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Gone Fishing: Amazing Video Of Life At Work
(Mellow Wanderer) Discover amazing sights like the video above: The hatching of Steelhead at the Quilcene National Fish Hatchery in Washington state. Consider a getaway to a fish hatchery. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a list of hatcheries in the country that are open to the public for visits and tours. See real…
Dog Day Of Summer
(Mellow Wanderer) Allow me to indulge myself and dine on the simplistic culinary delight of a hot dog. “Make that a double!” I declared to the friendly attendant behind the counter of one my favorite eateries, where the dogs are BOGO ( Buy One Get One Free) on National Hot Dog Day. The spirit…
Mellow Moment : National Hammock Day
(Mellow Wanderer) Find yourself a shady backyard or a beach and have a lazy good time. Nothing like mid-summer to celebrate National Hammock Day. July 22 is a sure bet good weather dominates most places in the world. Just don’t fall asleep in one as a thunderstorm approaches! According to Wikipedia, Native Americans used hammocks…
Cuba: Forbidden Fruit Is Ripe For Picking
(Mellow Wanderer) Cruise companies always look to add new and exciting itineraries and destinations to keep customers coming back. But unlike Disney, if you don’t have a corp of animated characters whipping the masses into a frenzy about the frozen wonders of Norway, what do you do? Cuba, front and center, please! Cruise behemoth Carnival…
Wild Weed: Psychedelic Road Show
(Mellow Wanderer) Spring-summer wildflower season is here, painting highway medians, meadows and parks in a collage of color. Bloom schedules vary according to climate and location, but every region of the U.S. pops in a spectrum of splendor, giving new meaning to road tripping. So grab your favorite tie-dye, highway ahead, windows down, crank-up Joe…