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The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ~ Dr. Seuss

Skoob's Blog

Stories you've probably never heard, inspired by hidden gems that are all around us.

Weekly Gem #284, Lithophyte Park

A tree with a view

Weekly Gem #283, A wide spot in the road

River Pigs could have walked across the water without getting wet

Weekly Gem #282, Where "out to pasture" was a big step up

Where Butte's mine mules were put out to pasture

Weekly Gem #281, Exactly halfway. Well, not exactly.

Two locations come together to make a great location.

Weekly Gem #280, Do be careful of my boston fern

One scenic road

Weekly Gem #279, Tying on the eagle plume

Tying on the eagle plume

Weekly Gem #278, The porest hill on earth

A whole lot of holes

Weekly Gem #277, Home sweet home

The very top of a volcano, poking up through flat ground that was once a lake bed.

Weekly Gem #276, The Mariana UFO Incident

Neither bird, nor plane, but most definitely flying

Weekly Gem #275, Peace is where you find it

A peacenik, by any other name

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Photo of heartwood in Missoula, Montana
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Preserved bog oak in Cong, Ireland
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