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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Zelensky on bombing the Russian data centers: “It’s pretty clear where the bots were coming from.”

RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

A favorite of Friday night at BLINK Cincinnati 2026. Original audio from the installation (I stood next to the speakers, y’all). I loved so many that animated existing murals! This is THE LETTER FROM MARTHA By Decidekit, 1001 Colors, John Ruthven (the original mural artist)

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

SPECIAL EDITION on BLINK Cincinnati with my take and tips on how to navigate and find it all. Ask questions in the comments. #blinkcincinnati #cincinnatiart #cincinnati #projectionart #art #artinstallation #event

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Stumbled on Tonight’s Tech on Music Hall and got just a taste of what BLINK 2026 will be in Cincinnati! Cannot wait! #blinkcincinnati #art #cincinnatiart #cincinnati #cincinnatimusichall #graphicdesign #architecture

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Even in droughts, scientists estimate 1.6 million gallons of 74-degree water flow through two vents at the bottom of this well every day. It is still not known for certain where the water comes from.#mystery #arizona #water #science #nativeamerican

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In my video on Montezuma’s Castle, I said I’d cover the nearby Montezuma Well Section of this National Monument. As usual, the pictures don’t do the size and scope justice.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Did you know that the Yavapai people have long held the belief that once something emerges from the bottom of this Well, it cannot go back, and that scientists today cannot explain why that is true!

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

But Rangers recognized that the volume of people was eroding the site, not to mention that vandals could gain access. So on October 1st 1951, the ladders going up came down… #arizona #ancientamericas #park #nationalpark #cliffs #architecture #building #construction #incredible #inspire #conservation

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It’s not a Castle and was named after Montezuma because in the 1800s Europeans thought it was built by the Aztecs. Long after its builders migrated away, this five-story cliff dwelling became a monument in 1906. For almost five decades, you could scale ladders to explore the rooms.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You cannot look at this site without realizing how extraordinary and well preserved these cliff dwellings are. The builders (now referred to as the Sinagua people) began this permanent structure around 1050 CE in the modern-day Verde Valley in Arizona (Between Sedona and Phoenix).

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Turns out we’re the center of the ‘RECORD HEAT DOME’, Tennessee 😕🔥 🌎 As we continue to set temperature records. (while a Big Oil-funded Republican supermajority tells us the climate crisis isn’t real) www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For me, this lesson in conservation and stewardship is one of the best lasting legacies to learn from concern #lesson #edusky #conservation #erosion #nationalpark #river #nebraska

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The more Euro-Americans used the pass, the more the First Nations communities suffered, along with the ecosystems that drew everyone to the area in the first place.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Regardless of who was coming through, the river was the reason for any and all to be there. Like most incredible resources, overuse nearly destroyed it.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

These bluffs and badlands are remnants of volcanic activity along the North Platte River in what is now Western Nebraska. First Nations people and animals carved the routes later used by wagons long before recorded history.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Treaties like Horse Creek and those struck at Fort Laramie should be studied as reminders of the deeply flawed and unethical practices still possible when one side seeks to take and never to compromise.#geology #hills #nativeamerican #nebraska #landscape #oregontrail #history

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I’d read about the failed 1851 Treaty at Horse Creek decades ago, but it was incredible to put it into context while visiting the extraordinary landscape whose resources fueled a lopsided land war.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If I told you this passage in Nebraska was once so heavily traveled by California and Oregon Trail wagon trains that its history still applies today as a cautionary tale about conservation and stewardship, would you visit? In June 2022, I finally had the opportunity to see Scott’s Bluff in person.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

To Sleeping Bag, Perchance to Dream This is why no one asks me to do product placement hahaha. But if there's ever a gear company that I've owned that wants to feature how long their stuff lasts, I'm their guy! #gear #outdoors #hike #backpacking #backpacker

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

CA > AZ > NYC I sign myself up for some wild travel plans. This video is about a quick trip for two weddings and an acting booking that took me from California to Arizona to New York in less than 48 hours and very little sleep, hahaha. #travel #california #arizona #nyc #ny #newyork

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If you need to make sure you have ADA-compliant access to things, look no further than each park’s website or Google Accessibility and National Park.#accessibility #disability #nationalpark #park #mobility #humansofbluesky

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

You can drive right up to overlooks and picnic areas with even more stunning views. If you CAN hike but you’re nervous about it, stop at the Visitors Center or Ranger’s Station on the way in and talk to a Ranger about good starting hikes and what you need THAT DAY on the trail.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Let’s talk Accessibility in National Parks! First, I’ve never been to a park where the drive-thru wasn’t worth it. Never. Especially parks with roads cut by the WPA Civilian Conservation Corps back in the 1930’s and 1940’s. They knew how to feature the stunning scenery that you’d come to see.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We’re off the road and the stats are in. This is why I love to drive to and from gigs if possible. We saw so much in 11 days! #roadtrip #nationalpark #vacation #travel

