Once numbering in the billions, this was one of the last of the now extinct Passenger Pigeons… I took this picture at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto: In 1857, a bill was brought forth to the Ohio State Legislature seeking protection for the Passenger Pigeon. A Select Committee of the Senate filed a report … Continue reading
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J.A. Moisan – The Oldest Grocery Store In North America
Located at 699 Rue St-Jean, Quebec’s J.A. Moisan is worth a visit even without the historical trivia of being the oldest grocery store in North America. Between its wooden floors and pressed-tin ceilings you’ll find every grocery item you could possibly want, ranging from ice cider to olive oil to picnic-ready savories such as salamis … Continue reading
Visiting Transnistria: Bendery
For those of you who email me about such things, Bendery is also known as Bender… And Bendery was actually the first town we entered in Transnistria. After passing through the border checkpoint, one descends the hill pictured below into Bendery: By the way, despite all of the rumors about bribes and hassles crossing the … Continue reading
Photos Of The Day: Gold Mining In Myanmrar/Burma
Photographs by Juan Pablo Cardenal and Heriberto Araujo… ****** BURMA: At a gold mine some 30 miles from the town of Myitkyina, dozens of Burmese miners, some as young as 14, work from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The technology is very rudimentary, and the work is hard: BURMA: This mining site, like others … Continue reading
The Life And Times Of Teodorin Obiang
The owner of the estate at 3620 Sweetwater Mesa Road, which sits high above Malibu, California, calls himself a prince, and he certainly lives like one. A long, tree-lined driveway runs from the estate’s main gate past a motor court with fountains and down to a 15,000-square-foot mansion with eight bathrooms and an equal number … Continue reading
Hiller Tunnel
Ever since Brandon and I visited Hiller Tunnel at Malakoff Diggins last summer (and took the picture you can see below) we have wanted to venture into its mysterious depths… We would have headed up the cave that day, but lacked any lights (which are definitely needed). So, what better time to do so than … Continue reading
Paintings Of The Day: The Solar Wind
A couple of my favorites from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto… The Polaris, Far North by William Bradford: Return of the Head Hunter by Arthur Heming: Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 