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Saturday, October 3, 2020

The Fattest Bears in Alaska Want Your Vote by Johnny Diaz

By Johnny Diaz

Each year, people vote for the heftiest brown bear at the Katmai National Park and Preserve during the Fat Bear Week contest.

Published: October 3, 2020 at 09:00AM

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Friday, October 2, 2020

Driving to the Sun

How long would it take to drive to the Sun? Brittany age 7, and D.J. age 12, ponder this question over dinner one evening. James also age 7, suggests taking a really fast racing car while Christopher age 4, eagerly agrees. Jerry, a really old guy who is used to estimating driving time on family trips based on distance divided by speed, offers to do the numbers. “Let’s see … the Sun is 93 million miles away. If we drove 93 miles per hour the trip would only take us 1 million hours.” How long is 1 million hours? One year is 365 days times 24 hours per day, or 8,760 hours. One hundred years would be 876,000 hours, but that’s still a little short of the 1 million hour drive time. So the Sun is really quite far away. Christopher is not impressed, but as he grows older he will be. You’ve got to be impressed by something that’s 93 million miles away and still hurts your eyes when you look at it! via NASA https://ift.tt/3jpozUI

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Two layoffs. A new job with a pay cut. And then storms hit the pier. by Gillian Friedman

By Gillian Friedman

Published: October 2, 2020 at 08:51AM

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Leaf Peeping Is Not Canceled: 6 Drives and Hikes to Try This Fall by Unknown Author

By Unknown Author

From the Berkshires to the Rockies, the vibrant colors of fall are popping, and nothing, not even a pandemic, can stop them. Six writers in six states reveal their favorite drives and hikes.

Published: October 2, 2020 at 05:01AM

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