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RETREET redefines disaster relief by engaging communities to replant lost trees.


 
SUNDAY SHOW & TELL
vol.63

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!

"Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel...the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood."

- Susan B. Anthony

This week on Sunday Show & Tell, we start with a virtual forest walk. Spend your evening on a stroll though some magical and soothing locales from around the world.

BEAUTIFUL FOREST WALKS (photos)

BEAUTIFUL FOREST WALKS (photos)

Next, take a trip underground to Mega Cavern, a spelunking mountain bikers ultimate paradise right outside of Louisville, KY. Formerly a crushed stone mine, this 17-mile long, 320,000 square foot venue is known simply as THE MINE.

MEGA CAVERN - UNDERGROUND BICYCLE PLAYGROUND (film)

MEGA CAVERN - UNDERGROUND BICYCLE PLAYGROUND (film)

Finally, in the all senses of the word, is the burial pod that allows you to become the tree of your choosing. Imagine replacing cemeteries with spiritual forests where each tree physically represents a person. An interesting idea...what do you think?

BURIAL PODS THAT TURN YOU INTO A TREE (photo essay)

BURIAL PODS THAT TURN YOU INTO A TREE (photo essay)

 


 
SUNDAY SHOW & TELL
vol.56

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Perhaps the best holiday of all, it is a day to remember and appreciate the gifts, both big and small, that life has bestowed upon us. We hope you were able to enjoy delicious food and stimulating conversation with family and friends.

Here at RETREET, we are most thankful for all of the folks who have helped us in any way to plant more trees for more people over the past three years. Our community is our heart. THANK YOU for being a part of it.

Now that you're most likely stuffed full of leftovers (we are!) and enjoying the fleeting few hours left in your holiday weekend, it's time to enjoy SS&T.

Lilly Yokoi, a member of one of Japan's most famous entertainment families, is known as the Ballerina on the Golden Bicycle. Learn why by clicking the link. Her tricks are unparalleled. 

LILLY YOKOI - THE BALLERINA ON THE GOLDEN BICYCLE (video)

LILLY YOKOI - THE BALLERINA ON THE GOLDEN BICYCLE (video)

Then take a forest bath through this glorious set of photos, which will put you in a great mood to start a new work week.

FOREST BATHS! (photos)

FOREST BATHS! (photos)

And finally, marvel at the reintroduction of the dandy horse, one of the precursors to the bicycle. Looks like a fun way to burn some of those extra calories!

NOIR VIF - THE DANDY HORSE REBORN (images)

NOIR VIF - THE DANDY HORSE REBORN (images)