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Is Victoria really a “traffic disaster,” as some readers have told me? I ask this because I just moved to Victoria a month ago from Vancouver, a place where commutes are a tire fire and traffic jams make you feel like years have been taken off your life (even when you’re taking transit). And yet, when I arrived in Victoria, people here swore that the traffic would drive me batty. I stayed in Gordon Head for my first few weeks with a friend who told me it would be a “long” commute to my new office in downtown Victoria. That...

Traffic jams in Yosemite, max capacity in Arches—our national parks are more crowded than ever before. Actually, scratch that. Some of our national parks are crowded. The truth is that total visitation to our park system dropped by five percent, down from 1.43 billion visitor hours in 2019, to 1.36 billion in 2021. (We’re still waiting for the numbers from 2022.) But more than a quarter of all visitors went to the same eight national park units: Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Gateway National Recreation Area, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, George...

Consistent Workouts Beat Aggressive Workouts There is a reason the gym gets more crowded every January. Sure, some of the onslaughts of people may be brand new to the scene, but most are starting over…again. While I do always believe that you should never be ashamed to start over or try again, it is beneficial to discover why consistency is complicated for so many of us. Why do we struggle even when we know that consistency is what produces long-term, positive results?  Have you ever thought back to a time you started a workout plan or nutrition program that didn’t...

If you have always wanted to ride a motorbike, but you’ve never felt as though it’s quite the right time to do so, you are absolutely not alone. That is something that a lot of people find themselves going through, and it can be disheartening how long it takes to actually make it come true. In this post, we are going to take you through some of the decisions you’ll probably want to make if you are thinking of getting a motorcycle at some point soon. The following are all concerns that you will likely have at one point or...

Our editors independently select the products we recommend. We may earn a commission on items bought through our links. It’s always surprised me that a storied cycling brand like Ribble hasn’t gained more of a foothold in the US market. I’m more surprised after having tested the Ribble Endurance SL Disc for this review. The brand designs a range of bikes for seemingly every rider and riding style at a wide range of price points — think of them as the British answer to Specialized, Cannondale, or Giant. Ribble has more than 120 years of heritage, dating all the way...