Roses are red and so are their fruits! And some of my favorite fruits to forage for in the Rose family are chokecherries! Chokecherries? A name like that can conjure up some unappetizing thoughts,..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Trying to get the family outside for some good old fashioned fun? Look no further than our beloved Colorado State Parks. Well-kept, well-managed and with a plethora of recreational activities, these..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Family Activities, Kids Activities
Today I would like to draw to your attention the DeBeque milkvetch, the elusive, and hopefully not soon-to-be evanescent, seemingly humble nitrogen-fixing powerhouse of a plant. The DeBeque milkvetch..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Mountain goats were first introduced to Colorado in the collegiate mountain range in the 1940’s and have had a stable population ever since. Originally there was concern that these animals were..
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Topics: Curious Nature
As the sky grew dark the other night, I stepped out into the growing twilight to call my kids in from their play and I was treated to one of my favorite nighttime sights. The slightly awkward..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. That’s the way it sometimes feels here in Colorado when the rivers are raging. Colorado’s mountains create the headwaters of four major U.S. river..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Can you feel it? Can you feel the warmth? Traveling over 93 million miles through the void and darkness of space, the sun’s light brings warmth and life to our planet. Logically, we know that the sun..
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Topics: Curious Nature
As April showers brought us, well, many more May showers, we are now being blessed with tons of June blooms and the mountains are alive again in lush, green brilliance. The short, but sweet summer of..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Get buzzed about summer gardening! We are not talking about juniper gin or elderberry wine here, but native bee friendly landscapes. Here in the Eagle Valley, we have a plethora of stunning fauna..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Family Activities, Kids Activities
Spring in Colorado is here and I am sure most of you would agree that it doesn’t seem as though summer is right around the corner! Despite the gloomy, rainy weather, this is the time of year when new..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Birding
Migration is one of the key strategies animals use to cope with Colorado’s harsh winters. When we think of animals that migrate, many of us think of flying creatures. The return of the hummingbirds..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Birding
Backpacking the steep and rugged trails of the Gore Range my first summer in the valley, I recall my feet aching from the blisters forming on my heels, cold drops of rain penetrating my so called..
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Topics: Curious Nature
