Given your viewpoint within this vast area, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is actively reshaping itself and has been for well over 275 million to 50 million years. Yet, it remains a fairly new concept for us. Indeed, this remains the last part of the lower 48 States to be mapped by a cartographer. Grand… Read more »
For millennia, man has excavated into the earth. A type of excavation, quarrying, dates to prehistoric times and is typically performed to extract rock or minerals. A famous prehistoric example of quarried rock is Stonehenge in England, which dates to Neolithic times. In ancient Egypt, the need for building materials for pyramids and temples led… Read more »
Enjoy Labor Day Happy Labor Day 2020! This American Labor Day celebration is always the first Monday in September. Its origins come from the Labor movement that took place at the end of the 19th Century. Above all, this day recognizes the social and economic achievements of our American workers. So, this national holiday constitutes… Read more »
