Perhaps you’ve read the adventures of our writer Ellen Baker, who regularly contributes her “Outside the 9-to-5” column for Submerge and thought to yourself, “I’d like to do that kind of stuff, but sleeping outdoors scares the crap out of me.” Hey, I’m with you. I prefer to enjoy nature…
David Blaine’s brand of deadpan illusionism was brought to a wide audience back in 1997 when his Street Magic special first aired on NBC. From there, he beguiled (and sometimes infuriated) spectators with macabre forms of endurance stunts, such as when he was buried alive in a plastic coffin for…
“So uh, the vibe here is way different than last time.” There is no one “type” of tourist that visits Locke, California. One weekend there is a brigade of motorcyclists, the next, grandma and the grandkids are on a weekend escapade along the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Since investing in…
The annual Harley-Davidson Legendary Sacramento Mile (presented by Cycle Gear) will be bringing the excitement of high-speed motorcycle racing to Cal Expo on Saturday, May 20, 2017. This well-known flat-track race attracts pro riders and racing teams from near and far. This year, Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles will be pitted…
Life, bro. Life. Yeah, I cried. Like, real tears. I’m not talking about some pathetic, single anime teardrop. Not some bullshit-ass, Lil Wayne face-tattoo tears. I’m talking about Selena death tears. Brokeback Mountain tears. Michael Jordan tears. Nooooooo, not you, David Bowie! tears. I’m talking real, manly-ass, Tiger Woods-apology tears….
Haters and body shamers, take notice—Jessamyn Stanley has zero fucks to give. Stanley, who is currently on a U.S. book tour promoting her latest literary effort, Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get on the Mat, Love Your Body, is a self-described yoga enthusiast, body-positive advocate and “fat femme”…
When she was just 22 years old, Cheryl Strayed had lost everything. Her mother died and soon after, her marriage dissolved. However, the young woman was able to put the pieces of her life back together. She decided to walk a thousand-mile trek along the Pacific Crest Trail—from the Mojave…
In a media landscape that’s riddled with “alternative facts” and reality stars who are famous simply because we revel in how dumb/mean/awful they can be, Neil deGrasse Tyson is a breath of fresh air. For the past two decades, he has been the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New…
Let’s keep this one a secret. It’s the best-kept secret that I have discovered recently and I am writing about it in a printed AND online publication—what’s wrong with me? Apparently I really have faith that you Submerge followers are some down-to-earth, cool fucking people. Let’s prove me right and…
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: the American River Parkway is one of the true treasures of the Sacramento area. If you’re not regularly getting out on the many trails and pathways to ride your bike, walk the dog, hike, explore, fish and swim, then you’re seriously…
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