After I have provided you with some information about finding scorpions, I felt that I should also tell you how to spot one of my favorite wild animals: the rattlesnake. Going on hike for observing rattlesnakes can be much more fun than searching scorpions because these snakes are just much easier to find.
Rattlesnakes photographed by Sylvia Rosenberg 10x8-merged-comp-snakes-darker001 © by mikebaird
Not many people will share my enthusiasm, but I love seeing a scorpion crossing my way. Well… I must admit that this happens rarely. Usually, a hike during the night will give you much higher chances to encounter a scorpion. But if the scorpion does not find you, you can still go searching for him yourself. Let me share with you some secrets about scorpion hunting.
scorpion © by kevinzim
In my last post I presented the glorious history of the American diner to you. The drive-in was a new development that started to replace a lot of diners throughout the 1950s and 1960s. However, they also disappeared in great number due to the rise of the drive-through.
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Once your trip gets longer and longer one of the most important things you might find on the side of your way are diners. In their earliest appearance they were only wagons drawn by horses and placed on the roadside. Later, the classic American roadside Diners started to become popular after WW I, when automotive travelling began to grow rapidly.
Garfield Diner diners © by Muffet
The ribwort is quite inconspicuous so you might have not seen it yet. If you know what to look for you, can even spot it in the early spring when it is recognizable through its long narrow and spear-like leaves.
photo © 2010 Peter Stevens | more info (via: Wylio)Did you ever encountered a yarrow? Well, this how this herb looks like.
photo © 2009 anemoneprojectors | more info (via: Wylio)