City of Rocks
Massive granite formations standing hundreds of feet tall, some as ancient as 2.5 billion years old—Idaho’s City of Rocks has some of the most dramatic landscapes you’ll find on a U.S. natural reserve.
Hagerman Fossil Beds
Two of the most notable are the Platygonus pearcei (a type of peccary or skunk pig) and Borophagus hilli also known as “The Bone Crusher” (a dog-like North American scavenger carnivore similar in role and purpose to hyenas in Africa today).
Emerald Creek Garnet Area
The phenomenon, known as asterism, is caused by rutile (a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide) needle formations within the stone creating a stunning optical display.
The SS United States Heads Into Unknown Waters
Though there is a danger in the wistful nostalgia that romanticizes the grandeur of past decades without also adjusting for social and technological progress, it’s hard not to draw a direct contrast between a period where our constructed world was built to withstand centuries and the present, where planned obsolescence is the norm.
Turnip Rock: Michigan’s Stunning Formation
Along the Michigan tip thumb shoreline, located a geologic formation called Turnip Rock, estimated to be thousands years old.
Gloriously Gruesome Confections for Halloween–and the Rest of the Year
Making culinary magic may be difficult, but Alcaraz is encouraged by how many people enjoy his creations, whether they see them under his Practical Peculiarities handle online or in one of his television appearances on shows like Killer Cakes.
Pelješac Bridge
Controversy seemed to rage until 2017 but eventually the tender for construction was let to a Chinese company for 278 million euros with the majority coming from the EU cohesion fund despite objections from Bosnia.