Above is a picture of Harambe, the gorilla that was shot and killed Saturday by Cincinnati zoo employees when a 4-year-old child fell into his enclosure. The child suffered a concussion and some abrasions but is going to be just fine. The gorilla, unfortunately, will not be. Harambe was a western lowland gorilla, the most numerous and … Continue reading Gorilla shot and killed at Cincinnati Zoo
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(Note, May 28, 2016: RMNP Facebook page reported this morning: “Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park will open at 11AM today, Saturday, May 28. Due to melting snow on the road during the day and freezing temperatures at night, visitors should plan for night closures occurring at 8:00 p.m. until conditions change. Road … Continue reading Trail Ridge Road misses opening by one day
This was the scene yesterday at the Alpine Visitor Center (elev.11,798 ft.) on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. My guess is that if crews have time to do this to celebrate the National Park Service Centennial, the road is clear, or nearly so. It is scheduled to open for the season tomorrow … Continue reading Trail Ridge Road scheduled to open tomorrow
Just days after talking about the very long TSA security lines at US airports, I came across this photo of a different line of people. The sad thing about this line is that these are climbers on Mt. Everest hoping to reach the summit during a very limited window of good weather. This is a line … Continue reading Queued
