A few years ago, I wrote my July 4th column on the importance of wild country in the ideals of freedom and independence. And today, these ideals seem even more important, and the presence of wild..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Birdwatching isn’t always easy. Birds don’t sit still for long, and they certainly don’t come close and spin around so we can see all their markings. And when you start looking up little yellow birds..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Birding
As we flip our calendars to June and longer days turn the hillsides from snowy white to grassy green, people are emerging squinty-eyed from their schools and homes explore the summer activities the..
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Topics: Curious Nature
The mysteries of nature are numerous and vast, encompassing questions large and small and constantly teasing us to unravel their riddles. One of these mysteries involves the phenomenon of delayed..
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Topics: Curious Nature
The rhythms of nature beat day and night, creating the cadences that form the soundtrack of our lives. Each season has its own measured tempo, the summer’s frenzied explosion of color and green..
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Topics: Curious Nature
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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Topics: Curious Nature
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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Topics: Curious Nature
