The Pacific Biological Laboratories was a company that supplied biological samples and microscope slides across the country. It was founded and run by Dr. Ed Ricketts (1897-1948) in Monterey California. Dr. Ed and his company were the inspiration for the character “Doc” in the novel Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. Its original building is maintained as a museum on Cannery Row in Monterey, California.
Whether you aim to summit Everest or simply trek to the base of Machapuchare, Nepal’s peaks offer a spectrum of adventure for every level of explorer
ProfessorAbe’s latest post takes us on a visit to a UNESCO-listed monastery on the island of Chios
Early one morning DrFumblefinger discovers these prints in the sand close to his tent sight. beside the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park. What might have made them?
A visit to a remote site of a mining massacre on the Oregon side of the Snake River
A make-your-own-art exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum also makes a point about the environment
Jonathan L visits a tribute to the women of the United States
Jonathan L visits the Lorenzo State Historic Site in Cazenovia, New York
Jonathan L stops to visit the world’s largest teapot
