Interesting Geography

Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is the deepest lake (5,315 ft.), the oldest lake (25 million years old), and holds more water than any other freshwater lake (20% of the planet's fresh, unfrozen, surface water).

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/754

Weird World

http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNY0996
http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USWA0395

Although Seattle has been christened the "Rainy City," this title is somewhat of a misnomer, considering that many U.S. cities, including New York City, receive more rain.

Weird World

Although it seems counterintuitive, Reno, Nevada, is west of Los Angeles, California.  This one is generally guaranteed to work on a bet.

Weird World

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.htmlhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html

Although Norway is smaller than the state of Montana, it has more coastline than the entire United States of America.

Ahh, coconuts, the silent killers. You'll see the ICU before you see them. - Palau Bintan, Indonesia

Fact or Myth?

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/great_wall.html

A number of books which are used in classrooms throughout the world, tout that the Great Wall of China can be readily identified by the naked eye from space.  Although I've been blessed with less than perfect eyesight, I would not consider myself to be visually impaired; however, I found that, even flying well below cruising altitude, the wall was quite difficult to distinguish.  You be the judge...I'm just saying.  Wouldn't this imply that, to any approaching UFOs, I-90 would reveal itself to be a jagged scar across the North American continent?

Welcome to my Blog

This is my first attempt at creating a blog, but I'm really enjoying the experience. 

This is an abolutely awesome, albeit scary, road trip...highly recommended!