America's Panhandles, Ranked From 1 to 10
The USA has 10 panhandles, from Florida to Alaska. Robert Reid rates them all in terms of travel appeal—with a little trivia thrown in.
By Robert Reid
It’s easy enough spotting a panhandle on a pan: Just look at the part you use to lift it off the stove. Identifying a panhandle on a state can be trickier.
The USA, apparently, has 10 of them, all variously sized, usually awkward add-ons that tug away from a state’s main mass. But what makes for a “panhandle,” exactly?
Mark Stein’s excellent How the States Got Their Shapes explains a lot, but not why Nebraska’s chubby western end is considered a panhandle, while Utah’s similarly shaped northward-thrusting stub doesn’t rate.
Check Out who is in the Top 10 Here: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/features/americas-panhandles-rated-oklahoma-florida/
Sang Run Shootout - Youghiogheny River - White-water Rafting
This is a really neat video that I found on Facebook about the history of white-water sports (rafting, kayaking, canoeing) in Garrett County & specifically at Sang Run. The state of Maryland designated the Youghiogheny River a ‘wild’ & ‘scenic’ corridor and unhappy landowners and real estate owners took their frustrations out on the boaters…by shooting at them! Great history piece.
Black Bears Swim Sky Valley-Deep Creek Lake
Some cool video from local resident Logan Marks (http://www.loganmarksmedia.com) of black bears swimming & playing in Deep Creek Lake at Sky Valley. He shot this from his kayak ‘whilst holding his poodle’ and camera gear.
Sky Valley CubsI was trying my best to get photos, but I did shoot a few clips. Sorry for the wobbly video. It was pretty challenging to get steady shots on a kayak whilst holding a 3lb poodle and a camera with a 70-200 lens.
Posted by Marks Media on Wednesday, March 30, 2016
