ALL AROUND THE U.S.
Most of Willamette National Forest is covered with the Douglas this, the state tree of Oregon
fir tree
In a 2024 thriller by Kate Brody, a woman investigates her sister's murder & falls down this proverbial place, the book's title
A rabbit hole
Puyallup,
San Jose
Pacific ``
Umbilicus
-Edifice planner:
TIRE CATCH
architect
Borealis Basecamp in Alaska is a prime place to view this "directional" atmospheric display (& don't talk your Latin to us!)
northern lights
Anything that diverts you from the real issue, particularly in a mystery, is this fishy term
Red herring
Paducah,
Sheboygan
Patella
Kneecap
Problem solver: THEMATIC MANIA
Mathematician
Called "America's Dead Sea", in Nov. 2022 it hit its lowest recorded water level at 4,188 feet above sea level
The Great Salt Lake
A young shepherd in an Aesop fable tricked villagers by doing this, now a term for any false alarm
Cry wolf
South Hadley,
Rehoboth Beach
Eastern
Scapula
Shoulder blade
Rock critic:
GIGOLO SET
Geologist
Colorado Springs' website for this nearby attraction dubs it "America's Mountain"
Pikes Peak
Beware, you might get stung if you kick or stir up this, the domicile of a type of wasp
Hornets nest
Fort Collins,
Deadwood
Sternum
Breastbone
Java Man:
AIR TABS
Barista
What is the name of the hiking/camping hills just across the river into Iowa?
Loess Hills
An old medical aphorism says, "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not" these
zebras
Klamath Falls,
North Las Vegas
Pacific
Pollex
Thumb
Beast mounter:
TIMID EXTRAS