This method of splitting is not without risk to specimens (sometimes it is going to split where you don’t want it to), but it offers far more control over beating on your rock with a hammer and results in a more natural finish to a specimen than a saw cut. These units can also be...
Hi, guys! I am new to the world of fossil hunting. I have done some fossil-hunting up in New Jersey at Big Brook preserve but live in northern Alabama. Can anybody point me to areas in Alabama, Eastern Mississippi, or South Central to Southwestern Tennes
Manatees are a migratory species. Within the United States, they are concentrated inFloridain the winter. In summer months, they can be found as far west as Texas and as far north as Massachusetts, but summer sightings in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina are more common. Can manatees hurt...
Texas: Marfa, Presidio County:Known for its sedimentary geodes, particularly calcite geodes with translucent "iceberg" formations and druzy clusters. Balmorhea State Park, Reeves County:Offers opportunities to find sedimentary geodes, including calcite and celestine geodes, within the limestone cliffs surro...
Look for their odd yellow color—and examine closely to find fossils of sea and land creatures alike. Idaho: Big Idaho Potato Hotel Leonard Zhukovsky // Shutterstock Idaho: Big Idaho Potato Hotel - Address: Orchard Access Road and E Monroe Road, Boise, Idaho - Want to visit votes on Atlas...
Because they are cold-blooded creatures and typically need warm weather to survive, you are more likely to find them living in warm and tropical climates. You will certainly see many butterflies in areas that stay warm for all or most of the year, like California or Mexico. Of course, ...
Just how stressed out are we in Louisiana? And here I was wondering why I always found myself singing along to the song Stressed Out by twenty one pilots. Now I know why. It turns out that Louisiana is the 2nd most stressed out state in the country, second to Mississippi. This seems...
to stoneover the last 350,000 years. Known as theLithified Sand Dunes, you can find them on the southeastern coast of Kauai, accessible via an easy walk along the Mahaʻulepu Heritage Trail. Look for their odd yellow color—and examine closely to find fossils of sea and land creatures...
How about Big Bend National Park in west Texas? A popular destination for birding, Big Bend offers both deserts and mountainous landscapes to explore, as well as canyons dug out by the Rio Grande. Take a day hike, search for fossils, and then rest up at Chisos Basin Campground while strik...
Finished with a 220-ton star it was built to commemorate the Battle of San Jacinto which was a very decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Trylon and Perisphere, United States 1– Trylon and Perisphere, United States – (Pinnacle Height: 190 m – 620 ft) ...