Showing posts with label Skiing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skiing. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Thursday, February 22, 1923. Aircraft carrier milestone.


Life came out with a cover illustration of a female skiier.

The first aircraft landing on a purpose built aircraft carrier, the Imperial Japanese Navy carrier Hōshō,


The aircraft were Mitsubishi IMF's, which were British designed, and the pilot was a British pilot, showing the then ongoing cooperation between the United Kingdom and Imperial Japan, something that predated the Russo Japanese War.  Japan had been, of course, an Allied Power in the Great War.

In the Territory of Alaska, the Seward newspaper warned of Soviet intents.




Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Blog Mirror: Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Who Will Make Me These Old Skis?

Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Who Will Make Me These Old Skis?: Skis from 1300 years ago ( Secrets of the Ice. ) I have always enjoyed messing around with old cross-country ski gear. In high school, I pic...

Way cool.

And probably the user would recognize my Fischer 99s more readily than the skis out on the cross country track these days.