This idea was brought to my attention the other day and thought it a great choice for a thread. Most of us who are US Navy fans can certainly recall the Navy's efforts to train their pilots on the Great Lakes (Lake Michigan) in the early 40's during the war. This thread may give you a nice idea of what that exersize was all about. Many interesting images to study here and quite possibly of interest to those who are involved with the restoration of aircraft that have been recovered from the Lakes. I have also included a page from my dad's logbook showing his 1st thru 8th carrier landings on the USS Wolverine in July 1944. Sources are the NMNA archives, Library of Congress photo archives, LIFE image archives.
Show dirt who’s boss by getting behind the wheel of a Caterpillar D5G Track-Type Bulldozer or Caterpillar 3I5CL Hydraulic Excavator at the Dig This heavy equipment playground.
Located just outside the strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dig This let’s you control a full-size bulldozer or excavator that you can use to build huge mounds, push gigantic tire, teeter-totter over mound of dirt, dig gigantic trenches, stack 2,000 pound tires, play “Bucket Basketball”, and more.
Just 23 miles (37 km) west of Austin, Texas, there’s a hidden swimming hole. Well itwas hidden prior to the ’60s, before automobiles became available to the common man, after which kids flocked to this previously inaccessible place like to Woodstock, and for much the same reasons. Hamilton Pool’s popularity quickly soared and the sheer volume of visitors hurt the surrounding land and ecosystem.
When we think subway, we think spending 45 minutes sandwiched between a possibly-homeless man and a screaming infant in 90-degree heat (that’s 32.2 Celsius for all the 6.5 billion readers of Earth who can’t be bothered to learn this outdated measurement system). So it’s pretty refreshing to find out that The Subway of Zion National Park in Utah is a one-of-a-kind tunnel etched by the park’s North Creek river.
Welcome to the Flooded Meadow at Tyrol, Austria – a place that exists presumably, just so you can finally take advantage of that impulse-buy underwater camera of yours.
Normally a park for the locals, this area is transformed annually into an amazing scuba diving destination. Every spring the ice from the surrounding mountains melts, flooding the meadow with crystal clear water 1 – 10 meters deep. Deepest in the spring and early summer, and drying out almost completely for the winter months.
So the Aokigahara Forest in Japan, heard of it? well, if you have then I’m sure you have considered it a holiday destination before but if not listen up because I have some things to tell you:
1. It’s a place where people go to die. Yeah. Be prepared to see some shit, man. You got to be cool with seeing some folks who’ve given up on life. The ground at Aokigahara is littered with bodies. There’s also the occasional one that swings from a tree, and by that I mean they’re well hung – hooray, puns!
Located at the edge of the Victoria Falls lies one of the most unique swimming experiences there exists on earth.
Call it Nature’s wild infinity pool or a nightmare come true. The Devil’s Pool in Zambia’s border with Zimbabwe is situated 103 meters above sea level and hosts a surreal experience for the adventurous swimmer.
In dry ecosystems like Namibia, where fairy circles are common, competition for water is fierce. Therefore, while we may see a calm savannah landscape, fierce resource competition is actually being waged below the surface, at root level.
A lot of the childhood toys we desperately wanted are actually quite troubling. Back in our day, we punched each other in the face with inflatable hand muffs.
These days, renewable and alternative energy sources are in high demand, and when you think about “green” electricity, solar power and wind farms probably spring to mind. That said – have you heard about microbial fuel cells (MFC)? MFCs contain bacteria that convert organic material, such as food and bodily waste, into electricity, leaving clean water behind. So in addition to being a potential source of renewable energy, MFCs can also provide people in rural areas with sanitary water. Who said muck and wastewater couldn’t be useful?
Scientists are always looking for a more accurate answer to the question, "What time is it?" Now they've built the most precise atomic clock yet — but it's not just telling time.
Kinda cute! :) *Note: I am not the creator of this video nor do I take credit for it. It was emailed me as a file attachment and I loved it so much that I pu...
We’ve written about pink lakes on TheAdvenTourist before, but there’s no reason Australia should get all the glory in pink-lakedness. Roughly 10km northeast of Senegal’s capital city of Dakar, lies the pink lake, Retba.
If M.C. Escher ever designed stepwells in India 1000 years before he was born, the Chand Baori was probably his design. Located in the village of Abhaneri near Jaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan, Chand Baori is the one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India. Chand Baori was commissioned by King Chanda in the 9th century to give the local population easy access to clean ground water at the bottom of the well. Because the steps of the well made it possible for regular villagers to descend down to fetch water, Chand Baori became a popular gathering place, especially during periods of hot weather when the temperature at the bottom of the well would be several degrees cooler than at surface.
The Devastation Trail at Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park owes its birth to the 1959 eruption of the Kilauea volcano. Between Nov. 14 and Dec, 20, 1959 the volcano spewed hot, naughty lava all over the nearby lands. By the time the eruption was over, the lush rain forest that stretched across the area was completely devastated, with trees burnt to a crisp and cooling lava everywhere.
China is a place of wonders and marvels, so you should expect everything and anything while traveling to this magical destination. With so many of the world’s records and such a deep and invigorating contrast, China will surely amaze you. Where else in the world could you find the Gate of Heaven and walk through it? The place we are talking about is truly inspiring and deserves this overwhelming name. The Heaven’s Gate is a natural cave arch, formed through millions of years of erosion. This huge window in the sky is one of the best landmarks of the country and will surely awe anyone who sets his or her eyes upon the arch.
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