Mountain Snow Pack, Feb. 1, 2013 — What It Looks Like
Here is the map . . . Click to embiggen. . . . and here is what one of the tan areas looks like. On the east side of the Sangre de Crist...
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Happy Ninth Blogiversary
It was nine years ago today that I made my first post on this blog, which actually began as a class blog for my nature-writing class. That...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers $1,000 reward for information on vandalism
On January 31st, Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitors reported the defacement of natural stone features and masonry stone walls at t...
Blog Stew — You Pack It Yourself
• The evolution of the external-frame backpack, starting with Ötzi. Some fascinating archaeological and historical examples. • I was p...
Proposed Fee Change for Koomer Ridge Campground in Red River Gorge
I beginning to sense a trend... The Daniel Boone National Forest has announced a proposed change to the winter use fee at the Koomer Ridge C...
Nephila inaurata madagascariensis, la Nephila inaurata madagascariensisNéphile dorée (Madagascar)
La Néphile dorée, Nephila inaurata madagascariensis, est une grande Araignée inoffensive assez commune à Madagascar ou on peut l'observe...
Prescribed Burns in Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests in 2013
Forest Supervisor Kristin Bail with the National Forests in North Carolina today announced that the agency plans to restore between 8,000 an...
