The game of chesses popularity has surged recently in part due to the pandemic and popular tv shows. But there has also been a movement to teach children as young as five in some of America's toughest neighborhoods.
 

Research has shown that a person who plays white first has an unfair advantage so a rule change has been proposed...
 

In a time when we can feel separated and lonely more than ever before, it's nice to see neighbors doing kind things.
 

What a great reminder of how important giant trees are not just because of their beauty and grandeur but because of how they effect micro-ecosystems. "Their hollows, scars, dead branches, and living ones all play host to a wide variety of species like insects, mushrooms, birds, and small rodents."
 

Not only was the view spectacular but so was this hiker's breathtaking encounter with mountain goats he came across at the top.
 

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