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On This Day

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    📷 Look up. OTD in 2023

    the roof of westminster abbey
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    Along the Glenn Highway, Alaska - OTD 2018

    A winding river flows through a lush, forested valley surrounded by tall, rugged mountains under a cloudy sky.
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    Arizona has some interesting place names, and the town of Show Low in the White Mountains has one of the best naming stories around. OTD in 2020.

    Two bronze statues depicting men sitting at a table playing cards are set in an outdoor plaza area with a building and trees in the background.A historical plaque recounts the story of ranchers Corydon E. Cooley and Marion Clark resolving a land ownership dispute through a game of Seven Up, resulting in the renaming of nearby locations.

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    The especially little part of the Little Colorado River. OTD in 2020

    A serene, narrow river meanders through a lush, green landscape with rocky banks and distant power lines under a bright sky.
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    I visited an unexpected memorial OTD in 2008—that you’d expect in Washington DC, not along the Indiana/Illinois border.

    A grand, circular columned monument with a domed roof is situated at the end of a manicured lawn, surrounded by trees.A statue of a historical figure stands prominently in front of murals and an inscription that reads GREAT THINGS HAVE BEEN EFFECTED.A historical monument stands in the background with a cannon and cannonballs displayed on a paved path in a well-maintained park.

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    OTD in 2019, we landed a bush plane in between 3 active wildfires in the remote Coal Creek area of Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in eastern Alaska. I really need to blog about this whole episode—one of my fav adventure stories—but a smoky photo of the Yukon River will have to do for today.

    A foggy, serene lakeshore with rocky sand, driftwood, and a backdrop of tree-covered hills.
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    Bumpass Hell, a hydrothermal area in Lassen Volcanic National Park, might just have the very best place name in the national parks system. Here’s a short video from our last visit, OTD in 2022.

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    A few shots of Denali, “The Great One,” from our visit OTD six years ago. We were very fortunate to have clear views nearly the entire day.

    A serene lake with two people canoeing in the foreground, surrounded by distant forested hills and majestic snow-capped mountains under a clear blue sky.Snow-capped mountains rise majestically above a lush green valley and a barren plain, under a clear blue sky.A snow-capped mountain range towers over a vast, verdant valley with winding trails under a clear blue sky.A long winding road stretches through a vast green valley with a range of snow-covered mountains in the background under a clear blue sky.

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    We visited the Tule Lake Segregation Center OTD in 2022, one of the WWII Japanese Internment Camps. A few weeks ago while camping near Flagstaff, we visited the remains of Camp Leupp on the Navajo Res, which was a temporary holding camp for Manzanar “riot” internees being transferred to Tule Lake.

    A plaque designates the Tule Lake Segregation Center as a National Historic Landmark, set against a landscape of grass and hills under a cloudy sky.A dimly lit, empty jail cell block features metal-barred doors, with one door slightly open and light filtering through a small window.A textured wall with visible cracks and faded handwritten text in an Asian script is depicted.A historical display shows a black-and-white aerial photograph of Tule Lake Segregation Center with descriptive text about its closure and the experiences of Japanese Americans during and after World War II.

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    In-flight entertainment.

    (On This Day in 2018)

    A person is captured mid-jump off a rocky ledge into a body of water, surrounded by mountains and trees under a cloudy sky.
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    A few shots from our boat tour in Aialik Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park, OTD in 2018.

    Glacier meeting the oceanrock pillars stick up in the ocean with a boat near their basecloudy rocky shorelineAnotherview of glacier after a small calving

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    OTD in 2018, I hiked to Exit Glacier, my first experience with a glacier. It’s iconic for the signs showing the previous extent of the glacier in various years, clearly demonstrating how quickly the ice has receded.Melt flowing out of the leading edge of a glacierView of the valley

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    I was finally able to mark Stonehenge off my list #OnThisDay seven years ago when I passed thru suburban Utah.

    A group of large, standing stone slabs arranged in a circular formation is situated on a neatly mowed grassy area near a road.
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    This place officially socks (OTD in 2008)

    Highway sign that reads Fort Payne: official sock capital of the world
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    Dells of Eau Claire Park - #OTD 2021

    Craggy rocks with a small river flowing thru, with trees and sunset in background
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    This is the first Smokey Bear mask, which now resides in the quaint public library of Mercer, Wisconsin - #OnThisDay in 2021

    A close-up view of a taxidermy bear head displays worn and damaged features, including a chipped nose and open mouth with visible fangs.A taxidermy bear head displayed in a glass case over a red velvet base.A framed photograph shows a man identified as Frank Brunner Jr. from 1950 standing next to a bear, with the inscription Smokey Bear 1950 below the image.A rustic log cabin with a stone chimney and surrounding greenery has a pathway leading to its entrance and a sign indicating Ice Caves Bookshop.

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    Enjoy the North #OnThisDay in 2021

    Paul Bunyan’s Cook Shanty
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    The Birthplace of Professional Hockey (Houghton, MI)

    #OnThisDay in 2021

    A large, barn-like building with a sign displaying DECC on the side stands next to a wheelchair-accessible walkway and a handicapped parking space.A historical marker in Michigan provides information about the birth of professional hockey, detailing the formation and early years of the sport.The image shows the entrance of Dee Stadium, adorned with historical photographs and text highlighting its significance as the birthplace of professional hockey and detailing its history from 1902 onward.A view of an empty indoor ice hockey rink with red bleachers, transparent barriers, and advertisements hanging above.

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    Awww Shute, it’s closed. #OnThisDay in 2021

    A two-story brick building with a sign identifying it as Shute's Saloon features a faded side wall and awnings over the windows and entrance.
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    Here’s a different perspective of Arch Rock on Mackinac Island. #OnThisDay in 2021

    A natural rock arch overlooks a serene body of water and a path below, surrounded by lush greenery and trees.
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