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Researchers were amazed to find that Blue Babe had frozen so well that its muscle tissue retained a texture not unlike beef jerky Its fatty skin and bone marrow remained intact, too, even after thousands of years So why not try eating part of it?For millions of years, North America was home to a zoo of giants: mammoths and mastodons, camels and dire wolves, sloths the size of elephants and beavers as big as bears And then, at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch about 12,000 years ago, most of them vanished
Scientists have argued for decades about the cause of their extinction Now, a study analyzing the ancient bones of a young child who lived in Montana suggests that early Americans hunted mammoths and other giant mammals to oblivion“I was surprised to see things fit so nicely,” said Ben Potter, an archaeologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and an author of the new study, which was published on Wednesday in the journal Science AdvancesFor decades, most paleontologists blamed the climate for the disappearance of North America’s megafauna
Their extinction coincided with the end of the last ice age, a time when the planet quickly warmed and glaciers retreated northward The large mammals appeared unable to adaptDon’t listen to these city slickers There’s tons to eat and do on the 395
Besides the skiing, Mammoth itself is a pretty charmless Western ski town Definitely take your time and have a look around if you haven’t had the pleasure of getting acquainted with the Owens Valley I’ve only been for breakfast but Alabama Hills cafe in Lone Pine probably do a solid lunch As outlined by others here, much to be said for Copper Top BBQ in Big Pine
If you’ve never been to Eric Schat’s its worth a stop The baked goods aren’t fancy but they’ll do It’s kind of the Bass Pro of sandwich/bakeries But Mahogany Meats is definitely the best place to stop in Bishop
If you have a growler or two consider filling them up at Indian Wells Brewery, it comes at a nice stopping point and has tons of sodas and kid-friendly stuff Also consider packing a lunch and having a picnic at the Mt Whitney Fish Hatchery It’s not precisely what it sounds like and a very cool stop for kids and adults alike while only being a couple minutes from the 395
Glass noted that this year’s Explorers Club banquet will be in March, but she’s unable to attend “Maybe someone will save a piece of meat for me,” she said“I’m sure people wanted to believe it They had no idea that many years later, a Ph
D student would come along and figure this out with DNA sequencing techniques,” said Jessica Glass, a Yale graduate student in ecology and evolutionary biology, and co-lead author of a study published Feb 3 in the journal PLOS ONEcookiemonster March 17, 2023, 4:05pm 8 Having done this drive many many times in the last 30 years, I have to say that packing your own lunch may indeed be the best choice
Depending on what time we leave LA, we usually end up stopping at In-N-Out in Lancaster or McDonald’s in Mojave Once you leave Mojave, it’s about an hour and 45 minutes before you get to Lone Pine, the next option for anything decent to eat - still mostly fast food and ok local cafes (No matter how hungry you are, DO NOT stop at the Subway in Pearsonville) Same situation in the next little town, Independence
Next town after that is Big Pine, home of Copper Top Barbecue, which is very good but not always open Then you get to Bishop, but at that point you’re only 45 minutes away from Mammoth Lakes (unless there’s a snowstorm and you need to put chains on, but that’s a whole other non-food story) Schatt’s Bakery as others have said is good but not as good as the number of people there would lead you to believe I like the breads and donuts but not the cookies or other desserts
3 Likes“To me, this was a joke that no one got,” said Matt Davis, a Yale graduate student in geology and geophysics, who is the other co-lead author of the study “It’s like a Halloween party where you put your hand in spaghetti, but they tell you it’s brains In this case, everyone actually believed it”It’s worth noting here that, today, Explorers Club has started to realize just how problematic it was back in the day, in much the same way that National Geographic has begun to acknowledge the incredible racism underpinning its stories and its very mission for many decades
In 2021, as a small step toward changing its ways, the Explorers Club, created a new program, a list of young “field scientists, anthropologists, and expedition leaders—a way to identify new members that could bring the club future prestige through their own history-making accomplishments And unlike the club’s dominantly affluent, male, Eurocentric makeup, they represent true diversity in gender, race, socioeconomic status, and creed” (Whether this effort will shift the organization’s core perspective, or make any real attempt to make up for lost time and rectify past misdeeds … well, that’s a different matter National Geographic still has a lot of work to do, as Vox found when it made some calls last year
)The offer is not valid with the Interagency Annual Pass If you are a holder of an Access Pass or Senior Pass (formerly known as Golden Access or Golden Age passes) you can receive a 50% discount off of established standard rates at Bridge Bay, Canyon, Grant and Madison Campgrounds The offer is not valid for Fishing Bridge RV Park You must show your pass at check-in to receive the discount on your site only
“It’s like a Halloween party where you put your hand in spaghetti, but they tell you it’s brains. In this case, everyone actually believed it.”It’s worth noting here that, today, Explorers Club has started to realize just how problematic it was back in the day, in much the same way that National Geographic has begun to acknowledge the incredible racism underpinning its stories and its very mission for many decades. In 2021, as a small step toward changing its ways, the Explorers Club, created a new program, a list of young “field scientists, anthropologists, and expedition leaders—a way to identify new members that could bring the club future prestige through their own history-making accomplishments. And unlike the club’s dominantly affluent, male, Eurocentric makeup, they represent true diversity in gender, race, socioeconomic status, and creed.” (Whether this effort will shift the organization’s core perspective, or make any real attempt to make up for lost time and rectify past misdeeds … well, that’s a different matter. National Geographic still has a lot of work to do, as Vox found when it made some calls last year.)The offer is not valid with the Interagency Annual Pass. If you are a holder of an Access Pass or Senior Pass (formerly known as Golden Access or Golden Age passes) you can receive a 50% discount off of established standard rates at Bridge Bay, Canyon, Grant and Madison Campgrounds. The offer is not valid for Fishing Bridge RV Park. You must show your pass at check-in to receive the discount on your site only. Otherwise you will be charged the prevailing standard rate. For more information about Interagency passes, please visit this page on the NPS website.
