January 31, 2019

Colonel Roosevelt Works the Crowd, Presents a Teddy's Bear

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Colonel Theodore Roosevelt — he prefers that title to "President" now that he is out of office —stopped by the annual meeting of t...
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January 30, 2019

Why Do We Want to Feed Birds, and Does It Help Them?

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Evening grosbeaks eating black oil sunflower seeds. Australian scientist Darryl Jones answers questions about bird-feeding for Cornell ...
January 15, 2019

It's Tuesday, So It's Bears-day

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  A news report on today's bear release. I did not sleep well last night because I knew that I was getting up earlier than usual. ...
January 14, 2019

Back When the VW Bug Was an Off-road Vehicle

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In 1956, if you owned a Type I Volkswagen Bug in South Dakota, you had yourself an off-road vehicle. Here is Dad's VW with evidence ...
January 13, 2019

Where Are the Dogs of Yesteryear?

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Ubi sunt? "Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?" asked the medieval French poet François Villon . Usually that is Englished as...
January 11, 2019

You Can Tell That The Firewood Article Was Not Written in the West — #4 Gives It Away

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An article about how to stack firewood, and it's fine, but number 4 made me laugh. Think forest fire and keeping fuel away from the ho...
January 09, 2019

Smoke-Phase Turkeys in Southern Colorado

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Two smoke-phase wild turkeys were part of a small flock. Two days ago I bumped in a small flock of Merriam's wild turkeys in a resi...
January 04, 2019

Graves in the Woods (2)

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Two little graves in the San Isabel National Forest Unlike the graves mentioned in " Graves in the Woods (1) ," these are not...
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December 31, 2018

Graves in the Woods (1)

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Moormans River, near Free Union, Virginia M. and I rolled in Sunday the 30th after a long train trip to Virginia to see (most) of her ...
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December 16, 2018

Never Underestimate a Bolo Tie, and Other Gift Suggestions

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It's time for Southern Rockies Nature Blog's seasonal gift guide. • Booze and smoked meats are always good • I like books. May...
December 12, 2018

An Unexpected Slot Canyon, Trail Art, and a Threat

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It's better in the winter — this is early December I was over in Fremont County , south of Cañon City , in an area where I used to...
November 27, 2018

Is Lip Balm Bad for You?

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Lip balm distributed by Colorado Parks & Willife. A friend was visiting Denver from northern England earlier this month. I urged her...
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November 23, 2018

"The Kind of Men Who Carry Pocketknives"

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 A good article from Appalachian Magazine : "Though less than forty years have passed, I am often astonished to see just how dras...
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November 22, 2018

Seen a Wolf? There (Isn't Yet) an App for That, But You Can Report It

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I received a news release a few days ago about a wolf that had escaped from a "sanctuary" near Divide, Colorado , in the mountains...
November 15, 2018

The Mountain Lion Who Hated Everyone (with Reason)

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"When I am bigger, I will eat you." Mountain lion (cougar) kitten reclines on a donated fur coat at Wet Mountain Wildlife rehab...