Thursday, February 25, 2010

The Nevada State Parks system is celebrating its 75th anniversary

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The Nevada Division of State Parks ( parks.nv.gov ), starting with the incorporation of Cathedral Gorge and three other sites in 1935, is ...
Monday, November 30, 2009

Nevada City walking tour: Pelton wheel at George Allan's Foundry

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Nevada City in California, located northwest of Sacramento in the Sierra Nevada foothills, is the home town of the Pelton wheel. Walking thr...
Thursday, November 5, 2009

Owl watching at Berkeley's waterfront

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The ground squirrels and squirrel holes in Berkeley's Cesar Chavez Park—many next to the trails— are hard to miss. Some holes are aban...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Burrowing owls in the northeast corner of Berkeley's Cesar Chavez Park

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The Cesar Chavez Park is a recreational area at Berkeley's waterfront. In fact, this site is a former landfill in the San Francisco Bay...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

A hiker's attraction in northern England: Hadrian's Wall

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Hadrian's Wall was once a frontier of the Roman empire in the northwestern part of Europe, far away from Rome. During that time, Roman s...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Bicycling ahead

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Urban bicycling is going to be safer when marked bike lanes are painted on the road or when lanes are physically separated from motor vehicl...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Jobs Peak Ranch Trail near Minden/Gardnerville

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The Jobs Peak Ranch Trail in the foothills between the Carson Valley and the Carson Range is a footpath that offers hiking or jogging throu...