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Best places to visit in USA in winter

editor — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:06:00 +0000

Flat Horn Lake When picked up, garter snakes release musk from a gland near the base of the tail that has a strong odor meant to discourage predators from further aggression. They twist and turn trying to rub the musk onto the attacker. Afterwards, the odor lingers as a reminder of the encounter. Garter snakes hibernate during the winter in large colonies in rotting tree stumps, chipmunk and woodchuck burrows, deserted ant mounds, and building foundations. They emerge from their dens in April and take advantage of their high density to mate before dispersing for the summer. Some mating may

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Best US cities to visit in winter

editor — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:00:46 +0000

Labrador Tea Perhaps the place that presents the most interesting features is the small spruce bog about 0.5 mile into the trek. Here you will find two unique plants of the northland: the Labrador tea and the purple pitcher plant. The Labrador tea is a medium-sized shrub growing to four feet tall. It is easily identified by the woolly undersides of its leaves. The wool is white when the leaves are new and gradually turns rusty with age. Labrador tea is indicative of peaty soils, especially bogs like this one where it grows in a soft thick carpet of sphagnum

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