Lauren Smith
Description
Lauren spends most of her time traveling, writing, reading, rock climbing, birding, lusting after mountains, and working as a field biologist and naturalist (though she’s keen to try her hand at this whole writing business). She hasn’t lived in any one place for more than 6 months in quite a long time, which is fine by her. When not holed up with her laptop in a coffee shop, she’s probably doing something fun outside.
MY BLOGS
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Tales From A Wandering Albatross
http://talesfromawanderingalbatross.wordpress.com/
I started this blog to update family and friends on my itinerant ways, as I am typically in a new location every 3 months. Here, I chronicle my exploits as a field biologist, naturalist, and general outdoor-lover.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 69 )
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Bird Banding Selfies
Bird Banders in the News Again!We caught a kingfisher! And I got to hold it! This is serious stuff. Hence the serious expression on my face. Read more
Posted on 11 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
TSS on Wyoming Public Radio
A few weeks ago we had a reporter and photographer from Wyoming Public Radio come out to visit our banding station. They were gathering material for a few... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
TSS on Wyoming Public Radio
A few weeks ago we had a reporter and photographer from Wyoming Public Radio come out to visit our banding station. They were gathering material for a few... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
City of Rocks, Idaho
A while ago I went to City of Rocks to climb some rocks (I’m a bit behind in blog posts, too busy doing things outside. Sorry. Sorta. But not too much). It was... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
Hiking Up Sleeping Indian
A few weekends ago I hiked up Sheep Mountain, more commonly known as Sleeping Indian. I’ve never heard anyone call it Sheep Mountain, actually. Read more
Posted on 02 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
Things Mikayla Says
Mikayla is my best friend’s little sister. She is 12 years old. She is also my (non-legally) adopted sister*, as I live with her and her amazing family every... Read more
Posted on 25 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
Visiting Mountains, by Ted Kooser
Annapurna Base Camp, Nepal. Visiting Mountains The plains ignore us,but these mountains listen,an audience of thousandsholding its breathin each rock.... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
A Hike to Taggart Lake
On Sunday last week I decided to go for a short hike.First though, I slept in til 8 a.m. (that’s super late for a bird bander, we normally wake up around 4 a.m. Read more
Posted on 08 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
Sign Spotting: Part 2– Canadian Signage
For some reason, it seems like a lot of my sign picture collection comes from Canada. Maybe I just paid more attention to signs because I was traveling alone,... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
I’m the Paperblog Blogger of the Day!
Paperblog made me their Blogger of the Day!Look, there’s my face! And my hand, holding an owl. And most of the rest of my upper torso. That would be awkward,... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
A Postcard from Cambodia
I got this in the mail the other day:“An elderly Cambodian woman puffs locally grown tobacco.” This is what the back says: Smithy, How’s Boulder? Cambodia and... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
Sign Spotting: Part 1- Personal Safety
My little brother loves the Signspotting books. He owns them all. I know this, because he has shown them all to me. Repeatedly. Read more
Posted on 09 May 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
A Few Things That Make Me Happy
A List In No Particular Order Anhingas also make me happy. Because they’re awesome. I mean, come on. Look at that eye makeup and hairdo. Red eye, blue eye-liner... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
Ohio Wesleyan University Reunion Note
In May of 2014 it will have been five years since I graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University. Five. That’s a long time, and yet not. I feel like I haven’t done... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
My Sister the Thrifting Queen
My sister Megan is the Queen of Goodwill. That’s a fact.Abba even did a song about her: Ooooo she’s a Thrifting Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen*,... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
Why I Hate Hiking with Boys
a few reasons why I hate hiking with boys* disclaimer: I have quite a number of close friends who are male, and, for the most part, I really enjoy hiking with... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
Kids (and Grownups) Say the Darndest Things
I spent last summer in Wyoming, where I was working with the Teton Science Schools to band birds. I won’t go into too much about what that entailed, but see Bir... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
Super Bowl Sundae
In honor of the Super Bowl today, I’ve decided to rename some of the ice cream flavors at Glacier Ice Cream. (I have to leave for work in 15 minutes, so this... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
Books I Read* This Weekend
*I can pretend I read each of these in their entirety, but that wouldn’t be true. Some of them I finished, others I just read a few chapters. Read more
Posted on 27 January 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
An Adventure Rightly Considered
(Above): Considering, rightly or wrongly, the integrity of the bridge on the way to Annapurna Base Camp, Nepal. (Below): One of the guest houses along the trail... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE
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