For sale: America’s largest private grove of giant sequoias

Buried treasure, wondrous shipwrecks, and Laver ruins. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. September 24, 2019 For Sale: Giant Sequoias The environmental threats of drought and fire vex most of the Sierra Nevada’s forests, including groves of giant sequoias. Now, a California conservation group is seeking $15 million from the public to step up and fund the purchase of a huge grove of the towering trees. Read More → Buried Treasure Thirty-seven years after author Byron Preiss buried 12 ceramic keys in public parks around the U.S., only two have been found. Although the locations of the remaining keys remain a mystery, general consensus and clues hidden in his book The Secret suggest one thing is true: one is hidden somewhere in the 220 public parks of San Francisco. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Dinos and Dunes Venture with us into the Colorado desert next June to unearth the mysteries of the enormous beasts that once roamed these grounds. On this six-day road-trip adventure, we’ll dig into the prehistoric past of this wild and rugged terrain, traversing canyons, mountains, deserts, and dunes as we go. Learn more → Community Wondrous Shipwrecks All over the world, there are incredible, unforgettable shipwrecks. Some like the seemingly desert-locked Eduard Bohlen shipwreck in Namibia can survive longer than the waters they once plied, while others like the S.S. Ayrfield in Australia can even grow their own forests. Tell us about the most incredible shipwrecks that you’ve encountered. Share now→ Medieval Irish Dictionary Researchers from the University of Cambridge recently revised the Dictionary of the Irish Language by adding 500 words and updating 5,000 current definitions. Read more → DUBLIN, IRELAND Francis Bacon's Preserved Art Studio The chaotic studio of Francis Bacon, a 20th-century Irish artist, has been perfectly preserved, even down to the dust. Read more → ÄLVSBYN V, SWEDEN Laver Ruins When Laver was constructed in the 1930s, it was the most modern town in Sweden. But once the nearby copper mine closed, the locals moved away. Torn down in 1947, the remaining foundations remain hidden among the trees. Read more → From our friends at JSTOR Royal Hair Whether worn as a lovelock or set in elaborate jewelry, the clipped-off hair of kings and queens outlived the monarchs themselves. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222