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5/21
Petroglyphs are rock carvings (rock paintings are called pictographs) made by pecking directly on the rock surface using a stone chisel and a hammerstone. When the desert varnish (or patina) on the surface of the rock was chipped off, the lighter rock underneath was exposed, creating the petroglyph. Archaeologists have estimated there may be over 25,000 petroglyph images along the 17 miles of escarpment within the monument boundary.
It is estimated 90% of the monument's petroglyphs were created by the ancestors of today's Pueblo people. Puebloans have lived in the Rio Grande Valley since before 500 A.D., but a population increase around 1300 A.D. resulted in numerous new settlements. It is believed that the majority of the petroglyphs were carved from about 1300 through the late 1680s.
ACTIVITY
Find a rock, Try to make a lasting image on it with simple/rudimentary tools.
How will you go about doing this?
What are the steps in your process, be careful.
Modern day rock painting.
How will you go about doing this?
What are the steps in your process, be careful.
Modern day rock painting.
PHOTOGRAPH BY STEPHEN ALVAREZ, @SALVAREZPHOTO
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An ancient outdoor library: A Jornada Mogollon rock art engraving in central New Mexico is one of thousands of engravings on a basalt flow in the Tularosa Basin. Jornada Mogollon culture flourished here about 2,000 years ago. This site stands out for the unmatched density of petroglyphs. There are over 21,000 individual works in this archeological preserve. The images speak to the Stone Age, a time of hunting with arrows. At 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945 those same ancient images witnessed the arrival of the Atomic Age as the the first A-bomb test lit the morning sky just 35 miles to the west.
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Lesson plan. Talk about these Questions. Write up a camping proposal. For an imaginary trip.
Modern day Camping, Old world Style.
Can you imagine finding your dinner by foraging and Hunting with a bow and arrow or other means of hunting? Like fishing? or a snare trap.
What steps would you have to take to to make your meal. What would you cook on if you didn't have a stove?
How would you store your leftovers? Would it be possible to keep your food cold? If not how would you preserve them?
If you had to sleep outside, how would you keep animals from coming near you in the night?
What other items would be of importance for your armchair camping trip?
FOOD JOURNEYS throughout Curriculum builds on the Experience and helps to connect place and flavors.
New Zealand Differs from Australia in it has no Snakes, and the Animals and climate are very different than Australia.
Science
The Nutrition of Ramen protein= eggprotein=fish cake & Eggbroth liquid hydrationvegetables roughageseaweed iodine and saltbean sprouts roughage mushrooms fungiadd whatever else you like
What nutrients are ion all these ingredients?
https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wellbeing/a30425334/happiness-jar/
Have a great day!
Thanks for stopping by!
Eliza
Fish cake in Busan, South Korea | RAWKKIM/UNSPLASH
Eat a life-changing meal from a food cart
Some of the best food in the world comes not with Michelin stars, or table service, or even tables for that matter. Whether we’re talking tacos in Mexico City, Banh Xeo in Hanoi, doner kebab in Istanbul, Hainanese chicken rice in Singapore, or fricassee in Tunis, the most satisfying meals will be handed over on street corners or hidden down narrow alleys. In my experience, the more grandmotherly the chef, the tastier the food. -- Nick Hilden
FIELD TRIP New Zealand
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| Maori Traditional Canoes |
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| Maori carved canoe |
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| Maori art and imagery is based in the New Zealand Natural Fauna, mythology, and history |
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| NZ's, Indigenous People |
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| Kiwi bird, indigenous to NZ, dwindling populations due to cats. |
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| NZ has amazing Mountains on the South Island |
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| Make a Graphic Design Poster about New Zealand on your device. |
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| Maori History and symbols are beautiful, many Maori have their symbols tattooed on there skin as a right of passage for life's passages |
Bay of Islands, New Zealand | SIMON INFANGER/UNSPLASH
Sail New Zealand’s spectacular islands
Underrated among New Zealand’s abundance of rad nature is the magnificent Bay of Islands: 144 subtropical islands and miles of undeveloped coast off the North Island. Start in Paihia and charter a boat for some inter-island dolphin spotting, or take a sail in a historic Tall Ship. Once you find a private cove, drop anchor for some afternoon snorkeling and a BBQ lunch on deck. Here are eight more NZ islands that can't be missed. -- Julie McNamara
New Zealand Differs from Australia in it has no Snakes, and the Animals and climate are very different than Australia.
