South Dakota, USA They say the Great Plains were covered by a prehistoric sea. In Badlands National Park, you can see Pierre shale, the sedimentary rock that used to be at the bottom of that sea. Then at the…
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Tanooki
“I had been told that a local fairy creature in Japan was the Tanooki so I should look for him. That was a good thing because the tourist places didn’t mention him. This is what I was told: Tanooki is…
Posted in Just for Fun
White Mountains
The autumn is a wonderful time to spend a weekend in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. For me, it gets a bit chilly for a tent at this time of year. But that’s OK because of the White…
Posted in Thinking Travel
Keçagi in Konya
From a distance, it looked like an Alice in Wonderland playing card was looking in my direction. Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland was a bit unnerving, but I liked playing cards. Before first grade, my Aunt Ann had taught me how to…
Posted in Just for Fun
Teshie Coffins
Ghana. In the Town of Teshie are celebrated coffin makers. They will carve a coffin in whatever shape you like (planes, cars, lions, etc.). This was a novel idea for me. What shape would I want for my coffin?…
Posted in World Glimpses
