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• Folded Land

  

  Google Earth view of the "Heartland of Laramide Tectonics" in south central Wyoming. Red rectangle encloses area of photo below. Click on images to view details. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 OUTDOORS

• the Button That Would Keep Us There

  

  “Our mothers wore dresses -- slim at the waist, skirts flaring”I don’t read a lot of poetry, and much that I do read is soon left behind. But sometimes I’m luck... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 OUTDOORS

• Cotton Trees

  

  This is my monthly tree-following report. June was all about cotton, specifically the cotton attached to seeds of cottonwoods -- or “cotton trees” as they used... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2014 OUTDOORS

• Bitterroot in the Laramide Heartland

  

  Several weeks ago I took a vacation in the Heartland of Laramide Tectonics. It was short but wonderful. I came home infused with Laramide stories -- of a time... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 OUTDOORS

• Welcome to My Yard, Leafcutter Bee!

  

  Four or five years ago, I was chatting with a friend in the backyard when I noticed a bee carrying what looked to be a perfect little green circle into a crack... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 OUTDOORS

• Into the Heartland of Laramide Tectonics

  

  My destination ... where on (Google) Earth??? (click on image for better view)I leave soon for the “Heartland of Laramide Tectonics” of Lillegraven and Snoke... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 OUTDOORS

• Face-to-Face with Plants

  

  Heartleaf arnica in the afternoon sun.Lately it seems I’ve been mostly looking up at plants. Being a tree-follower, I've been monitoring my cottonwood and its... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 OUTDOORS

• A Very Busy Month for Cottonwoods

  

  Another month has passed, and it’s time for all tree-followers to report on their chosen tree. For my cottonwood, this may be the newsiest report of the year... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 OUTDOORS

• Cottonwood Report (Sneak Preview)

  

  What’s that mysterious perturbation on the water surface on the right?The Laramie River is a mighty river now -- not just a wimpy little plains stream. It’s... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 OUTDOORS

• My Sweet Wyoming Home (geology is Destiny)

  

  “There's a silence on the prairie that a man can't help but feel;there a shadow growing longer now, and nipping at my heels.For I know that soon that old... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 OUTDOORS

• May Ice Art

  

  We had plenty of cold weather this winter, with several visiting arctic air masses and a decent amount of snow. But somehow I let winter pass without any posts... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2014 OUTDOORS

• My Tree is Just a Late-Bloomer

  

  Trees are uncommon in the Laramie Basin; our native vegetation is mostly grass and shrubs. But all along the Laramie River are gallery forests of cottonwoods, s... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 OUTDOORS

• Are You an Alder Or a Birch?

  

  We were hiking in Curt Gowdy State Park a few weeks ago when we met two leafless trees standing by a creek. “Are you an alder or a birch?” I asked the first... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2014 OUTDOORS

• How Aspen Use Green ... Or Do They?

  

  Our aspen are starting to flower but are still leafless. Doesn’t matter, they can photosynthesize anyway.New Under the Sun is hosting April’s Berry-Go-Round; th... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 OUTDOORS

• I Can Only Beg ... Suspend Judgment Until the Whole Case Shall Have Been...

  

  “Hillers trachyte is a pale gray paste with large white crystals of feldspar and crystals large and small of hornblende. This describes the variety at hand.”Thi... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 OUTDOORS

• Tree-measuring -- an Alternative to Spring

  

  "Man is the measure of all things ... of things that are, how they are ... and of things that are not, how they are not.” (Protagoras)This tree measures 58.4... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2014 OUTDOORS

• Scenery & Slides Along the Big Sur Coast

  

  Driving on charnockitic tonalite -- massive, very hard, and super scenic ...... especially when the fog clears.A sunny day along the Big Sur coast brings out... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 OUTDOORS

• Dreaming of Online Plants

  

  This lupine in Santa Barbara County has been immortalized as iNat Observation 569966.What if you were a nature geek planning a vacation, and you found a... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2014 OUTDOORS

• Going Home (WOE? 2)

  

  WOE? 2-1Two weeks ago I posted a geo-challenge with photos from my flight to California -- Where on Earth? I didn’t recognize any of those locations from the... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 OUTDOORS

• Acorn Atole -- Not a Convenience Food

  

  Coast live oak near San Luis Obispo, California. Photo by Giovanni LoCascio, used with permission.The theme for March’s Berry Go Round is unusual edible... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 OUTDOORS