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| When traveling the roads of New Zealand it is normal to happen on herds of sheep being moved from place to place. |
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| New Zealand has abundant sea life |
There are Bioluminescent Glow worms in Caves on the North Island of New Zealand.
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/best-places-in-the-world-to-see-bioluminescent-sea-creatures
New Zealand
On New Zealand's north island, visitors can combine adventure with bioluminescence by booking a black-water rafting trip. This involves floating through dark caves in inner tubes, lying back, and admiring the starry walls of the cave, where thousands of matchstick-sized glowworms dangle and glow blue-green. These worms are the larvae of fungus gnats, and to ensnare their prey they hang silky "fishing lines" made of mucous from the ceiling. Then the worms turn on their lights to attract prey, which get caught on the lines. When the worms are hungry, they glow ever brighter.
Off the coast of Japan, currents bring thousands of firefly squid to the surface of the ocean during their spawning season, from March to May, each year. Fishing boats gather to take advantage and ensnare the creatures, whose photophores allow them to glow bright blue. Sightseeing boats filled with travelers show up just to observe as the glowing blue squid are brought in. Scientists believe they use their light for communication, attracting mates, and scaring predators. You can learn more about them at the area's Firefly Squid Museum, which claims, quite plausibly, to be the only such museum in the world.
Goias, Brazil
Private evening tours through Brazil's Emas National Park can be arranged to view its famous termite mounds, which glitter brightly in the night as part of a feeding strategy carried out by the headlight beetle. Beetle larvae that hatch in the mound twinkle to attract termites, which they promptly consume. The lit-up mounds are best viewed in the summertime on the savannah and in the jungle.
Merritt Island, Florida
Although a devastating algae bloom fed by agricultural runoff has wiped out much of the wildlife in Florida's Indian River Lagoon, bioluminescent kayaking tours out on the nearby Merritt Island remain strong. In the summer, dinoflagellate fireworks shows are the main draw, and from October through May, glowing comb jellyfish -- oval-shaped gelatinous drifters -- are brought in with the colder waters. They emit two kinds of colored light: the usual blue-green bioluminescence and a breathtaking rainbow aura created when they scatter light through their cilia.
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| Bioluminescence happens in the Northern part of North America in Late August as the Waters have warmed and jellylike eggs float on the water and glow when turned up by a boats wake. As our Globe circles the sun and warms in different locations, Bioluminescence and hatchings happen cyclically as we spin on our orbit and axis |
Take a dip in bioluminescent waters
The phrase “you have to see it to believe it” might very well have originated from someone swimming amid bioluminescent critters. Imagine floating in a pitch-black bay where your every movement triggers little shimmers in the water around you. This glow is caused by dinoflagellates, a plankton that lights up when agitated. It sounds like traumatizing sci-fi until you experience these miniature lightning bugs of the sea. You can catch this quiet thrill in the likes of Mosquito Bay in Puerto Rico, Toyama Bay in Japan, the Blue Grotto in Malta, and the Maldives. -- Alicia Lu
Slurp -- reeeeeally slurrrrrrp -- ramen in Japan
We love Ramen. It's a nutritious and warming meal.
Most areas of the Globe eat soup. It is a safe way to combine ingredients and keep them without pathogens by using heat as a means of preservation until the soup is consumed.
