Afraid of Heights?

Want to go climbing at the famous climbing sector of El Chorro?  I hope you’re not afraid of heights.  Because the walkway approach (built in 1901) to get there is ridiculous, but apparently not too scary for a number of people.  Check out the video to see what I mean.    

 

Rice Field Art in Japan

This is pretty cool.  Since the early 90’s, farmers in a the rural town of Inakadate, Japan have been making art in their rice paddies by using different types of rice.
This site has a lot of photos, and this one has some more info about it all.
 

Chile’s Chaitén Volcano Erupts After 9,000 Years.

Check out the stunning pictures of lightning around the ash cloud of the volcano.  National Geographic has some images and news about the event. BBC News has some video to check out. 
More than 4000 people were evacuated and more are waiting to leave.
 

Museums at Your Fingertips

I can’t possibly link to all museums on the web. But fairly quickly, in searching the U.S. government’s official website, I found the following list of museums.
I include for your enjoyment, the following links, along with periodic commentary:

American Art Museum

Now what’s cool to me about this museum’s website is its blog. In pretty short order, [...]

Government’s Flickr: Library of Congress

Every once and awhile, I hear someone understandably questioning what we get for all the taxes that U.S. citizens pay (for those of you reading outside the United States, sorry for not writing to you). Any time I run across a government service, I always assume that my taxes have paid for a big chunk [...]