Rattlesnakes on your way

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


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Finding scorpions

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


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Drive-Ins

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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American Diners

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

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Ribwort

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.
 

Ribwort Plantainphoto © 2010 Peter Stevens | more info (via: Wylio)

 
The ribwort is an important remedy against cough and also works very well in wound healing. If you have been injured in the wild and can not find something to disinfect and cover the wound, it helps to chew a few ribwort leaves and apply them to the wound. You can then use another leaf to cover the whole thing.
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Yarrow

Did you ever encountered a yarrow? Well, this how this herb looks like.
 

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) flowersphoto © 2009 anemoneprojectors | more info (via: Wylio)

 
This is a wonderful little plant. Its latin name is Achillea. It is part of the Asteraceae family of flowering plants. You can find them in Europe but also in some regions of Asia. There are even some in North America. The leaves of this plant are very aromatic but hairy. If it is blossoming the beautiful flowers are white, yellow, orange, pink or red.
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