From the Loneliest Highway to the Most Populous State
Great Basin National Park sits on the eastern side of Nevada. To get to Califonia from there requires driving route 50, which is called →
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Digital Rabbit
Aug 4, 20191 min
Ancient Trees
Great Basin National Park is one of the few areas where you can find the bristlecone pine. A short hike (2.8 miles round trip) with some →
Digital Rabbit
Aug 3, 20192 min
Caving and Gazing at Great Basin
Great Basin became a National Park in 1986. Its relatively isolated location attracts only 200,000 visitors per year. That’s approximately →
Digital Rabbit
Aug 1, 20192 min
Learning Something Unexpected: 1p36 Deletion Syndrome
When I went to Snowbird I expected to learn about the wildflowers and animals in that area. Indeed I did. The pot gut squirrel →
Digital Rabbit
Jul 31, 20191 min
Hiking in Snowbird
When most people think of Snowbird, they imagine skiing downhill. For me, it means hiking downhill. After getting off the tram at →
Digital Rabbit
Jul 30, 20192 min
Riding a Mountain Coaster
The first thing most ski resorts turn to when trying to attract a summer crowd is mountain biking. Not all of us mountain bike. Even if →
Digital Rabbit
Jul 24, 20192 min
The Largest Concentration of Hoodoos on the Planet
Bryce Canyon National Park claims to have the largest concentration of hoodoos found anywhere on the planet. Hoodoos are columns of rock →
Digital Rabbit
Jul 23, 20191 min
Death Valley at 117º F
Looking at this image it’s impossible to tell that it’s 117º F outside. Yet if you had been in the hotel room when I placed my bare foot →
Digital Rabbit
Jul 22, 20191 min
Mammoth, Mines, and a Mountain Lake
As beautiful as Yosemite is, at this time of year I prefer driving through the park, over Mono pass, and heading for the Mammoth Lakes →
Digital Rabbit
Mar 12, 20192 min
Embracing Seattle in February
Most people would agree that August is the best time to visit Seattle, when the temperature can get as high as 77 °F and chances of →
Digital Rabbit
Dec 11, 20181 min
Sahara Sunrise Breakfast
I stood outside my tent after waking up from a night in the desert and noticed the camp staff scurrying about with tables and chairs. They →
Digital Rabbit
Dec 5, 20182 min
Riding a Camel
Camels are too tall to mount while they are standing—either by flying leap or stirrup as you would mount a horse. The camel has →
Digital Rabbit
Dec 3, 20181 min
Sleeping in the Sahara
After almost a week of touring Morocco and sleeping in wonderful hotels, I arrived at camp on the edge of the Sahara desert. This would be →
Digital Rabbit
Dec 1, 20182 min
A Moroccan Medicine Show
Traveling medicine shows became popular in the United States in the mid 1800’s and continued in popularity into the 20th century. The →
Digital Rabbit
Aug 23, 20176 min
Our Great American Eclipse Adventure 2017
The most important player in a total eclipse is the sun. It has to be visible in all its glory. Otherwise you won’t see the spectacle of →
Digital Rabbit
Apr 23, 20172 min
Contemporary Art in a Spectacular Setting
In a quiet corner of Sonoma, on a private ranch, you’ll find some amazing works of art. It is not that easy to see these works because →
Digital Rabbit
Jan 22, 20173 min
A Cosmic Adventure
More than 20 years ago Comet Hyakutake graced the skies of Earth, passing closer than any other comet had passed in 200 years
Digital Rabbit
Jan 21, 20171 min
A Surrealistic Afternoon in Monterey
Salvador Dali spent several years in Monterey, California during the 1940’s. Perhaps it is fitting that →
Digital Rabbit
Nov 25, 20162 min
Where Neon Signs Retire
The Neon Boneyard is home to more than 200 signs from Las Vegas hotels, motels, and businesses. As neon gave way to LED signs and →
Digital Rabbit
Jul 23, 20162 min
Paleoastronomy: Why Fish Left the Sea
At STARMUS 2016, Steve Balbus, Ph.D. (Theoretical Astrophysics) stepped outside of his main field of study—magneto rotational instability →
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