Podcasts about racetrack playa

In episode 115, we travel to the Death Valley National Park to experience Spring in America's hottest national park. The highlight of this trip is our visit to Racetrack Playa. Listen to learn how to plan your visit to see the mystical "sailing stones" along with tips on getting there. We also visit Badwater Basin, hike to the Natural Bridge, get blown by the wind at Ubehebe Crater, and more.   The Places Where We Go Resources PODCAST: Released every other week in your favorite podcast app WEBSITE & BLOG www.theplaceswherewego.com SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theplaceswherewego TWITTER / X: https://twitter.com/theplaceswhere1 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ThePlacesWhereWeGo EMAIL: Write to us at comments@theplaceswherewego.com GEAR WE USE: The Places Where We Go Amazon Storefront We'll see you at the places where we go. Julie & Art   AFFILIATE LINK DISCLOSURE The Places Where We Go contains affiliate links and is a member of the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. If you make a purchase using one of these Amazon links, we may receive compensation at no extra cost to you. Read our disclaimer and privacy policy for more information.

In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I tell you about historical and scientific mysteries and their context:  - The Voynich Manuscript, a strange codex apparently from the early 15th Century, written in an unknown language.  - The Phaistos Disc, an artifact discovered in Crete in the ruins of a Minoan palace, with what looks like a script, but that has always resisted attempts at deciphering it.  - The Sailing Stones from the Racetrack Playa, California, a rare geological phenomenon that was finally explained over the past few decades. Listen on Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LightsOutLibraryov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ¿Quieres escuchar en Español? Echa un vistazo a La Biblioteca de los Sueños! En Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1t522alsv5RxFsAf9AmYfg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/la-biblioteca-de-los-sue%C3%B1os-documentarios-para-dormir/id1715193755⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LaBibliotecadelosSuenosov⁠⁠⁠

We're all over the place this week. Victoria swerves into outer space for a ride to the Rings of Saturn. Kirk takes us to the Racetrack Playa to unlock the 100-year-old mystery of the Sliding Stones and Rachel subverts our expectations by introducing us to armpit licking Venomous Primates. This episode was made possible because of our patrons who are members of the Society of Strange. You can join the fun and support the show at www.patreon.com/strangebynature    

Das Mysterium der Racetrack Playa…

Adam Hart-Davis discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Adam Hart-Davis is a freelance writer and lecturer – former presenter on television of Local Heroes, Tomorrow’s World, What the Romans (and others) Did for Us, How London was Built, and many other series. He has collected various awards for both television and radio, as well as four medals and 14 honorary doctorates. He has read several books, and written about 35, most of them about science and history. He spends a lot of time hacking at green wood, making chairs, tables, bowls, and spoons He is a member of many associations, including the Association of Pole-lathe Turners, and the British Toilet Association. He lectures on diverse subjects, from Toilets and history to Are we alone in the universe? and has given more than 100 talks, to audiences ranging from The Royal Society, The Royal Institution, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to schools, small local history groups, and the captive audiences on cruise ships. He lives in south Devon with his wife Sue Blackmore, two cats, and four chickens. Sandy Bain and the fax machine https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/fax/history-of-fax.htm Colin Pullinger and his mousetrap https://www.inventricity.com/local-heroes-colin-pullinger The skating stones of Racetrack Playa https://www.livescience.com/37492-sailing-stones-death-valley-moving-rocks.html The short stories of Somerset Maugham https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v31/n24/miranda-carter/no-more-alimony-tra-la-la Fibonacci's rabbits https://plus.maths.org/content/fibonacci-sequence-brief-introduction If you haven't tested it, it doesn't work https://www.kguttag.com/2013/08/10/if-you-havent-tested-it-it-doesnt-work/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Welcome! In this episode, we discuss security in your rig, why you should have a multitool, the ShurFlo electric faucet, how to be stupid in the desert, and Racetrack Playa TALES FROM THE ROAD: Don't do this - a solo trip on rough desert "roads." TECH TALK: Multitools  Leatherman Wingman: https://amzn.to/2vStcmh (I got it cheaper at Menards). Gerber Diesel: https://amzn.to/2tw0AhM PRODUCT REVIEW: SHURflo Electric Faucet If you use a submersed pump, this is a great solution. https://amzn.to/376DlsA A PLACE TO VISIT: Racetrack Playa A long drive on dirt roads in Death Valley, California "Supernatural" home to sailing stones  Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/PTU8vdkKwLm2Ek3a6 Skeptoid article on the topic: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4021 Video explaining how they move: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1hoiHvOeGc Photo by Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith

