This January marks the 109th anniversary of Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). It was on January 26, 1915 that President Woodrow Wilson signed the bill that protected the 265,000 acres of pristine..
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I’m no expert birder, but slowing down to watch birds is one of my favorite morning activities. As they chatter and flit around my neighborhood, I am amazed that such small-bodied beings can survive..
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Most locals and regular visitors know the depth of our current snowpack is different than it was this time last year and measurements of the Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) confirms this drastic..
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The end of the year is often a time for thoughtful reflection. What did we accomplish? Were we the best version of ourselves? What are our goals for the new year? Here at Walking Mountains, we’re..
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The words still echo in my mind: “If you remember one thing from this class, remember that water is polar.” My high school biology teacher, Mr. Loftin, must have said it a hundred times each year...
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Sunlight continues to dwindle each day as we approach the shortest and darkest day of the year, the winter solstice. Although ski resorts open and snow starts to blanket the ground around October or..
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Every year, around the Christmas Holiday, tens of thousands of expert and amateur birders come together in a collaborative effort to find, identify, and tally as many birds as possible. This effort,..
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Where does your water disappear to after it supplies your nightly dishwashing frenzy or sunrise concert in the shower? If all contaminated water went straight back into freshwater sources, downstream..
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While some of us are still savoring Thanksgiving leftovers, others are contemplating what to cook for the upcoming December holidays. Many cultures and religions observe special wintertime..
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On November 15, 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition reached the shores of the Pacific Ocean a year and a half after starting out from St. Louis, Missouri. They poled keel boats and sometimes walked..
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Have you ever heard the phrase “dead as a dodo”? This well known phrase is an example of an animal that has long been extinct but still relevant in today’s culture, such as the wooly mammoth or..
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Whether you enjoy it or not, the sun is setting earlier but the fading light is not all doom and gloom. Longer nights mean more time to look up at the stars and take in the beauty of the cosmos. As..
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