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| Broth, hard boiled eggs, protein, vegetables, and seaweed help make a delicious and balanced meal. |
Properties of Food composition
com·po·si·tionThe Nutrition of Ramen protein= eggprotein=fish cake & Eggbroth liquid hydrationvegetables roughageseaweed iodine and saltbean sprouts roughage mushrooms fungiadd whatever else you like
What nutrients are ion all these ingredients?
The Japanese know the secret to enjoying good ramen is eating loudly, proudly. They encourage you to slurp those noodles and that savory broth as audibly as your umami-filled heart desires. Ravish that bowl. Inhale it. The chef wants to hear you over the din of the kitchen. And strangely, it tastes better. So slurp that ramen as if the noodles themselves were trying to escape your maw. -- Stephanie Lee
Take a bullet train across Japan
This is interesting because you get to see what this passenger experiences, but I didn't really feel the train going and that was what I was hoping for.
This is interesting because you get to see what this passenger experiences, but I didn't really feel the train going and that was what I was hoping for.
Think of the bullet train as a 200mph answer to the hop on/hop off bus, one where you can zip from city to city, beer in hand, while gazing at the diverse splendor of the Japanese countryside. Hop off in Kyoto to walk to ancient shrines and stroll among geisha; feast on fresh sushi and oogle technology in Osaka; or reflect in solemnity in Hiroshima. You can hit up multiple climates and subcultures, ascend mountains or submerge yourself in a sea of trees… and still be back to Tokyo Station in time for highballs with the raucous businessmen who pack the underground izakayas. -- Andy Kryza
More ARMCHAIR Travel experiences.
Visit the Himalayas
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| At the intersection of 2 Tectonic plates, the mountains were created by the friction of those plates |
The planet’s penthouse, resplendent with jaw-dropping views, instantly becomes a backdrop to any metaphysical, self-seeking exploration you wish to take. Pilgrims come from the world over to tackle Everest Base Camp in Nepal, to bow at Bhutan monasteries, and to trek the Indian foothills where the Dalai Lama is currently holed up. Exercise your chakra, immerse yourself in ancient meditative practices, and explore the inner workings of your soul. Hike through these spiritual highlands, and you will get elevated. -- Dan Cole
Eat your way through China
China -- huge, diverse, ancient -- is a gastronome’s dream. You could explore the country border to border and barely scratch its food offerings. Start in the Xinjiang (Uyghur) region in the northwest for hand-pulled noodles with lamb swimming in chili- and cumin-laced broth, a bowl so good you might never eat lo mein again. Head southeast to the Sichuan province, where you can take your tastebuds dancing with the region’s signature mala spice. Then, to ensure you die happy one day, Pac-Man through Shanghai’s soup dumplings until you’re an expert in dough thickness, meat density, and soup volume. Finish on a sumptuous Peking Duck in -- where else? -- its hometown, Beijing. -- Alicia Lu
Spend enough time in a beach paradise that you forget everything else
The ideal location for this is Oceania, hammocked under a swaying palm on the island of Yap. Or maybe unplugged and WiFi-less in a hut in Jamaica. Maybe you're hot-tubbing in your own private overwater bungalow in Bora Bora, or going on $5 a day in humble digs in Phuket or Nicaragua. However you’re doing it, do it for long enough that you lose track of the days of the week, then couldn’t begin to guess what your work email password ever was, and eventually forget your return flight altogether. -- Sam Eifling
Above this line, there will be at least one day of 24-hour sunlight -- and one of 24-hour darkness -- each year. So bonus points if you see the midnight sun, but it’s a hardcore environment whenever you go, whether that’s Nunavut or Lapland or Siberia. You can’t so much as fly over the glaciers of Greenland without internalizing the vastness of the frozen crags. To imagine the alien ice fields melting makes climate change seem less like a future abstraction and more of a horror film we’re living in slow motion. That chill you feel may just save us yet. -- Sam Eifling
Sip coffee in one of Europe’s grand cafes
What would Rome be without cappuccinos or Vienna without the sacher-torte? Europe’s cafe culture is world-famous, and no cafe is more iconic than Les Deux Magots, where Picasso, Hemingway, and Sartre whiled away the afternoons in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. When in Rome, do not miss the opulent Antico Caffè Greco where Keats would write from a red velvet banquette. In Budapest, try Gerbeaud Café, slinging Hungarian desserts for over 160 years. And in Prague, the glittering Art Nouveau interiors of Kavárna Obecní dům will transport yourself to a different era. -- Jennifer Mattson
