A great big thanks to everyone who submitted a guess to this month’s Travel Challenge.
The critter in question was a Valley Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi), a subspecies of the Common Garter Snake. Known for their fondness of water, Valley Garter Snakes are excellent swimmers who hide in the water for safety. They primarily feed [...]
For this month’s travel challenge we have a “Mystery Photo” for you to decipher.
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Instructions: The challenge is to identify the animal. When you think you have figured it out, enter your guess in the comment field below. Please be as specific as possible. Be sure to check back next week to [...]
I admit to a bit of omission when crafting this month’s Travel Challenge question. I substituted the term “politician” for that of President or Vice President since I wanted make it more of a challenge. Unfortunately, it made it a bit confusing and I apologize for that. Even with my goof we received two correct [...]
This month’s challenge is for you history buffs.
Can you name this famous American? He wore many hats during his life, including: historian, naturalist, author, soldier, governor, mayor, rancher, lawyer, politician, explorer, and conservationist.
Instructions: When you think you have figured it out, enter your guess in the comment field below. Be sure to check back next [...]
For this month’s travel challenge we have a “Count the Ducklings” photo for you to decipher.
The challenge is to not only identify the birds in question but to guess how many babies are in the picture. Why are baby ducks so hard to see anyway?
Please be as specific as possible. Good luck!
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A great big thank you to everyone who took a stab at this month’s Travel Challenge. The tall, windy place is Mount Washington, New Hampshire. The highest wind speed on the surface of the Earth was measured there on April 12th, 1934, at 231 miles per hour.
Congratulations to Sam D for the first correct answer.
To [...]
This month’s challenge is for you geography buffs. Don’t worry, we are only tossing out challenges from places we’ve actually visited.
This place is one of the highest points in the eastern United States, and has so much wind that the buildings are chained down.
Name this place.
Instructions: When you think you have figured it out, enter [...]
Thanks to everyone who took a shot at our mystery creature. Here is the revealed photo:
Congratulations to Alison for correctly guessing Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)! This particular one was pounding on a tree near our campsite on Jekyll Island in Georgia. The Pileated is the largest woodpecker in North America (if you exclude the possibly [...]
We’re back with another Travel Challenge (read the intro here).
This month’s challenge is a “mystery photo”:
How to play: Find a hidden animal in the photo, then place your guess in the comment area below. Please be as specific as possible—the first correct answer wins. The photo has not been doctored; it is the glorious combination [...]
Our first Travel Challenge came from the geography department. Admittedly this was a tough one—kudos to Roland for his creative attempt at it!
There actually is a place in the United States where you can visit the Dead Sea, Broadway Avenue, Methodist Church, the Rocky Mountains, Grand Central Station, Mount McKinley, and the Grand Canyon all [...]
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