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 Researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory have been studying yellow-bellied marmots since 1962. It is the second oldest continuous study of individually marked mammals in the world. "Long-term research like ours is both very valuable to understand how and why things change over time," says professor Daniel Blumstein. This type of study requires funding though, and that has recently been cut across the board. So the team turned to Only Fans  Marms. It is a subscription platform where users pay creators for content, such as exclusive photos and videos. They've had some engagement over the last month, not a lot of money, but they're also just hoping to raise public awareness. "I think this can be an amazing way to teach people more about animal social behavior, which can sometimes be hard to observe," says team member, Emily Renkey.

  My cousin was involved with a short documentary about the Picon Punch, a favorite drink among the Basque houses and those who frequent. The first Basque Hotel was actually in San Francisco, and that's where the drink originated.  When the owner moved to Elko, he brought the Picon with him. Amer Picon is originally a French herbal bitter liqueur.  But when prohibition ended, the owner was looking for a cheaper, more local source.  And he found it with Torani.  They make flavoring syrup and sauces.  Amer was the only alcoholic drink they manufactured, and they never had to advertise. They recently decided to end production, but they shared the recipe with a Reno distillery, Ferino. In 2025, Picon Punch became the official state cocktail. Recipe There was an Artown event to see the movie and hear some talk. I've had the punch before, so I tried a Basque Old Fashioned - replacing whiskey with the Amer. Topa!

  Sardine Valley. We're at the site of More's Station.  This was part of a lower route to the goldfields - after the Donner Party tragedy, people were more hesitant to use the higher pass. When silver was later found in Nevada, it remained a hub for back and forth travel, as well as a supply chain. The area later became Wheeler Sheep Camp, built and managed by a Basque immigrant.

  We took the Old US 40 route around Donner Lake and across the Yuba River. Then we found ourselves on the North Fork American River from Emigrant Gap.

 Shout-out to The Odyssey  ladies again, but.... Eileen Gu (A little wrinkly there but still a double win). Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens Cynthia Erivo Anya Taylor-Joy Princess Catherine Dayton Paradis Danielle Pinnock Zendaya Emmy Rossum

  The sugar in raspberries is called erythrulose, and it has been found near the center of our Milky Way. "It opens up the possibility of discovering in space other sugars such as ribose, which is part of RNA, and other important molecules for the origin of life," says co-author, Carlos Briones.  Erythrulose can change into the ingredients that create nucleic acids, which are essential to life. There were previous reports of a dust cloud, called Sagittarius B2, that radio telescopes determined smells like raspberries, (caused by ethyl formate), but this is the first time sugar has been found in the interstellar medium - the space between star systems in a galaxy.

  We found a time capsule in the middle of the desert. Some filming for Independence Day  took place in Rachel, NV. Specifically, the mobile home park Russell Casse lived in with his kids. And it was during this time that SR 375 officially became known as the Extraterrestrial Highway. The studio is now owned by Disney. It's important to note that when Will Smith is walking towards Area 51, he is on the Bonneville Salt Flats.  Not even Nevada desert.

  Casa Casuarina, the home of Gianni Versace, and the scene of his death. On this day in 1997, the fashion designer was shot on the front steps, twice in the head. Andrew Cunanan was in the midst of a killing spree. It started on April 27th in Minneapolis, where he bludgeoned Jeffrey Trail.  On May 3rd, he shot an ex-lover, David Madson.  Trail had been an acquaintance of his. Two days later in Chicago, he killed Lee Miglin and stole his car.  This was abandoned in New Jersey, after Cunanan killed William Reese for his pickup truck.  He then drove down to Florida. There was an FBI manhunt already underway, and a fast food worker in Miami Beach called the tip-line on July 11th.  Police arrived too late though. Cunanan was found on July 23rd, having broken into a houseboat less than 40 blocks away from the Versace mansion.  He had shot himself. It is now a hotel. The Villa

 An event held annually on the Drina River in Serbia, it is the largest and most popular water event of its kind. It is a carnival on the river, with a non-competitive descent ending with live music on Raca Beach.  You can row solo or with a team - or you can just float along on a traditional raft, called a splav . Throughout the day in the town square, there are cultural programs, such as folklore dancing.  Food stands offer local treats like cevapi - a grilled dish of minced meat sausages. There is also a fish soup cook-off, which is a competition called the "Golden Kettle."  The event is a celebration of the old timber rafters and honors the scenic heritage of the Drina. *** We saw quite a few people floating the Truckee River over the weekend.  We did it once years ago and had fun - but it's not usually high enough to avoid all the rocks, and then my sister's raft got caught by some old rebar.

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  Diana's Punchbowl is a vase-shaped depression located along a small fault in the Nevada desert. It is also called the Devil's Cauldron. There is a geothermal pool about 30 feet down, and it runs around 180-200 degrees. Over thousands of years, mineral-rich groundwater rose out of the fault line, creating a travertine hill with this crater in the center. Nye County is one of the most seismically active regions in the state, situated in a geologically deforming zone known as Walker Lane.  It accommodates 25% of the shear motion between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates.  

  Father Crowley Vista Point before you start driving down, down, down. You hit sea level at Stovepipe Wells. Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. We turned into the Harmony Borax Works site. Now below sea level. The mountains were seriously mosaic.

  The first known painting of Paris, from 1432, by Jean Fouquet. Today the city celebrates 2,075 years - having been founded around 250 BC. History can be traced back to the Gallic tribe known as the Parisii, who settled an island in the Seine River. By 52 BC, Julius Caesar had taken over, calling it Lutetia.  From the island, the city spread.  The name of the area gradually transitioned into being called Paris during the 4th century. The Arenas de Lutece are among the most important Roman remains in France. In the year 987, Paris became the official capital of France. The home of Nicolas Flamel, a French alchemist believed to have created the philosopher's stone, was built in 1407 and is recognized as the oldest surviving house in the city. It is now a restaurant. Auberge