Trust us, you haven’t felt clean until you’ve been sudsed and scrubbed by an attendant at a Turkish hammam bathhouse. Succumb to being battered by birch leaves in a Russian banya, or cleanse your soul in a sweat lodge during a shaman-led temazcal ceremony in Mexico. Be prepared to mingle in your birthday suit; proper etiquette means leaving your swimmers behind in a Swedish sauna, geothermal hot tub in Iceland, and especially in a Japanese onsen, where you must abide by an intricate bathing ritual consisting of pre-washing, covering up tattoos, and keeping hair above the water. Each culture is different, so be sure to study up before you strip. -- Paul Jebara
Swim with the fishes…and fin with the sharks, too
New Zealand's https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/best-places-to-visit-new-zealand-small-islands
Poor Knights Islands
Exploring Poor Knights Islands, a protected marine and nature reserve, is a little different ballgame, given the fact that it’s forbidden to step foot on any part of them. Instead, all the adventure and fun takes place under the water. World-renowned for its diving and snorkeling, the Poor Knights earned itself a spot on famed French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau’s top 10 dives in the world.
No shade to dry land excursions, but snorkeling and scuba diving offer an entirely different, no less enchanting window into the world. Get yourself scuba certified so you can explore the Tuamotu Atolls of French Polynesia, where you’ll ogle hundreds of grey reef sharks at Fakarava. Or Indonesia’s Raja Ampat, the bullseye of the Coral Triangle, whose waters are home to nearly three times as many fish species as you’ll find in the Caribbean. And from mid-May to September off Mexico’s Isla Mujeres, you’ll only need a mask and snorkel to fin amongst whale sharks, the largest fish in the seas. -- Terry Ward
Build a trip around a food you really love
You have a favorite cheese or meat or dumpling or liquor or pasta -- so go visit its maker, and it will be like finding your own. Read up on its past, its trends, its dominant personalities. Tour the sources of its ingredients. Bask at a Trappist brewery in Belgium, traipse through Vietnam’s kaleidoscopic cosmos of street food, or savor the paella in Valencia -- so long as you’re exploring the flavors that capture your heart along with your tongue, your vacation will be a success.
Food braids history with chemistry, economics with ecology, in a way that turns trips into journeys. If we are what we eat, what better way to explore than with our mouths as open as our minds? -- Lewis Kelly
Food braids history with chemistry, economics with ecology, in a way that turns trips into journeys. If we are what we eat, what better way to explore than with our mouths as open as our minds? -- Lewis Kelly
Eat a home-cooked meal in someone's home
The most memorable meal of my life was cooked by a 5-foot Russian woman in Tyumen, the capital city of Siberia. After spending three weeks subsisting on gruel-like camp food deep in the Siberian forests, I sat at this woman’s table -- the mother of a Russian friend I’d made -- and happily obliged her insistence that I eat homemade dumplings enough for five men, and a bowl of fresh blackberries that was twice the size of my head. There’s no better window into the real lives of real people abroad than entering their kitchens, and nothing more humbling than to experience that kind of generous hospitality. A good thing to keep in mind while welcoming strangers in your land. -- Bison Messink
Fall in love with -- and in -- Paris
“We’ll always have Paris,” you joke with your partner, even before you’ve been. So go, already. The city is an epic poem of sweeping boulevards, romantic gardens, and beautiful women drinking midday Aperol spritzes at outdoor cafes. The bookstores, the outdoor markets, the fromageries, the jazz spilling out of the bars -- they’re all as vibrant as you’ve imagined. By mid-afternoon, dapper Parisians have crowded the banks of the Seine to split 5-euro bottles of wine. You’ll always have Paris because Casablanca made lore of a cliché, but in this case, the cliché endures for good reason. -- Eliza Dumais
Between the desertscapes of the northern Atacama and the soaring skyline of Santiago lies the capital of astrotourism. The Elqui Valley is officially recognized as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary for its pristine night sky, made all the more spectacular by the high elevation and a whopping 350 rain-free days a year. A dozen or so observatories open their facilities to the public for star-gazing tours. Just so happens this is also a major winegrowing region dotted with vineyards and artesanal pisco distilleries. Sip a pisco sour or two and you’ll be feeling cosmic on a whole other level. -- Paul Jebara
Biking in Bolivia
For 70-year old Bolivian Mirtha Munoz, the oldest ever competitor in Bolivia´s 60 km (37 mile) Skyrace, an extreme bike racing competition, it was a natural extension of a passion she picked up years ago.