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It boasts 26,000 acres of caves, canyons, rock spires, and breathtaking, otherworldly views formed by millions of years of volcanic eruptions, plate tectonics, and erosion.#california #nationalpark #time #hike #trail #nature #naturephotography

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Whenever I’m asked to recommend a National Park that blew me away, but most people wouldn’t know to visit, I say PINNACLES and I’m gonna tell you why. PINNACLES was established as a National Park in 2013. It consistently makes the list of least visited parks in the system. Why I have no idea.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Ace Hotel United Artists Spanish Gothic Movie Palace We were at the Ace Hotel to see the Magnetic Fields, and I had to do a video about the architecture here, and its history as a movie palace and more #hotel #theater #livemusic #losangeles #gothic #spanish #movies

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Did you know that you can get access to the grounds at the Australian Open in Melbourne, see famous tennis players practice with fewer crowds, all for $10 a day? #tennis #australia #melbourne #australianopen #practice #sports

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

They’ve been in Star Trek, Star Gate, and a multitude of other shows. Geologically, these are Tufa Pinnacles formed during three separate ice ages when this whole area was underwater between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Did you know that these unique geological desert features in California are remnants from an ancient glacial lake and now sit only 18 miles from Death Valley, and you can visit them today? If they look otherworldly, many filmmakers would agree.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I simply recommend being in the basin for sunrise! I parked and only walked out about .3 miles to the water's edge. It was stunning! And in the 50’s. By the time I started hitting trails, it was only in the 60s.#climatechange #water #lake #deathvalley #nationalpark

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

At the Furnace Visitors Center, they showed all the closures and basically summed up that the first 6 of these must-visit areas were accessible. Cones marked hazards on roads so you can get around erosion. I camped, but there are options from resort rooms and cabins if that’s not your thing.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The flooding happened in August 2023, and the park closed. Roads were repaired, and access opened back up in late October. For those interested, all roads are not open.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The flooding happened in August 2023, and the park closed. Roads were repaired, and access opened back up in late October.#climatechange #deathvalley #nationalpark #lake #water #earth

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I think it’s important to know when you’d regret not seeing something. This was that for me. You can watch my previous videos on Death Valley for context on the normal conditions I’d experienced, because when I rolled in on November 8th 2023 in the 70’s at 1 pm in the Furnace!!! Y’all!?!?!

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

So, we have GOT to STOP ignoring the REALITY that THIS exists and touches every person in every community somehow, someway, eventually. THESE are the decisions that decide your kid’s future. Food, water, air, folks. It’s all affected because it’s all connected.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

That we’ve built permanent structures that we want to protect. Even from the most selfish perspective, we have to be good stewards for our own survival. Not just long term either; the evidence is clear in the short term now too.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

What we should all be agreeing upon is that we’re all connected. If we’re not on fire, then we’re breathing the smoke. The fire closest to us right now is over 9,000 acres, started by a lightning strike. It’s not Nature’s fault that we’re trying to live here.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Cheyenne would come as well, trusting that Red Cloud trusted the Cooks.#lakota #nebraska #nativeamerican #rights #relationships #friends #history

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

So, for years upon years, Red Cloud would lead Oglala Lakota on the 150-mile journey from the restrictive Pine Ridge through the grasslands to Agate, where they could hunt, dance, tell stories, and prepare everything in the old ways.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

James Cook and Red Cloud met in 1874, and paleontology even played a part – Cook mediated safe passage onto Lakota land for Yale’s O.C. Marsh to look for fossils. Their friendship and respect grew, even as - by 1878 - the reservation days would begin for the Lakota.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

In 1887, James and Kate Cook established Agate Springs Ranch, and its history would be shaped by a fascinating mix of paleontologists and Lakota and Cheyenne visitors.

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A really significant discovery was identifying the beardog’s burrows! In 1891, these cork-screw shapes were mistaken for fossilized giant taproots, but then by 1904, skeletons had been found inside them.#paleontology #bear #dogs #nebraska #fossil

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RaymondsWhere @raymondswhere.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

It’s in the names of the sites - Carnegie Hill, University Hill, Beardog Hill and Quarry A. I’m sure we can credit that sharing to James Cook and family, who I’ll cover later. The understanding acquired from the 1905 excavations was significantly built upon in the 1980s.

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