by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 3, 2019 | Field Notes, Profile, Winter 2019
Inspiration David Roskelley, of Alpine, Utah, has done something few others on this planet have ever attempted––he has climbed the Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. The inspiration for such a feat came from his uncle who climbed...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 3, 2019 | Insider, Winter 2019
In 2018, Hurricane Florence tore through Virginia and the Carolinas, displacing 750,000 to 1 million inhabitants and pushing the death toll to seventeen people. The National Weather Center says hurricane season runs from June to November, but despite the long season,...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 3, 2019 | Features, Winter 2019
Collapsing Colonies How Declining Bee Populations Affect Humanity When is the last time you heard someone say they like bees? Probably never. That’s because they are disgusting. Their yellow and black exoskeletons induce fear, their stingers can kill people...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 3, 2019 | Away For A Week, Getaways, Winter 2019
Wait, people actually live on the Galápagos Islands? Yes, yes they do. Located about 600 miles off the western coast of Ecuador, the island group of the Galápagos is home to several thousand people. Of the thirteen major islands, five are inhabited by Ecuadorians,...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 3, 2019 | Features, Winter 2019
People love the thrill of being scared “half to death.” There are about 7,000 haunted houses throughout the United States, all trying to outdo each other. Whether it’s the thrill of being scared or hearing the history of a haunting, people come flocking to these...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 3, 2019 | Happenings, Winter 2019
Map of the United States (Theshibboleth. CC BY-SA 3.0) Fried butter anyone? Discover what fun attractions you should see and fried food you should eat at some of the nation’s top-rated state fairs. OC Fair Though not a state fair, the OC (Orange County) Fair is open...