18 articles on "rocks"

To The Top Of Mount Shasta

To The Top Of Mount Shasta by: Steve Gillman Topped by snow and glaciers, Mount Shasta rises up above everything else when you approach it from the north. As soon as I saw it, I wanted to be up there. We were coming south from Oregon, after driv...

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Koi Pond - is pH Important?

What do some liner promoters and salesmen say about professional pond installations using concrete and rebar, plus mortar to hold the rocks? (1) "One problem with concrete and mortar construction is that of cement alkali leaching out for some time a...

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Pondless Waterfalls Exposed

Why are waterfalls so popular? Could it be the symphony of sound produced as the water cascades over the rocks? Or maybe it's the mesmerizing sparkling dance of the water as it splashes its way to the pond. Amazingly, the major attribute of a wa...

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Decorating with rocks, the beauty of rustic decor

Rocks are dirty, crude, hard, and just plain nasty. But there is another side to rocks. They are also durable, beautiful, and come in a huge variety. When a piece of stone is cut from a mountain, it is cut into a giant slab. This slab looks like a g...

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The Road to 25-hour days - Part One

The Road to 25-hour days - Part One by: Marie-Pier CharronDo you wish you had more time to do things you love, to be with your children, your life partner… and maybe with yourself, too? Do you wish you had the energy to cook healthy meals for ...

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Priorities

Priorities by: JL Earlywine Last month's edition of Footprints and Monuments was about living your life going Mach3 with your hair on fire. Learning from the past, but passionately waiting for tomorrow to get here. The featured person, Rich...

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Make It Fun and Get It Done

I learned a valuable less from my 13-year-old son last week. We were hiking in the woods on our very hilly, rocky farm. He stopped near a cliff and starting hurling some rather large rocks over the edge, seeing how successfully he could get them to s...

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A Holiday in Harrogate

Harrogate is a dainty little town in North Yorkshire, England which became popular as a spa resort many years ago. In the 17th century, the water in Harrogate was discovered to have medicinal powers, making it a popular health treatment. Since then, ...

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