Tag: photos
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Video Of Monterey Bay Aquarium
I’ve been to Monterey about 25 times but have never visited the aquarium. Glad I did. See the sea life in action and visitor reactions. It was a Wah Wah experience! Watch in HiDef at Full Screen and Volume up.
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Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
Possibly “The crown jewel of the California State Park System”, Point Lobos is about as good as it gets along California’s coastline. Landscape Painter Francis McComas called Point Lobos “the greatest meeting of land and water in the world.” Located at Carmel, the park is highly protected because of its natural wonders, above and below the…
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Odds And Ends From Trip To Moab
The Moab area has much more to explore than just Canyonlands NP and Arches NP.
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These Badlands Are Really Good!
Especially from above. I’ve driven past this area in Utah many times, passing Factory Butte and its badlands. But when you observe the landscape from above, a whole new world comes alive. Erosion from wind, water and time have carved a masterpiece. The soft soil below is of Mancos Shale which produces a blue-grey color while the…
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Where Do You Practice Living On Mars?
How about a remote part of Utah near remote Capital Reef National Park. I ran into this place when I went to visit Bentonite Hills for a photo op. See Post. The Mars Desert Research Station is a private research facility that efforts to assimilate existing on Mars and for space exploration in general. I did say…
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What Is Bentonite?
It is a natural clay or ash that is produced from volcanoes. People have used it as a health aid for detoxification. When ingested, it helps to draw out the toxins that are present in your body. It aslo has many other benefits but definitely not FDA approved. HOWEVER, I didn’t make a trip to…
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The Utah Weather Could Of Been Nicer
Snow and rain greeted me when I got back to Utah, but it’s suppose to be in low 60s this week!
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Back In Utah for now.
My two-months long trip has ended and it was great seeing family and friends and the places I grew up in on the East Coast. Plus, I visited 4 more states I hadn’t been to before. I have two left, Alaska and Florida. And …………. And I also: Visited 12 National Park locations. Visited a…
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Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
This National Park Service location is known for its wild ponies(didn’t see any) but also its sea birds. This Seagul wasn’t quite following the rules.