deserts, ranging all the way from the southern border with Mexico to the states of Oregon and Idaho in the north: the Mojave…
Desert racing is a variant of off-road racing practiced in a desert environment, which is characterized by harsh, hostile terrains and extreme hot, dry weather. It is an extreme motorsport that can be practiced on four-wheeled such as UTVs, ATVs, dune buggies, rock crawlers, or two-wheeled off road vehicles like…
Antarctica is the largest desert in the world. It may sound surprising, for people tend to only consider hot deserts filled with sand dunes and camels, but technically any territory with low precipitation classifies as a desert - including polar and cold deserts. In fact, the Antarctic and Arctic deserts…
Planning to take your desert dirt bike out to the dunes? Make sure you wear proper eye protection against sandstorms and dust. The best goggles for desert are dust proof and have UV400 dark colored lenses, protecting you from both dangerous UV rays and from extreme weather conditions - particularly…
Guetamala is a lesser known destination for volcano boarding in Central America. The slopes of Pacaya volcano have in fact only become suitable for sandboarding following recent eruptions, the last of which was reported in 2021. Today there are plenty of hiking tours that will take you on top of…
Don't be surprised, but sewer surfing is a thing. The year is 2009, and yet another extreme board sport is born Brazil: in Porto Alegre, surfers enjoy riding the waves of a ditch swollen by rains in what is effectively a flooded sewer drain. Since then, in many have attempted…
There is a little-known side effect of spending time under the hot desert sun: it can sunburn your eyes. Yes, quite literally. People who live in the desert often experience this phenomenon known as "photokeratitis", which is a gradual and long-term damage of the cornea of your eyes. This is…
Visit to the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest National Park: backpacking, camping, things to do, museums, directions and more.
