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Have you ever been hiking in the backcountry and discovered an odd manmade structure? Did it have a pipe or tank, or otherwise resemble a small, strange pool or water collection unit surrounded by a low fence? Congratulations, you've found a wildlife guzzler!

These structures are often installed in wilderness environments to help wildlife by providing reliable access to water, especially in arid regions or places with extreme dry seasons. Finding one can be a bit like unearthing a treasure because they're placed in areas where animals have been observed to frequently travel. If you love to see and photograph wildlife, you can set up a trail camera near a guzzler to get some excellent shots. Or make your camp some distance away, upwind, where you can remain hidden from wildlife and view the guzzler with binoculars or your camera.

On Friday, March 30, SpaceX launched ten more Iridium NEXT satellites into orbit, bringing the new 66-satellite constellation to near completion.  According to Iridium, all 10 satellites have began communication with the ground and they are preparing to move into the testing phase before placing them into active service.  Learn more here.

Are you looking forward to planning your vacation this year? If you're a frequent traveler, you may already have some favorite destinations. But you might also be looking for something new and exciting, maybe in a part of the world you haven't been to before. As small as the world can seem these days, objectively it's huge — and ripe with adventure for anyone looking to escape from the day-to-day familiarity of home.

Here are three fantastic vacation ideas for 2018, some of which are in places you may not have considered before.