
Boiled Alive452 viewsThe silkworm cocoons have to be dissolved in boiling water before the silk threads can be extracted. The silkworms are thus boiled alive inside their cocoons - 6,600 silkworms have to die for every kilogram of silk produced. The PETA folks are not happy about it.
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Rocks along the Trail397 viewsI like rocks. I think I'd like to be a geologist when I grow up.
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A Geological Potpourri396 viewsThe color bands and splotches seen in the previous picture are reproduced on a grander scale on this mountainside.
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Pocked Rock380 viewsI saw a lot of rocks with little round plugs or knots like the one in this picture - wonder how this happens?
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Wetland, sort of379 viewsUpon reaching the canyon floor, I found it to be covered with a dense thicket of reeds and long grass, fed by a small spring.
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JLF at Aspendos369 viewsAnother sighting of the intrepid explorer.
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Aegean Free Zone Overview367 viewsThe Aegean Free Zone, near Izmir, is one of several free trade zones in Turkey. Free zones are sequestered areas given special regulatory treatment with the aid of promoting exports and attracting foreign investment. The Aegean Free Zone is home to Space Camp Turkey as well as a car museum and a wind turbine blade factory, all of which we visited on this date.
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Sweets367 viewsMost of the parade participants threw goodies to the kids, who scooped them up eagerly - as did their parents.
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The Bands Play On364 viewsThe reeds and grass gave way to a drier and more open area, but with the same towering, colorfully banded cliffs.
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Hazard Warning363 viewsI couldn't figure out why such a sign might be necessary. Everything seemed perfectly new, spiffy and in great working order.
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Noshes and Hatters360 viewsBack at the Atomic Inn after our first day in Death Valley. Clockwise from left: Jock, Diana, Sandie, JoAnn, Kelly, at the Atomic Inn. Thursday evening, Oct. 24, 2019.
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Contraption, at rest356 viewsAnother take on the one that was in the parade.
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