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Lithia water from Ashland, Oregon. Even the public art thinks it's icky. Dawn Page / CoastsideSlackers

Public Fountain Bubbles Up Foul-Tasting Mineral Brew; Go ahead, Have a Sip

It smells bad. It tastes bad. A sign cautions moderation. Yet the lithia mineral water streaming from eight cheery bubblers in the town square of Ashland, Oregon, has attracted health naïfs and the merely curious for more than 100 years.

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September 19, 2017

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Whimsy Transforms Junk into Fantastical Sculptures on Florence Avenue Art Walk

Discarded headlamps. Unused castors. Spare sheet metal. Stray tools. The medium is culled from dark barns and dusty flea markets. The whimsy and talent to transform junk into art resides in Sebastopol, CA. Florence Avenue is the gallery.

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September 9, 2017September 8, 2017

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Paint Pots of Kootenay National Park, BC, Canada. Dawn Page / CoastsideSlacking

A Big Orange Smudge Visible from Space in the Canadian Rockies; What the Heck is That?

Part 4 of a series: 

Iron-rich mineral springs color the ochre mud of the Paint Pots of Kootenay National Park. The vivid contrast with the park’s green forests and milky blue rivers is visible from space. Continue reading “A Big Orange Smudge Visible from Space in the Canadian Rockies; What the Heck is That?” →

July 26, 2017September 27, 2017

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Monterey's Moon Tree. Space alien hiding on plain sight?

Monterey Harbors a Tree from Outer Space; Find One at a City Near You

A coast redwood grown from seeds that orbited the moon grows in Monterey, California.

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July 10, 2017July 21, 2017

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