TWO ON TRAIL
The tale of two individuals on a journey
Author: Aniruddha Saha
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Powdermill Nature Reserve is the biological research station of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. The Powdermill Avian Research Center (PARC) is the bird banding and avian research facility at the museum’s research station. They hold biannual open houses for the public where visitors can see the…
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Nicholas Tsangarides uses diaphonization, a biological specimen preservation technique that makes an animal’s body transparent and dyes its bones and cartilage different colors. Originally from Toronto, he traveled all the way from Detroit for the Allentown Night Market in Pittsburgh. https://www.nighttimenicholas.com https://www.instagram.com/nighttimenicholas
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Park educators at Laurel Hill State Park organized a Moon Watch Party for International Observe the Moon Night on October 4th, 2025. Yesterday the Moon was in a Waxing Gibbous phase. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous…
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https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalmall4th/index.htm
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https://july4thparade.com/
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https://july4thparade.com/
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Centennial Park in Ellicott City, Maryland is a nature lover’s dream. It’s a 337-acre park surrounding Centennial Lake. You can go around the lake on a 2.5 mile paved loop to explore the park – home to a variety of wildlife. On the walkway, you will also find an arboretum planted by Howard County. It’s…
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This beautiful winter view of the Presidential Range overlooking Cherry Pond can be found on a 5.0-mile out-and-back trail in New Hampshire. The Presidential Range is a mountain range located in the White Mountains of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Containing the highest peaks of the Whites, its most notable summits are named for…
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In today’s day and age, we are often found grappling with information overload. How often have you thought “My brain needs to shut down for a while. I can’t take this anymore.”? People who are into creative work often feel stressed by the lack of ideas, the “block”. A writer sits down to compile a…
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Since I have moved to the US and gradually matured, the conversations between me and my parents have evolved in their own way. Often times, my mother would ask me, “When are you finishing up and coming back home?” I would never have an answer to please her. And when I would ask her “Why…