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• Of Mosses and Mountains, I (recommended Reading)

  

  Moss with sporophytes growing on brick.“Mysterious and little-known organisms live within reach of where you sit. Splendor awaits in minute proportions.” E.O.... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 OUTDOORS

• Recommended Geo-guides ... and More Needed Soon

  

  Road trip gear: the library.This month’s Accretionary Wedge #59 features geologic field guides, a subject near and dear to my heart as I take vacations... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 OUTDOORS

• Botanical Dragnet (a Letter to the Earth)

  

  Joe Friday and his buddy Spike -- just umbel cops, but they always get their man.About the author: Punster Extraordinaire John Baxter grew up in Burns, a very... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 OUTDOORS

• Goodbye, Moderate Botanist

  

  Our colleague and friend Helen McGranahan passed away last weekend ... while gardening. We console ourselves -- “better to go quickly doing what we love, than t... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 OUTDOORS

• Grassland, Forest and an Igneous Intrusion

  

  Devils Tower -- a puzzling igneous intrusion in northeast Wyoming.Recently I spent a day wandering around Devils Tower looking for just the right shot. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 OUTDOORS

• Signs -- Context is Everything

  

  The National Park Service awarded me the highest rating, A1, for my work at Devils Tower National Monument. Congratulations to self!Well, actually ...... it... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2013 OUTDOORS

• Plants and Rocks v. 1.2

  

  Laramie columbine on Laramie granite.It was two years ago this month that I started In the Company of Plants and Rocks. The plan was to write about work and... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 OUTDOORS

• Fresh Petals for Breakfast

  

  After an early-morning safari shooting yucca flowers, breakfast is ready.Not far from town is a thick stand of Great Plains yuccas, growing on sandy soil as the... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 OUTDOORS

• Recommended Field Apps for iPad Mini?

  

  Field work starts in a few weeks. Since last season, I’ve acquired an iPad mini with GPS/data capabilities. I'm hoping to find a GPS app that will allow me to... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 OUTDOORS

• Missing Rocks Found

  

  Sedimentary rocks in western Nebraska, made of sand, silt and clay from the Rocky Mountains.We students of Wyoming geology are quite familiar with the Laramide... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 OUTDOORS

• A Novel Discovery by an Accidental Botanist (a Letter to the Earth)

  

  By the late Aven Nelson, Professor of Botany, University of Wyoming, LaramiePhoto by Hollis Marriott, 2004.The rugged high country of the northern Laramie... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2013 OUTDOORS

• Cat Tectonics

  

  Years ago, I had a pair of feline roomies for about eight months. Not being a cat person I generally ignored them, but one day I noticed they were nicely... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 OUTDOORS

• Where Are We? ... and Why?

  

  So far there hasn’t been much in the way of adventure in 2013. Spring passed without a road trip, as work dictated otherwise. However I managed to sneak away fo... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 OUTDOORS

• (Bi-) Centennial in Black-and-White

  

  In the Company of Plants and Rocks turns 200 today -- i.e. this is my 200th post! In celebration, I returned to Centennial, Wyoming, also featured in my 100th... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 OUTDOORS

• The Girls Are in Bloom (too)

  

  Admiring the opposite sex.Quaking aspen don't get much attention these days. Most people are gawking at and raving about brightly-colored spring wildflowers,... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 OUTDOORS

• Good Morning, Good Morning!

  

  Last week as I was walking along a trail through pines and aspen, looking at patterns of light and shade, I was suddenly halted in my tracks by a radiant cluste... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 OUTDOORS

• Easter Daisy Rescue

  

  Between Laramie, Wyoming’s West Side and Interstate Highway 80 is a zone of undeveloped open space along the Laramie River. This is an under-appreciated... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 OUTDOORS

• The Record Keeper

  

  Several weeks ago I posted a geo-challenge, What do these deposits have in common?, with photos of four diverse accumulations of organic matter: a mass of... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 OUTDOORS

• Sagebrush Buttercup Report #3

  

  Tools of the trade.My day job ended at 5 PM. At home I quickly changed clothes, gathered the necessary tools, rounded up my assistant, and drove east into the... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 OUTDOORS

• What Do These Deposits Have in Common?

  

  Above and below: eroded slot in Sevier River Formation near Castle Rock Campground, southern Utah (click photo above for better view of contents). Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 OUTDOORS