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Month: June 2024

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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

June 15, 2024 @ 10:00 EDT Site Visit #157 It’s the perfect script for a Hollywood “feel good” movie. Huge … Continue reading Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

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Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

June 9, 2024 @ 13:30 MDT Site Visit #156 This would be our third site on this trip dedicated to … Continue reading Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

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Minidoka National Historic Site

June 9, 2024 @ 10:30 MDT Site Visit #155 This was my second visit to a concentration camp. No, there … Continue reading Minidoka National Historic Site

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A Change of Plans

June 8, 2024 @ 21:30 MDT We were relaxing in the hotel in Orem, Utah, after a morning at Dinosaur … Continue reading A Change of Plans

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Dinosaur National Monument

June 8, 2024 @ 08:15 MDT Site Visit #154 When I was in elementary school near Pittsburgh, Pa., our class … Continue reading Dinosaur National Monument

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Fort Laramie National Historic Site

June 7, 2024 @ 09:00 MDT Site Visit #153 I’ve visited several frontier forts over the past few years, and … Continue reading Fort Laramie National Historic Site

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Scotts Bluff National Monument

June 6, 2024 @ 13:00 MDT Site Visit #152 Rising from the plains of western Nebraska are buttes and bluffs, … Continue reading Scotts Bluff National Monument

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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

June 6, 2024 @ 09:00 MDT Site Visit #151 In the late 1880s, Nebraska rancher James Cook finds a bone … Continue reading Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

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Niobrara National Scenic River

June 5, 2024 @ 09:00 CDT Site Visit #150 Think of somewhere with sandy soil, wetlands, and abundant waterfowl. Did … Continue reading Niobrara National Scenic River

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Missouri National Recreational River

June 4, 2024 @ 12:30 CDT Site Visit #149 After almost four and a half months, I finally was in … Continue reading Missouri National Recreational River

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