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Park Pride
texas has two of the best state parks in the country. Palo duro Canyon state Park, in the panhandle, and Brazos Bend state Park, about 45 miles southwest of downtown houston, rank second and third according to a national rating by hometoGo.
s u r e , n i g H t s A r e g e t t i n g lo n g e r as the Northern Hemisphere approaches the winter solstice, December 21 —but there’s a bright side. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, holiday lighting makes American suburbs up to 50% brighter than usual, even after midnight, The New York Times reports. Those strings of lights and blinking reindeer, which use enough electricity to power 800,000 homes for a year, can be observed from space.
start counting you’d need 2,683 led lights on your roof for them to be seen from space, say researchers at england's University of leicester.
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the vacation rental website ranked parks based on solitude, activities, wildlife and nearby accommodations. letchworth state Park in new York took the top spot.
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