Archive for August, 2009
GPS Nav: Turning Map Hands Into Useless Flippers?
August 11th, 2009 | 
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It wasn’t long ago that a Roadside road trip meant dozens of paper maps and pages of printed-out, turn-by-turn directions. The job of map-reader on any given day was as vital as it was thankless.
USS Pampanito Submarine Museum, San Francisco, CA
Feature: World War II sub being restored to tourist readiness, open for guided and self-guided tours. …
S.S. Palo Alto Concrete Ship, Aptos, CA
Feature: Splotchy structure at end of pier, popular with sea birds, was once a proud nautical vessel made of concrete. …
Big Storm Bounty Reaps The Whirlwind
Monster hurricanes scour the landscape, leaving behind a lot less than when they arrived. This can be frustrating if you want to visit attractions along a southern shoreline, unless the attraction is a memorial to a hurricane.
Famous Lounging Sea Lions, San Francisco, CA
Feature: Hundreds of lounging sea lions arrived at the cool waters next to Pier 39 in 1990 and have never left. …
Roadside News: July 25, 2009
Kids! Learn About Rocks – NH | Boulder Border Dispute – OH – KY | Shopping with the Gods – CA | Burnt Castle – FL
Giant Safety Pin, San Francisco, CA
Feature: 21-ft. …
Sphinx And The Goop In Need Of Good Homes
The 18 month odyssey of Charlie Spillar is nearly over. Charlie works for Valley of the Moon, a folk art attraction in Tucson, Arizona. In late 2007 he got a phone call: would he try to help save the sculptures from Magic Carpet Golf, a local landmark that was slated for demolition? Charlie said yes, and he’s [...]
Moon Man Survives Cheese Melt
It was an eventful week for the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio — and not just because Monday was the 40th anniversary of Armstrong’s walk on the moon. Wax Armstrong at Tussauds, Las Vegas, NV. Earlier this year the museum had its budget slashed by Ohio’s governor, and only supplemental money from the [...]
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Franklin PUD challenges BPA industrial rates – Tri-City Herald
The Franklin PUD manager, Ed Brost, says that amounts to utility customers subsidizing a multinational corporation. The Tri-City Herald reports the PUD is opposing a reduced industrial rate for the Columbia Falls Aluminum smelter in Montana, the
Rowena Sunrise, Tom McCall Preserve, Oregon
Rowena Sunrise, Tom McCall Preserve, Oregon
Texas Spotted Whiptail Lizard
Texas Spotted Whiptail Lizard
Aerial View on Marshlands, Bahia de Cadiz Natural Park, Andalucia, Spain
Aerial View on Marshlands, Bahia de Cadiz Natural Park, Andalucia, Spain
Making lavender wands
I had guests…we made wands. I have one that is at least 10 years old…and it still smells good.
One-Month-Old Arctic Wolf Pup
One-Month-Old Arctic Wolf Pup
NOAA selects Newport, Ore., for research ship base – Columbian
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday picked Newport, Ore., to be the new base for its research ship operations on the West Coast. The operations center currently is based on Seattle’s Lake Union. In addition to Seattle
Tribal paddlers arrive in Port Angeles – KONP 1450AM
(Port Angeles) — More than two dozen tribal canoes came ashore in Port Angeles yesterday afternoon. It was part of the annual Tribal Canoe Journey that brings paddlers from Washington and British Columbia tribes together as the trek through area
Goodwill opens learn/earn program for seniors – Sequim Gazette
You thought you d be happily grazing in high grass, having been put out to pasture, but now you must get back into harness. Retirees whose investment incomes sank like anchors dropped into Sequim Bay are looking to return to work but find they don
Mystery booms around Port Angeles — what are they? – Peninsula Daily News
The cause of lound booms that have shaken houses in and around Port Angeles this week remains a mystery. Possible explanations range from naval exercises in the Strait of Juan de Fuca to thunderstorms in the Olympic Mountains. The Canadian Navy
Scientists seek new tools to fight malnutrition – Miami Herald
In this photo provided by Global Harvest Alliance on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, Dr. Mark Manary is seen in a recent photo with a child at the Mbiza Clinic in Mulange, Malawi. Dr. Manary of St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School
Bulletproof dog gets bite-proof trainer – Sequim Gazette
The Sequim Police Department s K-9 program has a bullet-resistant vest and a bite training suit valued at $2,000 thanks to the Sunrise Rotary Club and an anonymous donor. These are valuable pieces of equipment necessary for the training and
