Myths of Thanksgiving
Many of us think we know the story of Thanksgiving, but there are many myths.... And for a blog post last year, I wrote about mammoths and the origins of pumpkin pie.
Many of us think we know the story of Thanksgiving, but there are many myths.... And for a blog post last year, I wrote about mammoths and the origins of pumpkin pie.
One of the most spectacular mountain ranges on Earth is the Cordillera Huayhuash in northern Peru. These mountains were also the setting for "Touching the Void", the title of both a book and movie about a disastrous 1985 mountaineering expedition.
The jagged Andes Mountains of South America, the sculpted Red Rock country in the western US, the towering waterfalls of Yosemite Valley - and every other impressive landscape on Earth – have had their scenic beauty carved through weathering and erosion of rock. Over immense amounts of time .... landscapes are shaped.
What do lava flows in Hawaii, eucalyptus trees in the Andes Mountains of Peru, beehive-shaped ovens in Nevada, and a dog’s ticket to a veterinarian office for an emergency visit all have in common? I can explain.