Drives with a twist: unexpected wonder in America's national parks

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Montana's Glacier National Park, Acadia in Maine, Skyline Drive in Virginia, Texa's Big Bend National Park and Death Valley National Park offers views from mysterious dancing rocks to lost hot springs. The twists and turns in this park drive leads to breath-taking sceneries, birds, bears and sighting of a panther.

California, Texas, Land, mineral, wildlife conservation, Montana, Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions, National Parks, National parks and reserves, Glacier National Park, Montana, Big Bend National Park, Texas, Death Valley National Park, California

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End of the long winter night

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The sun never sets for 83 consecutive days in Barrow, Alaska. However, during winter, it never rises for 65 straight days. The area, which has a population of 4,400 residents, is the northernmost city in the US and probably the most remote.

Cities and towns, Alaska

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Sea gulls soaring, with cows facing east

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The weather is always a topic of conversation and in 2001 despite the increasing use of technology in forecasting there is still a place for tradition. The truth behind some of the folklore surrounding the weather is examined.

Methods, Weather, Weather forecasting, Myths and legends

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