Lincoln, Nebraska, 1942; photo by John Vachon., date based on year of car license plate (public domain image).
Library of Congress image.
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Feeling Unwelcome
Photo taken on March 28, 2013.
The National Elk Refuge’s Outdoor Recreation Planner witnessed a spectacular standoff between two juvenile mountain lions and five coyotes. The coyotes let the cats know they weren’t welcome in the area. The mountain lions sought safety on a buck and rail fence for over an hour while the coyotes lurked in the background.
The coyotes become more aggressive as one of the mountain lions moves down the fenceline.
One in a series of seven photos; Credit: Lori Iverson / USFWS
Photo Credit: Feeling Unwelcome by USFWS Mountain Prairie; used under Creative Commons Attribution License as of 3/31/2013.
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Train near Casper, Wyoming; Union Pacific coal train – photographed by Carol M. Highsmith, September 16, 2009.
Photo Credit: This image is from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. – image rights dedicated to the American people for copyright free access.
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January 19, 2005 in Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska. – Photo credit: Seeing the Aurora in a New Light By NASA Goddard Photo and Video; used under Creative Commons Attribution License as of 3/29/2013
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Gov. Dave Heineman today outlined a plan to invest $1.7 million for improvements and expansion at Mahoney State Park in eastern Nebraska and Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area in western Nebraska.
“Tourism is important to Nebraska, and these strategic investments will help meet the current demands at two of our outstanding, popular state parks.”
McConaughy State Recreation Area will be receiving improvements to Lone Eagle and Cedar Vue campgrounds. At Lone Eagle, campers will enjoy full service capabilities at 84 sites that provide water and sewage hook-ups, in addition to 50 amp electrical hook-ups. The project will also allow upgrades to the Cedar Vue campground providing 20 full service sites, 40 electrical sites, and new equestrian friendly accommodations at 35 of these 60 sites.
read more Governor Heineman’s press release.
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The north rim of the Grand Canyon is about 1000 feet higher in elevation than the south rim and has significantly more annual precipitation – on average 11 more inches of rain and 84 more inches of snow. While the climate of south rim is desert, the north rim is sub-alpine, with “Spruce-fir forests characterized by Englemann spruce, blue spruce, Douglas fir, white fir, aspen, and mountain ash, along with several species of perennial grasses…” (Wikipedia)
Autumn was certainly present during our early October visit to the north rim.
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On October 3, 2011, we moved on from Wahweap Campground on Lake Powell to North Rim Campground at the Grand Canyon. The drive was about 130 miles, so there was plenty of time to look around after we got set up. Unfortunately, it was rainy, windy kind of day — but there was a rather nice rainbow.
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In September, we took a trip north to visit our youngest daughter, son-in-law and grandkids up in Wisconsin. While there, we took the opportunity to visit one of our favorite events, the weekly Dane County Farmers Market, which, during the warm months, is held along the streets that go around the state capitol building in Madison.
Madison, Wisconsin:
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Here’s another little video. I assembled it at the beginning of last September, but have only gotten around to sharing it now.
Our route from Natural Bridges National Monument to Wahweap campground at Lake Powell on the Utah – Arizona border included a lunch stop and short hike at Navajo National Monument. We stayed at Wahweap two nights before heading to the north rim of the Grand Canyon.
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On October 1, 2011, we left our campsite in the “overflow” camping area near Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah. We had camping reservations at the Grand Canyon’s north rim, but, on the way, had two nights reserved at the Wahweap campground near Page, Arizona.
Around lunch time, we took a side trip to Navajo National Monument and, after eating, took a hike to a viewpoint overlooking Betatakin cliff dwellings.
From Wikipedia:
Navajo National Monument is located within the northwest portion of the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona.
Navajo National Monument preserves three of the most intact cliff dwellings of the ancestral puebloan people (Hisatsinom). The Navajo people who live here today call these ancient ones Anasazi. The monument is high on the Shonto plateau, overlooking the Tsegi Canyon system in the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. The monument, located west of Kayenta, Arizona, features a visitor center with a museum, two short self-guided mesa top trails, two small campgrounds, and a picnic area. Rangers guide visitors on free tours of the Keet Seel (Kitsʼiil) and Betatakin (Bitátʼahkin) cliff dwellings. The Inscription House site (Tsʼah Biiʼ Kin), further west, is currently closed to public access.
The Sandal Trail is an accessible self-guided walk that provides views of the spectacular canyonlands and rugged topography near the visitor center. Interpretive signs provide information on local flora and other topics. The 1.6 km round-trip trail ends at an overlook of the Betatakin ruins across the 560 feet (170 m) deep Betatakin Canyon.
Selected Information Resources: Navajo National Monument
- National Park Service
- Wikipedia
- Navajo Nation
- Learning Center of the American Southwest
- Arizona Leisure
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