Now, you can find your very own Barite from lots of places in the world, but for this fun banded material, you’ll be going to hop onto Plomosa Road just north of Quartzsite and drive 12.2 miles to reach the gravel road to the northwest. Hop off the paved road and turn onto it, ...
The Mojave desert is a mineralogically rich area. One small town of less than 30,000 people serves as a great jumping off point for dozens of fantastic collecting sites. Many of these locations are Southern California classics, found in field guides dating to the early 1940’s and surprisingl...
As the second-biggest country in the world,Canadais a good bet to hedge upon if you’re looking to stock up on a veritable lifetime of experiences. While cities like Vancouver, Montreal, or Toronto come first to mind when planning a trip to Canada, they, undoubtedly, play second fiddle ...
Crystal Cave (Ohio):Nestled beneath Heineman's Winery in Put-in-Bay, Ohio, this geode boasts a length of 35 feet (11 meters). While slightly smaller in dimension than the Pulpí Geode, it features incredible celestite crystals, some up to 3 feet long. The cave itself was discovered in ...
The former mayor, Sarah Palin, and her family still live in town. Thanks to Google, I noticed their house was just down the road from my campground. I had to go check it out! I drove up to the driveway expecting to find a gate, a security outpost, something. All I found were a...
An especially great time to visit is during the annual Jasper Dark Sky Festival in October when experienced photographers from around the world host workshops to share their best tips and astronomers explain how to interpret space weather data to determine optimal viewing time.1. When should you ...
She was just working on her genealogy, just trying to find out why Bunny (her name for her grandmother was such a liar. To find her hidden Kryders, she had to go to where they had lived, to their graves, to their church, living history as it had shaped their lives for a hundred ...
The buzz began in 2018 when Mattias Hägglund and Thomas Leggett openedThe Jasperin Richmond’s Carytown neighborhood, an all-purpose cocktail bar with a speakeasy-style and an inventive drinks list. Over the past year, the city’s bars and restaurants haven’t slowed down, with hot spots...
Jasper, Alberta With its diverse cities and wealth of outdoor spaces, Canada has always been a playground for travelers. We’re celebrating our neighbor to the north in each season. In autumn, look to the stars in one of the country’s finest dark sk...
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fire are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but wer...