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“Nature is the art of God.“
–Dante Alghieri
It’s no secret that we inhabit an incredibly beautiful planet.
For the lucky among us, exquisite natural beauty can be found either right outside our door or just down the road a piece.
For an unlucky few, finding such natural beauty requires a bit of travel. [Read more…]
If you’re a beach lover you probably have one or two favorite beaches that you enjoy visiting over and over again.
While there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, you might want to consider visiting a different beach at some point just to add a little variety to your vacation travels.
Truth be told, our amazing planet is decorated with hundreds of major beaches, many of which are popular vacation and tourist destinations. [Read more…]
Most everyone is familiar with the North Star.
After all, it’s been guiding mariners across the seas and travelers across the continents for ages.
And if you were paying attention in science class you probably know the official name of the North Star is Polaris.
But here’s something you probably don’t know: Polaris isn’t just the one star that we see when we look up at the North Star…
It’s actually (at least) three stars that make up the Polaris star system.
Did you hear about the blizzard that hit Hawaii over this past weekend?
No, I didn’t horribly misspell North Dakota, Minnesota or Alaska. I really did mean Hawaii.
As I mentioned in this post, the big island of Hawaii receives snow on its two tall volcanic peaks every winter, and so far the winter of 2021-2022 is turning out to be quite remarkable.
Our world truly is an amazing place. Natural phenomena that can awe, terrify and inspire occur somewhere on our planet each and every day.
One phenomenon that can trigger all those feelings at once is lightning.
Virtually everyone has experienced the power and beauty of a lightning strike while waiting out a passing thunderstorm, but did you know that volcanoes can produce their own lightning strikes even on a clear and sunny day?