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From a collection of people in strange locations…
Equines Retire with Grace and Dignity
Standing peacefully around the paddock, basking in the sun and the admiring stares of visitors, you don’t see the dynamic energy of a Thoroughbred. But when they get a little frisky you can sense their enormous power as muscles bunch, necks arch and manes fly. You can imagine them charging out of the gate —
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Navajo National Monument Partial Park Closure
Navajo National Monument News Release Release date: Contact(s): Phone number: Date: Release code: Immediate Lola Henio 928-672-2720 August 16, 2011 NPS Subject here EMERGENCY PARTIAL PARK CLOSURE Navajo National Monument— Acting Superintendent Lloyd Masayumptewa just announced that Navajo Tribe Utility Authority (NTUA) will be in the park today, August 16, 2011, to replace an existing
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Tent Rocks Monument to Reopen – New Mexico
Albuquerque, N.M. – Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (Monument) will reopen on Saturday, August 13. However, the road is closed beyond the Monument’s main parking area to the Veteran’s Overlook. The public is asked to adhere to any posted closures within the Monument. The Monument had been closed since June 29 due to the Las
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Hatch Valley Chile Festival Sept. 3rd & 4th, 2011 in New Mexico
Hatch Valley Chile Festival Sept. 3rd & 4th, 2011 Hatch Valley, NM Every year as the temperatures start to cool down Hatch Valley starts to heat up with the annual Hatch Valley Chile Festival. The Festival is a 2-day event that is scheduled over Labor Day weekend. More than 30,000 visitors from across the U.S.
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Bullhead City River Regatta This Weekend: Pirates of the Colorado
August. 11th – 13th, 2011 Bullhead City Community Park to Rotary Park Float down the Colorado River with a about 15,000 pirates! The annual River Regatta is a great way to celebrate the heat of summer by plunging into the cool blue waters of the Colorado River. The Bullhead City River Regatta takes the participating
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Perseid Meteor Shower Viewing Aug 12th & 13th at St. Vrain SP (CO)
August 2011 – FIRESTONE, Colo. – The Perseid meteor shower, named because it seems to originate in the constellation Perseus, has been observed by humans for over 2,000 years. Come witness the peak of this exciting celestial event at St. Vrain State Park! Friday, Aug. 12 at 10 p.m. & Saturday, Aug. 13 at 10
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Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit Class at Boyce Thompson Arboretum SP
August 14 & 27 2011 It’s harvest time and Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park boasts two of Arizona’s most knowledgeable and experienced prickly pear pickers eager to teach you how to safely pick, de-spine, juice and prepare these abundant desert fruits. Last year Jean Groen and her harvest season accomplice Robert Lewis collected hundreds of pounds of cactus fruit — turning the ripe
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AZ – Oversized load to creep across state.
August 05, 2011 Significant delays expected along its 380-mile trip to mining town of Miami, Az. What weighs 285 tons, moves uphill at 15 mph and takes eight days to travel from Hoover Dam to the mining town of Miami, east of Phoenix? It’s a huge anode used in the electrical process for refining copper.
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You can never be too careful when hiking in the desert …
Search and Rescue Missions With Happy Endings A forum on DesertUSA.com Originally posted on the DesertUSA Forums by sardude on Aug. 02, 2011. With the summer temps upon us, Pinal County SAR has been reasonably quiet. We have had some days with the heat index approaching 120 degrees. Sunday June 26, callout 2030. 28 year
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