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- Working list: World’s deepest open pit mines past and present
- Biggest baddest bottlenecks for truck traffic in the USA
- Scaling one the last remaining fire lookout towers in Illinois
- A living art museum amid ghost town ruins
- Frozen fun: The ascent of ice climbing parks
- Take a [Late Night Drive Home] to alternative rock bliss
- India’s longest road/highway land tunnels
- Morenci: A look inside America’s largest copper mine
- “Storyliving towns” – A new dystopian blueprint?
- The world’s wildest roundabout is below the ocean!
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Category Archives: natural history
Scaling one the last remaining fire lookout towers in Illinois
At one time, there were 30 fire lookout towers in the Land of Lincoln. Sadly like many other states, they began to be disassembled and removed in the 1970s when technology and other resources began replacing humans as fire lookouts. … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, civics, ecosystems, engineering, environment, forests, fun, geography, government, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, lookouts, natural history, nature, pictures, place names, product design, recreation, schools, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, topography, tourism, Travel, Wilderness, wildfire, Wildlife
Tagged Big River Lookout, Big River State Forest, environment, fire lookouts, geography, history, Illinois, Keithsburg, land use, lookouts, travel
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Frozen fun: The ascent of ice climbing parks
As spring moves into full bloom, one might wonder why we are posting a piece on ice climbing parks? Well, human-made ice climbing parks have successfully filled a niche for smaller communities that in the past have largely shut down … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Arctic, cities, climate, economic development, engineering, entertainment, fitness, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, placemaking, planning, recreation, seasons, sports, technology, third places, topography, tourism, Trade, Travel, urban planning, water, weather
Tagged bluffs, cities, cliffs, climbing, Edmonton, fun, geography, Ice, ice climbing, Iowa, Jackson Hole, Lake City, Ouray, outdoors, parks, parks and recreation, quarries, recreation, rock, sandstone, sports, travel, Winnipeg, Winona, winter
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Morenci: A look inside America’s largest copper mine
We had the opportunity over the past weekend to travel to and through parts of Southeast Arizona. While returning, we drove along U.S. 191 through the ginormous Morenci Copper Mine — the largest in the United States. This complex is … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, art, business, cities, commerce, consumerism, culture, economic development, ecosystems, engineering, environment, forests, geography, Geology, ghost towns, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mining, mountains, natural history, nature, pictures, planning, revitalization, spatial design, Statistics, topography, tourism, Travel, tunnels, urban planning
Tagged Arizona, cities, Clifton, copper, environment, forests, former mining towns, geography, geology, historic preservation, history, land use, mining, Morenci, Morenci mine, mountains, planning, revitalization, tourism, travel, trucks
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A city center without traffic/Centro de la ciudad sin tráfico
Yes, it may be hard to believe, but there is such a place. Due to its steeply sloped and narrow topography, as well as the foresight of the city’s leaders, the historic city center of Guanajuato, Mexico has limited traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, archaeology, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, culture, downtown, engineering, environment, fitness, fun, geography, Geology, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, Mining, mountains, natural history, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, pollution, recreation, rivers/watersheds, skylines, spatial design, Stairway networks, topography, tourism, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, tunnels, urban design, urban planning, walking, water, water conservation
Tagged car free, cities, environment, fun, geography, Guanajuato, history, land use, Mexico, planning, tourism, traffic, transportation, travel, tunnels
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North America’s tallest monuments, memorials & statues
Discovering that there does not seem to be an accurate database/list of prominent monuments and memorials on the internet, I decided to compile one. Most of the lists are of the Top 10 variety and actually leave out several that … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, art, Canada, Caribbean, cities, civics, culture, engineering, entertainment, geography, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Mexico, military, natural history, North America, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, Religion, Science, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, technology, third places, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning
Tagged art, cities, geography, history, land use, memorials, military, monuments, planning, statues, tourism, travel
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Saving North America’s “Great Horny Toads!”
When I was a kid, I thought the term “Great Horny Toads,” by Yosemite Sam was just a made up expression. Well, many years later I have learned that there really are such varmints. Turns out they are cuter than … Continue reading
Posted in Animal rights, Animals, cartoons, climate, climate change, deserts, ecosystems, environment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, history, land use, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, planning, pollution, recreation, Science, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged environment, fun, geography, habitat loss, history, Horned Lizards, Horned Toads, Horny Toads, invasives, land use, off-road vehicles, planning, Southwest, sprawl, travel, Yosemite Sam
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Phantoms of the past: Captivating ghost towns visited
One of our favorite past times while venturing around the country is to stop and visit old ghost towns along the way. To date, we have wandered about ghostly communities in seven different states. The list below identifies them in … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, cities, deserts, fun, geography, Geology, ghost towns, Highway displacement, hiking, historic preservation, history, humanity, industry, infrastructure, land use, Mining, mountains, natural history, pictures, place names, placemaking, pollution, population, Railroads, rivers/watersheds, spatial design, topography, toponymy, tourism, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged archeology, cities, fun, geography, ghost towns, history, land use, tourism, travel
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The art of creating community through youth mosaics
There are many excellent efforts across the country which employ art into the planning realm. In the vast majority of the cases, an artist is brought into the equation to add works to a location or along a corridor. None … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animals, art, charities, cities, civics, Communications, culture, economic gardening, ecosystems, education, environment, forests, fun, geography, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, lookouts, mountains, natural history, nature, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, rivers/watersheds, scenic byways, schools, third places, topography, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning, Wilderness
Tagged art, cities, community, education, environment, fun, geography, Gila Wilderness, history, land use, mosaics, New Mexico, planning, Silver City, students, travel, Youth Conservation Corps, Youth Mural Program
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Ghostly echoes in the dust and rust of Lake Valley, NM
Last weekend we had the opportunity to visit and wander amongst the dusty ruins of the of the Lake Valley ghost town in southern New Mexico. Situated on the east side of NM 27 south of Hillsboro, Lake Valley is … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, Cars, cities, classic vehicles, deserts, fun, geography, ghost towns, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Mining, natural history, pictures, place names, pollution, recreation, spatial design, topography, tourism, Travel
Tagged BLM, cities, fun, geography, ghost towns, haunted, history, Lake Valley, land use, mining, New Mexico, tourism, towurism, travel
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