Walking Mountains Science Center
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Curious Phenomena Last June, I returned to my home in Eagle after a Walking Mountains Science Center summer program. The parcel adjoins public land and so I was surprised as I slowed up the gravel..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! We all sing it for different reasons. For some, it helps them get into the holiday spirit; for others it gets them excited to ski the pow. And still others may..
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Topics: Curious Nature
The temperature is a perfect 75 degrees, with cloudless skies, a calm breeze moving through the branches above you, and an open trail ahead. Friends sit around a campfire with the Milky Way spanning..
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What’s that rabbit running from?! It’s not a bobcat or a hawk; the rabbit is running from the tiny but fierce weasel, one of Colorado’s smallest mammalian predators. At one-third the size of a..
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Topics: Curious Nature
The blue spruce is the official state tree of Colorado and an important streamside species. Their roots stabilize soil, preventing erosion. Their cones provide food for squirrels and nuthatches...
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To stay warm throughout the cold winter months, we bundle up with coats, boots, hats, and scarves. Animals, however, don’t have this same luxury. A bear wearing a down coat and earmuffs would look..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Tis the season… for pine nuts that is! As we approach the winter holidays here in Colorado, we find that many dishes incorporate pine nuts into their recipes. These vanilla-colored morsels are..
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Topics: Curious Nature
This is the time of year that we turn our eyes towards the skies, watching for that overcast, gray color that could signal the flakes to fly. Clouds have always been a teller of tales. Mountainous..
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Imagine, for a moment, that you’re a Paleolithic human. You’re standing at the top of a hill overlooking a herd of deer lazily grazing on the yellowing grasses and shrubs in the open plains below..
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Tucked away deep into the White River National Forest lies an abandoned ghost town. A town that was once a vital stop along the railroad from Denver for miners looking to bite off a piece of the..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Colorado Road Trips
What is a pine nut? Pine nuts come from pine trees, which are conifers, or cone producing trees. But pine nuts aren’t actually nuts at all; they are seeds! All pine trees have edible seeds that..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Family Activities, Kids Activities
There are many beautiful aspects of winter. Some love the blanket of white strewn across the mountains. Others enjoy recreation that celebrates the unique qualities of snow. I think the part I enjoy..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Birding
