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Taking a Walk
An unusually large portion of today’s press coverage appears to be stuck on predictions and opinions about Lance Armstrong and what he might have said to Oprah regarding his powerful, tireless legs and how they got that way. So I … Continue reading
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Earth at Night
Today’s post comes from Captain Billy of the Muskellunge. Ahoy! Me an me boys is mighty pleased t’ see that them scientists at NASA is finally startin’ t’ look at th’ planet Earth through pirate eyes! They has just released … Continue reading
Loose Time
Today’s guest post comes from Barbara in Robbinsdale. On a recent trip to the southeast and beyond, Michael and I had great fun visiting relatives and seeing sights. There was a carefully laid–out itinerary, with appointments to be had and … Continue reading
Are You Among Friends?
Today’s guest post comes from Jim in Clark’s Grove.. My first trip as an overseas agricultural volunteer for ACDI/VOCA was the one that I took to bring information on sustainable farming to Bulgaria. This was a great adventure, giving an … Continue reading
Quick Trips
Today’s guest post is by Sherrilee As I’ve mentioned on the Trail before I have a fabulous job – some days. Part of my job is to accompany clients to destinations that have been earmarked for incentive travel trips. Over … Continue reading
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Black Hole NASCAR
Yesterday we considered Felix Baumgartner and his strange, dysfunctional relationship with gravity, constantly challenging it to mess him up and regularly escaping from its clutches without injury. Baumgartner’s latest attempt to give himself over to gravity and live to tell … Continue reading
Tagged Outer Space, Travel
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Fall Guy
Sometime soon, possibly today, Felix Baumgartner will put on a space suit, climb into a capsule tethered to a high altitude balloon, ride to the edge of space and then jump out, falling 23 miles back to Earth. He’ll cover … Continue reading
Tagged Science, Travel
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Sudden Drop
The Curiosity mission continues to amaze. Not only is it technically sophisticated, it is well documented. Just as with a dad at Disney World, the video camera is constantly running on so we can always remember how much fun the … Continue reading
A Trip To Glenelg
The directors of the Curiosity mission on Mars are planning a road trip for the rover. Just like so many of us do in late August, NASA will pack the family in the car and go sightseeing. Even though we … Continue reading
Tagged Curiosity, Mars, Outer Space, tourism, Travel
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Around the World by Zeppelin
At about this time in the Summer of 1929 the German Airship Graf Zeppelin started on a voyage around the world. In case you’re wondering what’s the difference between a Zeppelin, a Dirigible and a Blimp, I will tell you … Continue reading
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