Our favorite author and hiking guru, Bill Sullivan, takes us on a tour of a dozen new or dramatically changed trails in the area between Salem and Bend, including a new path along the Deschutes River north of Bend, a new bird refuge trail at Salem, and several reopened trails to wildflowers in the Cascades. January 25, 2019-New Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades Virginia will amaze us with the wonderful food, friendly people, and beauty of this island once called Formosa.
Virginia Xing, avid cyclist, photographer and co-owner of Eugene’s Bicycle Way Of Life, takes us on an exciting bicycle journey of beautiful Taiwan. Long-time Obsidian, Darko Sojak, will present about Croatia and the region. Venetian palaces snuggle up to Napoleonic forts, Roman columns protrude from early Slavic churches, and Hapsburg empire architecture faces off with Socialist realist sculpture. If there is an upside to this continual disruption, it’s in the rich cultural legacy that each has left behind. Poised between the Balkans and central Europe, this rugged beautiful land has been passed between competing kingdoms, empires and republics for millennia. Come hear why long-distance walking in the UK is so appealing as they take you along Wainwright’s Coast to Coast, the west Highland Way, the Cotswold Way, the Great Glen Way, and the Speyside Way.
Obsidians Carla and David Cooper will share photos and highlights from their five walks in England and Scotland. Long-Distance Walking in the UK (The Easy Way). Venetian palaces snuggle up to Napoleonic forts, Roman columns protrude from early Slavic churches, and Hapsburg empire architecture faces off with Socialist realist sculpture.Long-time Obsidian, Darko Sojak, will present about Croatia and the region. The Mongolia of Genesis Khan, nomads, yurts, yaks, ovoos, hunting eagles, horse culture, and vast open spaces will be savored. We will explore a 477 mile, 3-week solo bike ride across a swath of the Mongolian steppe. Along the way get the latest news about fire-damaged trails in the Columbia Gorge, as well as anecdotes about history, wildflowers, and more.Įxperience Mongolia from the saddle of Joe Hindman, a touring cyclist. Adams, and a new kid’s hike along the Columbia River near Portland. Sullivan, Oregon’s hiking guru, takes us on an illustrated tour of a dozen new hikes he discovered while researching the just-released fifth edition of his book, “100 Hikes in NW Oregon & SW Washington.” Come discover a new waterfall trail near Hood River, an overlooked wildflower hike on the permit-free side of Mt. I would also want to be able to change them to black and white maps before printing. The only negative comment I have about this app is that you can’t print out the maps. Knowledge Quest has several other programs for the computer, but this is the only one currently formatted for the iPad. The pictures and additional information provide this piece to the puzzle. I believe that any time you can get the kids truly interested in geography, you have a winning teaching aid. By providing the text boxes and quizzes, it makes this app more than just an atlas. I found this app to be informative and interesting. Three quizzes and a review are provided on the information included in the text boxes. Some of the pictures are of ancient ruins and some show current pictures. It tells a little bit about the significance of the location along with a picture.
You can click on these push pins and pictures of the location expand in a separate box. Along the way, different towns and cities of interest have what looks like little push pins. This map shows Abraham’s journey from Haron and ends just above Egypt. For instance, they have one entitled “Abraham’s Journey”. Along the timeline, are maps covering different topics. Wondermaps is basically fabulous atlas that allows you to change the items desired on the line maps. I have managed to get my Wondermaps to partially open on the iPad, but this is the only one I have found that is made for iPad and covers similar information. I am currently using it alongside The Mystery of History Vol.1. Map Trek- Ancient World is an excellent app to go along with any ancient history curriculum or Bible study.
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