Be adventurous, try new experiences, if you feel the experience is well done and safe, trust yourself. You will never know what you can accomplish until you try.
Zip line, trapeze, or other. research Companies before taking part in these activities and talk over with your family.
It’s not that we’re advocating putting yourself in danger, exactly. It’s just that travel can bring out a latent desire to push your boundaries. You know, the kind of thing that makes your future self shake its head at your erstwhile idiocy and unadulterated chutzpah. And who are we to advise you against such YOLO-encapsulating activities as cage diving with Great White sharks in Cape Town or mountain biking down Bolivia’s infamous Road of Death? We’re not your mom. But for her sake, you may want to wait until after you’ve survived New Zealand’s Nevis human catapult to tell her about it. -- Sarah Theeboom
Antarctica is ringed by a powerful counterclockwise current. Many icebergs float in this current around the continent until they get close to the Antarctic Peninsula, a long arm that extends toward Chile.In the Scotia Sea between Chile and Antarctica, the icebergs are pushed northward and begin to melt. Researchers call this area "Iceberg Alley."As the bergs melt, they drop sediment on the seafloor; this debris builds up in layers over millions of years.
...Hit all seven continents
It sounds like a feat, but think of it this way. Unless you’re reading this in the distant future on the Mars colony where you’ve lived since birth, you’re at least one-seventh of the way there already. -- Sam Eifling
Book a one-way ticket abroad, there are some neat books on personal accounts of shoestring budgeted trips that are life changing.
Unpack your suitcase in a foreign country, take a good long look around, and sette in without a return date in sight. Try on a new day-to-day in Canada, New Zealand, or any number of expat-friendly countries. You might teach English in Guatemala, volunteer on a farm in Crete, or be a digital nomad in Bali. Stake out a permanent patch of sand in a cheap coastal paradise, or join the roving, low-cost, high-vibes backpacking circuit. Options are limitless, and they all come with fresh challenges and new perspectives. -- Keller Powell
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PARKS
heck out the corals in Florida’s Dry Tortugas—all while learning about each one with a park ranger by your side.
Why Bees are finally getting a break
In a world with less air pollution, bees can make shorter and more profitable ‘shopping trips’, and this may help them rear more young – Mark Brown
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200506-why-lockdown-is-helping-bees?xtor=ES-213-[BBC%20Features%20Newsletter]-2020May15-[Future%7c+Button]
LANGUAGE
WORDS ORIGINS
WORDS ORIGINS
The women who created a new language
At times of crisis in the past, writers coined words to describe our lives. Kelly Grovier explores how words like ‘frustrating’, ‘spring-clean’ and ‘outsider’ came to be – and the ways we can reinvigorate our lexicon.
https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wellbeing/a30425334/happiness-jar/
Have a great day!
Thanks for stopping by!
Eliza
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