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Our first winter storm is almost here
Time to revisit one of my favorite maps, ye olde winde map. Long-time readers saw it about two years ago but if you’re relatively new to this blog, you might have missed it. It’s almost a work of art, as you can see in the gallery. You can even buy prints of the maps from significant … Continue reading Our first winter storm is almost here
Trail Ridge Road still open in RMNP; free admission Friday
Update: Trail Ridge Road officially closed for the season on Friday, Nov. 19. Officials at Rocky Mountain National Park confirmed today that Trail Ridge Road has been open the last few days due to our abnormally mild, dry weather. They don’t know when storms might close the road again so suggest you call their road status … Continue reading Trail Ridge Road still open in RMNP; free admission Friday
Need a smile?
It’s getting to be that time of year. No, not the wildly inflated Christmas holiday season that consumes everything else, but the end-of-the year round-ups of the year’s events. You know the ones — highlights and lowlights of 2016, most important news events, most memorable plays in sports, the 10 best something-or-others of the year, … Continue reading Need a smile?
Nessie in Alaska?
Two employees from the Alaska Bureau of Land Management filmed this strange “thing” swimming in the Chena River, Fairbanks, Alaska. What do you think it is? YouTube notes: Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Klaus Wuttig believed it’s an object floating in the water, likely snagged on something under the water keeping it in … Continue reading Nessie in Alaska?
Vorticity: Mike Olbinsky does it again
You may remember a 2015 video by Olbinski, “The Chase.” A storm chaser, he didn’t quite catch a tornado that time. In this one, he does. And on his Twitter page he notes that if you look closely in the last clip you can see two cows running for their lives. You might want … Continue reading Vorticity: Mike Olbinsky does it again