For many of us, winter snow storms mean powder days on the mountain. These snow storms can lead to some of the most fun days out of the entire year, but the importance of this snowfall extends far..
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A herd of deer looked out over a gaggle of geese, as a murder of crows watched from the treetops. Some of these terms for animal groups may be familiar, while others may not, but beyond these..
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Predator of livestock, pets, and even children on the rarest occasions; the modern coyote has been vilified in Anglo-American culture. Coyotes are the most abundant livestock predators in Western..
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The silence of winter isn’t like the silence of any other season. In fact, winter is noisier than other seasons in some ways, as our snowshoes crunch through layers of crusty snow, or our skis swish..
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Perhaps you were stuck in construction traffic on I70, or maybe you were taking it easy on Highway 6, absentmindedly scanning the road and the scenery. Suddenly, you see a flash of color out of the..
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Snug in a hollow tree, cave, or a shallow nest, black bears in winter may be dreaming of berries and honey and lush meadows of grass during hibernation. But female black bears also have something..
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We think of New Year's Day as the start of something new. But in the grand scheme of things, the timing of the day is actually fairly arbitrary. Like most things, I found this out on Google, because..
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The Geminids Meteor Shower is one of the most spectacular meteor showers you will see and lucky for us, it comes every year! Annually, meteors get increasingly visible around mid-December and peak on..
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With snow, ski season, and the holidays upon us, it is easy to tell that we’ve made it into the winter season. Luckily, winter doesn’t mean we have to stay indoors! The Eagle Valley offers the..
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The inside of the Earth is incredibly hot - temperatures can reach 7,600 degrees Fahrenheit in the Earth’s core. These temperatures are hot enough to melt rock and create pockets of magma - hot..
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Lush, sprawling forests, trails littered with cones, and the clean, waxy smell of evergreens in the crisp morning air: Colorado. This state is known for its towering lodgepole pines, pale blue..
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The residents and visitors to this valley are lucky to enjoy a brilliant splattering of gold among the hillsides every autumn. These beautiful yellow, and sometimes orange and red-leaves are aspen..
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