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Category: Natural History

Wild Horses on Kentucky’s Minelands!

on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 By Reggie Van Stockum 2 Comments

Free range horses on what was once Flint Ridge near Elk View Park at the headwaters of the South Fork of Quicksand Creek in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Just Northwest of [...]

Hudson in Kentucky

on October 29, 2021November 5, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum 2 Comments

HUDSON IN KENTUCKY Oh, to have reached the mouth of the Kentucky River so early on in its exploration.  To have tied up our flatboat to an exposed cage of [...]

LITHIUM, THE THIRD ROCK FROM NOTHING!

on June 26, 2021July 4, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum

LITHIUM, THE THIRD ROCK FROM NOTHING! "In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth" [Genesis 1, KJV].  But what is that stuff made of?  Well, to start from [...]

“A Plague on your Houses”

on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum

"A PLAGUE ON YOUR HOUSES"  That was William Shakespeare in his play, "Romeo and Juliet," written in 1592.  [Act 3, Scene 1].   Appropriate at this time of our pandemic. For [...]

SURROUNDING: Mammoth Cave!

on April 8, 2021April 9, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum

Introduction This is a journey log.  One of culture, history, and scientific exploration.  A recognition that, when we focus on the significant, we often ignore the peripheral things of interest.  [...]

The Caves, Cane, and Coal of Kentucky

on November 3, 2019April 9, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum

THE CAVES, CANE, AND COAL OF KENTUCKY "Paradise" is what the first European explorers called Kentucky. And Kentucky still fashions itself as a Commonwealth. But it was known to many [...]

SURROUNDING: Munfordville!

on October 18, 2019April 10, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum 2 Comments

SURROUNDING : Munfordville Kentucky. In the center of that Commonwealth. At the crossroads. The Green River running west, and Interstate 65 north and south. You have driven passed Munfordville many times. [...]

Three Rivers in the Civil War

on October 4, 2019April 10, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum

  THREE RIVERS IN THE CIVIL WAR Why is it called "Civil?" It was anything but. Still isn't. And to me, no buts when it comes to the carnage. Lives [...]

The Mighty Mucal Mussels of the Muddy Moving Mansions!

on September 18, 2019April 10, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum 1 Comment

MIGHTY MUCAL MUSSELS OF THE MUDDY MOVING MANSIONS Lucky am I, to look after my interests. Listen to my heartbeats. Fashion my feelings. Lucky am I, to focus on meanings. [...]

Special Metals and Useful Minerals

on January 21, 2019April 9, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum

PALLADIUM   It is worth more than gold! What is Palladium? One atom with 46 protons. Where does it come from? God, if you consider suns exploding into supernovas to [...]

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