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lorax4096
@lorax4096 Mar 2, 2020, 3:30 PM UTC

Yellowstone Upper Falls

When you think about Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, you probably think of the geysers and hot springs, but there is more to see there. Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is an impressive canyon t…

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@lorax4096 Feb 23, 2020, 5:30 PM UTC

An early spring

Where I live it is usually still winter this time of year. However, spring seems to be coming early. I have seen many spring flowers over the past few days including these periwinkle. And these crocu…

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@lorax4096 Jan 9, 2020, 1:31 PM UTC

Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park

One of the most famous geysers in the world is Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. It erupts every 90 minutes, varying only be a few minutes each time. It is a very popular sight to see, with…

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@lorax4096 Jan 2, 2020, 2:21 AM UTC

Season's Greetings from the US Botanic Garden

Each year the United States Botanic Garden has an exhibit called "Season's Greetings, America's Gardens" This year it runs through Sunday January 5th (so there is still time to go see it). There are…

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@lorax4096 Dec 31, 2019, 8:09 PM UTC

Great Falls on the Potomac River

Great Falls is a portion of the Potomac River near Washington, DC. The river drops 76 feet in less than a mile down a series of cascades and through Mather Gorge Right below the falls, at the entranc…

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@lorax4096 Nov 18, 2019, 1:16 PM UTC

Abandoned bridge over a stream.

Often, when a new bridge is made, the old bridge is left in place. So you can find abandoned bridges that are within sight of the bridge that replaced it. They can be easy to get to because there can…

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@lorax4096 Jul 26, 2019, 1:22 AM UTC

Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone NP

Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is one of the better known thermal features there. The brilliant blue center turns green then yellow and several shades of orange along the edges.…

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@lorax4096 May 5, 2019, 10:00 PM UTC

Damaged Penny

Every once in a while I'll find an interesting coin in my pocket change. Today I noticed this one. The entire front of the the coin has been rubbed smooth. The parts of the penny that are normally ra…

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@lorax4096 Apr 15, 2019, 12:02 AM UTC

Ants are messy eaters

The ants in my neighborhood store away seeds for the winter. But, for some reason some of the seeds end up just outside their hole. I don't know if they get dropped on the way in or if the ants take…

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@lorax4096 Feb 15, 2019, 5:48 PM UTC

Dulles Airport from the Air

I always find it interesting when I fly over another airport. Recently I flew almost directly over Dulles International Airport outside of Washington DC and got a good view of it. Here you can see th…

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