Webcams can certainly be informative. About an hour ago the live-streaming TundraCam, perched at 11,600 ft., caught these storm clouds building along the Continental Divide 17 miles west of Boulder., Colo. Forecasters have been warning of as much as two feet of snow in elevations above 6,000 feet, while Denver and points farther east and … Continue reading Here comes winter, again
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” —Robert Swan
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It’s all here, all in one picture: the great American West. From rolling prairie and bison herds, to modern cities springing up almost overnight, to the Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide. These bison are residents of the 15,000-acre Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, land that was once a military arsenal producing chemical weapons … Continue reading My American West
Yep, “snain.” I just saw that word for the first time. It’s a mixture of snow and rain occuring at temperatures just above freezing. It’s 36°F here at the moment (vs. 80° yesterday), and that is obviously snain I’m seeing outside. How have I lived this long (not sayin’ how long) without ever hearing the … Continue reading Snain
“There are some places so beautiful they can make a grown man break down and weep.” –Edward Abbey The photograph, used with permission, is “Moonlit Simplicity -V” © Erik Stensland, Estes Park, Colo. It was taken just east of Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. That’s Hallet Peak on the left and Flattop Mountain on … Continue reading Serene
These days MacGyver lives near Eugene, OR, in the guise of a stranded motorist. On March 5 the motorist wandered onto an unplowed road in Willamette National Forest, Oregon, and his pickup got stuck in deep snow. He’d not told anyone where he’d be and there was no cell phone service in the area. Thinking … Continue reading MacGyver lives!