APP 005 Ray and Art discuss their time in Racetrack Playa and Eureka Dunes during their annual trip to Death Valley National Park. Discuss Low-Level Lighting, Vero, flashlights for light painting, and our take on using presets. With boring skies, we didn't find many compositions that incorporated an interesting sky. It was still nice to get out and explore the area, but with the rough ride to get to Racetrack, it might be a couple of years before Art heads back. Racetrack Playa has some brutal roads. Can be accessed by a regular passenger vehicle, but beware, there were numerous cars pulled over changing their flat tires. We had all-terrain tires and removed about 10 psi to make the ride a little more manageable. We camped at Homestake Dry Camp. It is a dry camp, so bring all the water you will need for your trip. Eureka Dunes is nice and secluded. This is another dry camp, and unfortunately, we lost our potable water due to a crack in the jug. We recommend a thick jerry can for maximum durability. Again, bring all your water you will need for your trip. Photographers and websites mentioned: Joshua Snow: https://www.instagram.com/j.snow_photo/ Backcountry camping info: https://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/backcamp.htm Low-Level Lighting: http://lowlevellighting.org/ The flashlight I use for light painting: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IK9HID0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Ian Norman AKA The Lonely Speck: https://www.lonelyspeck.com/ Michael Shainblum: https://www.instagram.com/shainblumphotography/ Our social media: instagram.com/anotherphotographypodcast instagram.com/through_the_eyes_of_reignbird instagram.com/artveraphotography

We spend a week in Death Valley with Jeff Pedersen and Tim McGowen doing Landscape Photography and Milky Way Photography over cracks, Badwater, Mesquite Sand Dunes, Charcoal Kilns and Racetrack Playa. In classic Photog Adventure style the curse lives on. February Milky Way Photography turns out to be fantastic just crazy brief and over the distant light bloom of Las Vegas. We talk about the challenges of really near foreground subjects in Milky Way Photography and remembering to focus stack! Show notes coming to PhotogAdventures.com/ep70 soon! But I wanted to get this podcast out ASAP so I will have to beg your patience as I add it later today! Check out our upcoming Workshops here: http://photogadventures.com/adventures/

As we start another two-part Superduperstitious Special Report, we ask you to open your mind to the oneness of all, to let the natural energy surround you, and also to listen to two punkass scientists try describing New Age beliefs verbatim without losing their damned minds. Jake's up first, with some rock talk — specifically, the curious case of Death Valley's sailing stones in its famed Racetrack Playa. He then segues into crystal energy, and the two subjects almost make sense together when heard in context, seriously.Wyatt follows Jake's energy lead to describe ley lines, and then goes cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs with an account by someone who has lived on one such line for a number of years. Don't worry — there are photos. As we begin our descent into this two parter, we ask that you keep your tray tables up and your feet firmly planted on the albatross. Get ready for some curious natural phenomena on this week's Superduperstitious!EPISODE LINKSJake's storyMuseum of Unnatural History: https://goo.gl/1hbCn7Footprints: https://goo.gl/oFuMtXRock video: https://goo.gl/ZVamRVHealing Crystals for You: https://goo.gl/VHSa25Wyatt's storyLey lines: https://goo.gl/SSgd4QMoar ley lines: https://goo.gl/G16UZCForever Conscious: https://goo.gl/nVuZKiJoanna's epic tale: https://goo.gl/69L6iL See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Det har länge varit ett mysterium hur stenarna på den uttorkade sjön Racetrack Playa lyckats skapa långa spår i marken. Men Institutet pratar med Richard Norris som tillsammans med sin kusin lyckades lösa mysteriet. Dessutom handlar det om varför människor kan röra vid ett ställe på kroppen och känna det på ett helt annat ställe.

