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Just returned from a pretty big trip. With just six guys and this picture from 1935, we managed to locate, reach, and photograph a truly hidden wonder: King Edward VIII Falls, the tallest waterfall in Guyana. After extensive research, interviews with locals, and discussion with the Guyanese government, it's clear: We are among just a handful of people who have ever seen this incredible place.

Werner Herzog had more interesting experiences by age 25 than most people have in their entire lifetime.

when mount tambora in indonesia erupted in 1815, the volcano killed all 10,000+ tambora people and wiped out their culture entirely. their extinct language was uniquely non-austronesian & we only know about it from a 48-word vocabulary list collected by colonial officials in 1814

@KevinStasun @Noahpinion Take a deep breath dude, it’s a tweet

@bronzebust @Noahpinion God stfu and stay away you worthless leech. What kind of disgusting parasite sees a little nature and wants to pave it over GO FUCK YOURSELF

Drove from San Jose to SF for the first time ever today (I’m not from California). Absolutely shocked, floored, etc. at the incredible lack of development. Just mile after mile of trees and hills, not a single building or road, in what’s probably a top five value-per-acre area. I see why people are mad about NIMBYism now…

@Kalifornia4Cruz Thanks! I hiked the Rae Lakes Loop in Kings Canyon; probably the best backpacking trip of my life.

@bronzebust We have so much pristine open land here in California. Check out the Redwoods North of San Francisco, and the Sierra Mountains. California is blessed with incredible beauty. I hope that you enjoy your time here.

@HinduFinder I'm from here?

@bronzebust get the fuck out of my country f@ggot

@v63sfx I actually had no idea this post would get people so upset. I was genuinely surprised to see such large protected areas near a big city.

@bronzebust You knew the NIMBYism sentence would rile people up. That's the thing about Twitter. People are hooked on the back and forth. It's kinda like gaming.

@CommandoCupcak2 I took the 280 actually

@bronzebust You obviously did not take the 101, which makes me wonder if you really took this drive.

@mbzuniga Bingo

@bronzebust Assuming you took the 280?

@CrumbCrispCrust Relax man, I took 280 and was surprised to see such big forested areas

@bronzebust You’re so full of shit. SJ to The City along 101 is one of the most densely developed areas in the state. Fuck off. Go home. Pray to whatever gods you believe in I don’t find you.

@OthelloMooreJr I'm just visiting a friend for the weekend and was surprised to see forests near the city. Take a deep breath please!

@bronzebust Go take your vulture ass back to the fucking hellhole you were spit out of. Nobody wants you around.

@8IMABOT8 Gotcha

@bronzebust National parks and public lands are Socialism. Collectively owned and managed by the Big Gov.

Rae Lakes Loop might the best backpacking trip I’ve ever done. Just incredibly beautiful at every turn.

@8IMABOT8 We did it in four nights, going counter-clockwise.

@bronzebust how long did it take you to do that loop?

@ScottFooSpeaks What?

@bronzebust Stop lying

@theashramCH I think I might move here actually, it seems really nice!

@bronzebust Please don’t come back.

@TheIndyRick @JerryTurin Thanks! It's been an amazing trip; Lake Tahoe, Kings Canyon NP, and San Francisco all in one week. I really understand the hype around California much more now.

@bronzebust @JerryTurin California is a special place. You're spot on with your assessment, but you also unknowingly triggered the ideologically captured who eagerly become offended at the slightest jab. I hope you enjoy your time here. It truly is a beautiful state.

@johnvmcdonnell @JerryTurin Right? I'm pretty taken aback by the replies to this post; I didnt mean to imply that all forests in California should be paved over or whatever.

@bronzebust @JerryTurin I love how even just neutrally observing the nimbyism is like stepping on a nimby outrage land mine

@8IMABOT8 What do you mean?

@bronzebust Another win for Socialism.

@tim_sandsquid63 Brisk indeed!

@bronzebust I did that in Colorado at 12k one summer. Brisk.

Cold plunge at 10,000 ft

@__apf__ That makes sense, but very mountainous areas in wealthy parts of CO, UT, NM, etc. have all been built on. And the mountains there are much steeper and snowier! Seems like it's mostly due to the California Coastal Commission, state parks, etc.

@bronzebust I think you still misunderstand what I'm explaining: it is so mountainous that you cannot easily build there, so they leave it as wilderness out of practicality. All of the flatter areas are developed instead. Hence silicon "valley"

@CarlLefavre I liked it a lot, I'm just surprised it exists!

@bronzebust I-280 is considered one of the more beautiful Interstate drives in the country and here you are complaining about it