His heroes were Lewis and Clark, the intrepid explorers of the new American continent, and the field-trip grants he founded in later life were named after them.

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With six competitive European ties under our belt as opposed to the usual coma-inducing pre-season pap, I confidently predict Motherwell will fly out the traps at McDairmid Park and take the first step towards another foreign field-trip next summer.

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Best of all, no drawn-out field trip is required to enjoy the spectacle, you can see it just as nature intended by heading to the source.

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You and your partner will take a 4- to 15-mile field trip past acres of untouched forests, during which you'll spot abundant wildlife and maybe learn a thing or two about the ecosystem.

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PAUL, Minn. (AP) A fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others.

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The idea for Zambikes first surfaced in 2004 when two young Americans, Vaughn Spethmann and Dustin McBride, visited Zambia on a six-week university field trip.

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Activities Leader Katie Rivers says the joint's most popular field trip is the bus excursion to the 99-cent store, followed by jaunts to Target and the movie theater.

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George Schaller, a young field biologist who volunteered for the trip, went on to become a world-renowned naturalist with the Wildlife Conservation Society.

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It's shaping up as an NFL classic--the Green Bay Packers vs. the New York Giants meeting at historic Lambeau Field, with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.

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