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Shiprocked on the Highway to Hell (Desert Week 2)

Welcome to the second annual GSS Desert Week! In time-honoured tradition, we’ll mostly be posting about deserts. For about a week! It appears that snow has fallen in hell! At least it has along "The Devil's Highway". Let's take a…

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Friday, 19th June 2009

Death Valley (Desert Week 2)

Welcome to the second annual GSS Desert Week! In time-honoured tradition, we’ll mostly be posting about deserts. For about a week! Death Valley National Park, part of the greater Mojave Desert, is an expansive 13,630 square kilometre natural preserve located…

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Friday, 19th June 2009

Desert Dome (Desert Week 2)

Welcome to the second annual GSS Desert Week! In time-honoured tradition, we’ll mostly be posting about deserts. For about a week! The Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, is renowned across the US for exhibits like the largest cat complex in…

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Tuesday, 16th June 2009

Florida Keys For Sale!

In the world of high-end real estate, nothing says "I'm richer than you" like your very own private island. In the Florida Keys, an archipelago made up of more than 1,700 islands, it is relatively easy to find your own…

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Tuesday, 9th June 2009

Google’s Street View Batcave

For just one frame of Google's Street View for Charleston Road in Mountain View, we are given a completely unprecedented and unique glimpse inside the operation, as the camera is switched on inside the Street View Batcave. Just like Batman's…

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Monday, 8th June 2009

In Memorial of Pre

Prefontaine, lovingly referred to as Pre by those that knew him and us that admire his abilities, so enamored the sports world that there are many places that bare his name in memorial. Here are just a few of the memorial locations setup in and around the state of Oregon.

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Friday, 5th June 2009

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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