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Video of the Day: Remote camera captures action on Maine hiking trail
Dec 19th, 2011 at 6:30PM:
One of the best aspects of hiking is the escape that it provides from your everyday life. Getting lost - even briefly - in nature allows you to forget that the rest of the world exists. But what happens when you leave the trail and return home? Someone up in Maine decided to plant a remote camera along a trail that cuts through his property. Along with hikers, he recorded footage of moose, ...
Roadkill cuisine: a guide to why and where you should pick up that possum
Feb 23rd, 2011 at 11:00AM: Reduce, reuse, recycle is hardly a new concept. Except when it's applied to roadkill. Oh, sure, backwoods folk, the itinerant, and gritty survivalist types have been making good use of roadside casualties for years. Slowly but surely however, the benefits of roadkill cuisine have been creeping into the public conscience.
Witness the popularity of The Original Roadkill Cookbook and its ilk, or ...Five states where you're most likely to hit a deer this fall
Oct 4th, 2010 at 3:30PM:
Leaf-peepers are about to hit the road in force – as they always do this time of year. While soaking in the burning foliage colors with your eyes, it's only too easy to forget you're behind the wheel, a situation that can lead to disastrous consequences. There are some states where beautiful foliage and deer prancing on the streets just seem to go together, according to a study by insurance ...SkyMall Monday: Wild Lawn Ornaments
Nov 9th, 2009 at 1:00PM: I keep myself safely secluded in the SkyMall Monday headquarters. It's built inside a mountain, under several hundred feet of granite, in a secure and secret location. This protects me from the fearsome animals that I now assume rule the Earth. While I fear all wildlife and assume that they are out to get me (and/or my Lucky Charms), I do enjoy their decorative properties. But how can I take ...Photo of the Day (5/9/09)
May 6th, 2009 at 6:30PM:
I'm not sure where these animals are. A zoo? The wild? Which country? Hector G. Lincz who took this shot, doesn't say. But what a lovely way to capture an image and a mood. When I saw this photo, I was reminded of one of Karen's techniques for self portraits. This is another way to use a side mirror. Along with the perfect framing, there's a voyeristic quality I find intriguing. It's hard to ...