完整文稿请关注今日微信，或登录以下网址： http://english.cri.cn/7146/2014/09/29/2582s845912.htm This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news. Thirty years ago, poor Brazilian women were paid for their breast milk, leaving their children at the risk of malnutrition. Equipment at the few milk collection centers was so costly that it limited the country's ability to expand the program's reach. That has changed dramatically, thanks in part to Joao Almeida, a chemist who has turned the Brazilian Milk Bank Network into a model studied by other countries and credited with helping slash infant mortality by two thirds. Brazil is the world leader in milk bank development. Relatively unusual in much of the world, donating breast milk is common in Brazil. The network of milk banks works in much the same way as blood banks, testing, sorting and storing milk used mostly to feed premature infants in neo-natal units. When a mother is unable to breast feed her baby due to illness, drug addiction or other problems, the network steps in to offer free milk. Last year, it collected milk from some 150,000 women to nourish around 155,000 babies. Since 1985, Brazil's infant mortality rate has plummeted from 63 per thousand births to less than 20 per thousand last year. This is NEWS Plus Special English. A 12-year study has found that Americans' eating habits have improved, except among the poor. That's evidence of a widening wealth gap when it comes to diet. Yet even among wealthier adults, food choices remain far from ideal. On an index of healthy eating where a perfect score is 110, the study found that American adults averaged just 40 points in 2000. It climbed steadily to 47 points in 2010. Scores for low-income adults were lower than the average and barely budged during the years studied. They averaged lower than those for high-income adults at the beginning; and the difference increased in 2010. Higher scores mean greater intake of heart-healthy foods including vegetables, fruit, whole grains and healthy fats; and they also mean a low risk of obesity and chronic illnesses, including heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Meanwhile, a low score means people face a greater chance of developing these ailments. Public health experts say the widening diet gap between the rich and the poor is disconcerting and "will have important public health implications". Diet-linked chronic diseases such as diabetes have become more common in Americans in general, and especially in the poor. Meanwhile, declining diet quality over time may actually widen the gap between the rich and the poor. You are listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. The giant African snail damages buildings, destroys crops and can cause meningitis in humans. But some people still want to collect, and even eat, the slimy invaders. The Agriculture Department in the United States is trying to stop them. Since June, the authorities have seized more than 1,200 live specimens of the large snails. Also known as giant African land snails, all of those in the U.S. can be traced back to one person in Georgia, who sold them illegally. The Department discovered the snails through a tip-off from social media at the end of June. From that tip-off, the department seized more than 200 snails from a person on Long Island in New York, who identified the seller in Georgia. The Department then interviewed the seller and seized almost 1,000 more snails in Georgia and several other places. The authorities say it's important to capture the snails without delay because they multiply very fast, producing 1,200 or more offspring a year. And the snails can grow larger than the size of a fist, and have no natural predators in the United States. People are their only threat. This is NEWS Plus Special English. For years scientists have theorized about how large rocks, some weighing hundreds of pounds, zigzag across Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park in the United States, leaving long trails etched in the earth. Now two researchers have photographed these "sailing rocks" being blown by light winds across the former lake bed. Cousins Richard and James Norris say the movement is made possible when ice sheets that form after rare overnight rain melt in the rising sun, making the hard ground muddy and slick. On December 20th last year, the cousins catalogued 60 rocks moving across the playa's pancake-flat surface. They observed rock movement occurred on sunny clear days, following nights of sub-freezing temperatures. The conclusion proves theories that have been floated since geologists began studying the moving rocks in the 1940s. The phenomenon doesn't happen often because it rarely rains in the notoriously hot and dry desert valley. The rocks move about 15 feet per minute. The two scientists launched their "Slithering Stones Research Initiative" in 2011. After getting permits from the National Park Service, they installed a weather station in the area and placed 15 stones equipped with global positioning devices on the playa to finish the research.

Przez dziesięciolecia uczeni zastanawiali się, jaka tajemnicza siła sprawia, że kamienie z Racetrack Playa w kalifornijskiej Dolinie Śmierci poruszają się same z siebie. Tymczasem Richard i James Norrisowie prowadzący obserwację "wędrujących głazów" ustalili, że winne są najprawdopodobniej tafle lodu tworzące się zimą na jeziorze, które, pękając, bardzo powoli przesuwają kamienie. Uczeni sami byli świadkami tego wydarzenia...

Invisible Landscapes 011 - Sailing Stones - Mixed by Jester ॐ Entheogenic - Spirit Molecule (Wounded Man Pech Merle Mix) [Universal Symbiosis Records] Chronos - Red Planet (Unusual Cosmic Process Remix) [Altar Records] Astronaut Ape - iWorld 2.0 [Microcosmos Records] E-Mantra - Secluded Trails [Altar Records] Proton Kinoun - ...Life's Bubbling [Omnitropic Records] The Infinity Project - High On Mount Kailash [TIP World] Androcell - Neurosomatic Circuit (Brain Waves Mix) [Celestial Dragon Records] Astropilot - Midgard-Earth (Erot Remix) [Altar Records] Carbon Based Lifeforms - Central Plains [Ultimae Records] Kalpataru Tree - Sophia [Not On Label] Astropilot - Sanctum (Rabitza Remix) [Altar Records] Globular - Gateways [Not On Label] The Infinity Project - The Answer [Blue Room Released] " The mysterious moving rocks of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park look quite stubborn as they perch at the end of their seemingly endless tracks. No one has ever seen them do it, but the rocks actually move without the assistance of humans or animals, cutting swaths across the empty lake. Research into their strange behavior has never culminated in a solid scientific explanation, leaving many to marvel at the otherworldly phenomenon. " ॐ Intended For Promo Use Only. Please support the artists, labels and festivals. Subscribe: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/temple-of-boom-podcast/id1020624145 Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/podcast/rubix-vs-jester/temple-of-boom-podcast Tunein: https://tunein.com/radio/Temple-Of-Boom-Podcast-p768224/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RvJ

An examination of the mysterious stones that move by themselves across the desert floor.