When a man looks up with reverence to lofty mountain peaks his heart soars.
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๐eird Hiker ๐ณ๐๐ชน๐ retweeted
I love how most of the animals stop running and look back at their saviors, its like an unspoken "Thank you, I will remember you."
I got swept out when I was 6 years old and since I knew about rip currents I just figured it out and swam about 1/5 mile around. Crazy to me that adults donโt learn this stuff
Information that could've saved his life & could save other's lives:
If you're trying to swim to shore & not making progress, you're in a rip current. Don't panic & try to swim harder and faster to shore. Relax & swim parallel to shore for a bit to escape it. Then swim to shore.
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It sounds like the child was annoying everyone present, the dog picked up on this, and then when the kid invaded the dogโs space the kid got bit. No one really cared because they were already irritated with the kid
A friend of mine shared an absolutely insane story with me. Her child was bitten at an outdoor cafe by a nearby dog. BLOOD was present. The owner of the dog told her to get over it and accused the child of bothering the dog. WORSE YET... (read on)
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๐eird Hiker ๐ณ๐๐ชน๐ retweeted
Honestly this is a good reminder to everyone that acting insane and possessive and jealous about your wife or husband is completely normal and good and may have prevented this
Never be chill, always crash out immediately, threaten suicide as the first move
๐eird Hiker ๐ณ๐๐ชน๐ retweeted
Bars should have a creek out back with plentiful trout and water clean enough to drink
๐eird Hiker ๐ณ๐๐ชน๐ retweeted
Iโm actually pretty bummed that Chiricahua got turned into a National Park. A few years ago I did an episode that went into the details of what happens to visitor numbers after a place gets the NP designation. Itโll ruin this beautiful place. Expect lines to get in now. Not to mention the TYPE of visitor that is going to start going. Yโall know exactly what I mean.
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This is the site of a 2009 wildfire in my home county. It burned hot and this particular ridge experienced a stand replacing burn. Yet, 17 years later you can see the abundant regrowth happening.
Previous to this fire, the area hadnโt burned in over a century. The USFS notes that before that this area burned regularly every 10-15 years. Fire has been this ecosystemโs balancing method. After decades of being denied that, intense burns come through as nature seeks equilibrium after densification and fuel buildup.
Nearby in this same national forest is the scar of the stateโs second largest wildfire. Talking with any local forester, they will tell you it was destined to burn. A century of overstocking and densification meant that a reset was coming. The longer we push fire suppression and exclusion, the worse that reset becomes.
This volcanic plateau was shaped by lava, heat, and ash. Even a century after the last eruption, the land still wants to be shaped by fire.
๐eird Hiker ๐ณ๐๐ชน๐ retweeted
The Cascades and the Sierra are the West Coastโs two most famous ranges. Yet the foothills of where they meet are not great granitic or volcanic peaks. But rather these deep and wide river canyons. The land of Ishi, Americaโs last wild Indian. A great place to roam. ๐บ๐ธ
The wide rib cage you see in many groups like hers are partially an adaptation to pound corn or other carbohydrates into meal. Where some groups like Europeans developed milling technology, others chose to brute-force their way through. Something to think about
As a Mayan woman, my โbuildโ is tied to my cultureโs diet. Taught from an early age, nixtamal is made by boiling + grinding maize that was soaked in a calcium-rich alkaline mixture for tortillas/tamales (supports thicker bone mass, unlike Maseca). Donโt be xenophobic ๐ also, not having osteoporosis is awesome! ๐ช๐ฝ
Certain dog breeds have lost the social context in which they were created. Some pointers for example, are a product of English aristocracy where their owners had enough time and resources to satisfy the intense working instincts of the dog. The breeds remain, with the same instincts, but the men they were made for are gone.
There must be other animals and plants, even certain human phenotypes in a similar predicament
Imagine a world where entire ecosystems are stewarded by this eugenic ethic. Itโs impossible to picture what life could be like. A totally alien heaven
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New England was interesting but as stick season began to set in, Iโm so happy to be home in California
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๐eird Hiker ๐ณ๐๐ชน๐ retweeted
Hot and humid environments impair the evaporation of sweat, so the body reduces its heat production by lowering metabolic rate. If you live somewhere hot and humid, youโre walking around with a T3 debuff.
