It is a relief to many in Colorado that the recent epidemic of mountain pine beetle infestations is now over. After killing approximately 5 million acres of trees and dominating headlines for a..
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Topics: Curious Nature
With summer just around the corner it is hard not think about all the great adventures that await! Whether you spend your summer rafting the Colorado, hiking 14’rs, exploring trails on your mountain..
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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
Even though the Red-tailed Hawk is the most common hawk in North America and is a year-round resident of the Eagle Valley, spring doesn’t feel complete until the neighboring pair of Red-tails have..
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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
Trees make our world beautiful. We don’t think about it often, but especially here in the Colorado High Country, trees make our landscape lush, green, vibrant, and alive. They provide shade from the..
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Topics: Curious Nature
The first thing that comes to mind when I hear talk of coyotes is Wile E. Coyote attempting to catch the Roadrunner with absurd contraptions and tricks. Little did I know then, but the cartoon..
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There may be no more exciting and gut-wrenching time of life than the birth of a child. Consider the preparation, the planning, and the sleepless nights that any expectant parent might go through as..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Did you know there’s a wildlife safari right outside your window? I watched it the other day, marveling at how much I must miss just by not looking. I had opened my window to let in some of that..
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While driving on the highways that wind their way through the mountains, you may have noticed that the hills on the right side of the car often look very different than the hills out your left-side..
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It is getting to the point in the ski season where the vert is beginning to stack up and the sun is rendering our favorite slopes virtually bulletproof. What this means, is that it’s time to take a..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Snowshoe
“Romantic” and “affectionate” are not typically terms used to describe ravens, which are often associated with mystery and death. However, as we learn more about the lives of these intelligent birds,..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Birding
