Atlanta from Stone Mountain
I love this view – even though it’s hard to truly capture without a lens on a proper camera.
Author: Nate Shivar
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View Westward from Mt Rainier
The views coming off Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park are almost absurd because they are so beautiful. It almost looks like a painting but it’s all real life.
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Dispatch from Disneyland – Cal Newport
Very interesting post – Dispatch from Disneyland – Cal Newport
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TIL about Gell-Mann amnesia
Gell-Mann amnesia is where we recognize that the media reports inaccurately on topics we know well, yet trust their expertise…
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Watson Mill State Park
Watson Mill State Park is a small but lovely and underrated Georgia State Park in northeast Georgia. The river feeds into the Broad River system, and the shoals always make for a great place for kids to explore and have fun.
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Longmire Meadows in Mount Rainier National Park.
Longmire Meadows is a very scenic, low elevation area in Mount Rainier National Park.
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Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck
Welsh farm boy Henry Morgan becomes notorious Caribbean pirate, only to find achieving his wildest dreams brings cruel disappointment. Excellent novel!
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Pine Flatwoods at the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
Florida’s Pine Flatwoods are a beautiful and serene landscape…but an absolute pain to hike in. They are definitely not welcoming to humans. But – when you have a nice boardwalk, they are a joy to walk through and observe.
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Champion Eastern Redcedar
On my trip to General Coffee State Park in south Georgia, I got to visit the largest Eastern Redcedar in the United States. It’s in an isolated church graveyard…and is quite a big guy. The tree has witnessed a lot of history since 1802.
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Mossy Creek on the Kalaloch Trail in Olympic National Park
Some parts of Olympic National Park look like they are straight out of a Disney movie set. I love all the mosses.
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Cottonwood Patch Campground
Cottonwood Patch Campground is a Forest Service Campground in far north Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest.
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The Toronto Suburb Where the Humble Bus Is King
As a former bus driver, I love this -> The Toronto Suburb Where the Humble Bus Is King. It’s cheap, it’s effective, and it works.
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The Darkening Age by Catherine Nixey
Nixey’s “The Darkening Age” reveals how Christian zealots systematically destroyed classical civilization after gaining power – an excellent, well-researched read.
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Small Creek in Southern Appalachians
Sometimes hiking in the southern Appalachians can get brambly and overgrown, but I love spots where several forest communities are living close together. At this spot, there is dry, upland pine in the background and shaded, wet fernbank in the foreground.
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What The ‘Lentil King of Saskatchewan’ Knows About World Trade
A nice reminder of why trade can be a win-win-win and is so essential to the world we live in.
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India’s Collapsing Poverty Rate
Over the past decade, India has significantly reduced poverty. Extreme poverty (living on less than $2.15 per day) fell from…
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Chattahoochee River near the Headwaters
The Chattahoochee River is one of the (if not *the*) most important river in Georgia. It starts far up in the Chattahoochee National Forest in the southern Appalachians. This photo is a few miles south of its source where it’s gathering the flow of Henson Creek.
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Murray’s Lake in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
Murray’s Lake is a small recreational lake in the Chattahoochee National Forest near the Conasauga River and near the Lake Conasauga Campground.
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GardenHood in Grant Park, Atlanta
There aren’t that many independent garden shops around. But GardenHood is one that is a hidden gem on the east side of Atlanta. For such a small space, they have a great selection of plants, trees, and shrubs. Their space is always fun to meander through, even you have no plans to purchase that day.
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Gwinnett Stripers at Coolray Field
There’s nothing like Minor League Baseball.
