Walking Mountains Science Center
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What comes to mind when you think of the most dangerous animal in the Eagle Valley? Perhaps you imagine an elusive mountain lion, stalking its prey under the guise of twilight. Or could the Black..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Wildflower Update
Aspen (Populus tremuloides): Leaves shudder in the wind, a cool gust interrupting the warm autumn sun. The yellow canopy of an aspen grove transforms the piercing sunlight into a golden glow. Down..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Do you have a pet dog at home? What about a pet cat? These domesticated animals are our furry friends and cozy companions. But did you know that their wild counterparts are some of our neighbors here..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Think, for just a minute, about the children in your life. Maybe you have your own children, or maybe you just drive by the same three kids at the bus stop in the early dawn, but children add light..
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Topics: Curious Nature
And so it begins. A curious look out your window won’t reward you with pops of purple and blue flowers in the fields. However, you may catch glimpses of yellow from a falling leaf and find yourself..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Here in the valley Where the Eagle flows, The Earth continues its journey.Beneath our feet, a tale not everyone knows.
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Topics: Curious Nature
The arrival of September comes with a shifting in coloration of the aspen tree leaves from light green to a blaze of golden light. The soft rustling of the leaves and the sweet aroma of aspen dust..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Eagle County offers many beautiful places in which to explore nature and ponder the meaning of life. These places also foster an array of different plants and animals. From 6000 ft along the Colorado..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Wile E. Coyote may be famous for his many blunders and failed attempts to catch the Road Runner, but his actions in Looney Tunes do not quite represent those of his real-life counterparts. While the..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Happy National Senior Citizens Day! For millennia, the elderly have played an important role as leaders, nurturers, and guardians of tradition. As we spend today celebrating the older members of..
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Topics: Curious Nature
As the temperatures get warmer and the alpine snowfields start to melt, we reach peak summer recreation season in Colorado. During this time, locals and tourists alike will pack their bags full of..
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Topics: Curious Nature
About three weeks after I moved here, our friend, Honey, was out gathering dandelions behind the apartment complex. I couldn’t blame him. It was a beautiful spring afternoon, and the Eagle River was..
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Topics: Curious Nature
