Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Barnum's Animals are out of their cages and back on the African savannah, where they have flourished since 2018. That is when Nabisco redesigned the box for its animal crackers. Your assignment, resurrected from primary school memories, is to write an essay on "How the Giraffe got his Long Neck." [2019]

Panama City Beach, Florida, USA

Barnum's Animals are out of their cages and back on the African savannah, where they have flourished since 2018. That is when Nabisco redesigned the box for its animal crackers. Your assignment, resurrected from primary school memories, is to write an essay on "How the Lion got his Mane." [2018]

San Diego, California, USA

Barnum's Animals are out of their cages and back on the African savannah, where they have flourished since 2018. That is when Nabisco redesigned the box for its animal crackers. Your assignment, resurrected from primary school memories, is to write an essay on "How the Elephant got his Trunk." [2020]

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Barnum's Animals are out of their cages and back on the African savannah, where they have flourished since 2018. That is when Nabisco redesigned the box for its animal crackers. Your assignment, resurrected from primary school memories, is to write an essay on "How the Zebra got his Stripes." [2019]

Pomeroy, Washington, USA

Western Washington is so wet. Eastern Washington is so dry. Where are we here? All the rain clouds that were on their way to Pomeroy got "rained out" while passing over the Cascade Range. It's a process called orographic uplift and it results in a rain shadow. Still, there is enough rainfall to make the Palouse one of the great wheat-growing areas of the nation. [2019]

Prescott, Arizona, USA

The City of Prescott is only a few miles away from the Granite Dells. The urban population is approaching 50,000 and the growth rate is high. That means, of course, that the demand for housing on the periphery is also high, perhaps so high that the the unique scenery and ecosystems of the Dells will be lost forever. Save the Dells! [2019]

Prescott, Arizona, USA

You may recognize Watson Lake as a reservoir rather than a natural lake, but do you recognize its surroundings as an exposed pluton? Watson Lake is merely a flooded portion of the Granite Dells. Fishing and hiking are encouraged, but no swimming! Let's hope Pluto wasn't exposed along with his pluton, or these walkers might have a problem. [2019]