"This playful, web-footed member of the weasel family is found across much of our continent. Named for rivers in which it swims, it can hold its breath for several minutes. On land it's known to slide on its belly in mud and snow."

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"If you are strong and fit, our country has a national hiking trail that stretches over 2,500 miles from our southern border to our northern border, and is named after an ocean." 

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"As warm as the sun, one lovely color is represented in our state's slogan, flower, nickname, fish, and mineral too." 

"What's in a name? Plenty! Derived from an indigenous tribe's name for the celestial object that brightens the night sky, our city has the same name as our valley, our county, and a nearby mountain, university, and auto raceway. And raise the flag! A nonviolent revolt happened here about 170 years ago when a new flag was raised, which led to our state becoming its own republic." 

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