Review: 1015 Things to See and Do i... Sep 15, 2008
Largely focused on the country s natural wonders, such as Uluru, Ningaloo Reef, Cradle Mountain and The Pinnacles, Elder has also included man-made wonders such as the Sydney Opera House, the Australian War Memorial and Dubbo s Western Plains Zoo. Encounters with Australia. (Suite101.com)
Plague threatens last of the ferrets Aug 31, 2008
INTERIOR, S.D. - On the grasslands a few miles from the pinnacles and spires of Badlands National Park, federal wildlife officials have been waging a war since spring to save one of the nation's largest colonies of endangered black-footed ferrets. The deadly disease sylvatic plague was discovered in May in a huge prairie dog town in the Conata Basin. (MSNBC -- Environment)
An 'oasis' of 20,000 intrigues under the sea Apr 22, 2008
The pinnacles of the seamount, which are made of fragile volcanic rock, are richly carpeted with red and green seaweed and coral. There are dense schools of more than 20 species of brightly coloured rockfish living among the crevices, while passing species include dolphins, seals, Steller sea lions and several species of whales. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Australian Picture Books Jan 29, 2008
As they journey, Grace shares the amazing places that they visit The Great Australian Bight, the Pinnacles, the Bungle Bungles, Kakadu, the Great Barrier Reef and Cradle Mountain - as well as some of the incredible experiences they share seeing Aboriginal rock paintings, scuba diving off the Queensland coast, watching whales at Head of Bight. A very simply told travel story suitable for young children that encompasses the diversity of the Australian landscape. (Suite101.com)
ME-WUK WOMAN CARRIES ON TRADITION Sep 21, 2007
Bates considers speaking at the opening Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, in Washington, D.C., as one of the pinnacles of her life. She holds her Me-Wuk heritage close to her heart and continues to help other native people connect with these traditions through classes, demonstrations and talks. (The Union Democrat)
Cowgirls Will Play May Exhibition Games in Australia Apr 13, 2007
Wyoming's Cowgirl basketball team spent much of March reaching one of the pinnacles of women's basketball, the WNIT Championship. They will spend much of May, Down Under. (Wyomingathletics.com)
Rocky refuge Apr 12, 2007
A hiker passes a uniquely shaped rock formation on the High Peaks Trail at the Pinnacles National MOnument, a remote hiking and wildlife watching area about a 150-mile drive from Fresno ... Like many visitors, we came to the Pinnacles National Monument hoping to see a California condor ... Credit the unrelenting labor of tectonic plates, which carried the Pinnacles northward inch by inch through the millennia. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Hiking the Pinnacles Apr 12, 2007
Call: (800) 877-3400. Multimedia / Interactive. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
The bus stops here ... and there Jan 27, 2007
We climb through woods, past the Swallow Falls, to the high, wild, open countryside that presages the pinnacles, screes and razor ridges of the Snowdon massif. 1. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
