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As I type this, the snow continues to fall outside. There are winter storm warnings posted by the National Weather Service with predictions of up to 2 1/2 feet of snow in some mountain areas and predictions of blizzard warnings along the plains. It’s the eve of a big snow…
Continue readingDuring my 17-year journey with the National Park Service, I made a stop in the Pacific Northwest, living in southwest Oregon for 3 years. One of my favorite spots to go near my hometown of Grants Pass, was a place along the Rogue River called Rainie Falls. By Oregon waterfall…
Continue readingToday was a taste of just how Nederland can feel and look during winter. We received around 8 inches of snow overnight, and then those famous Nederland winds kicked up and blew all that snow around to whip up drifts well over a foot. Winter in the Rocky Mountains and…
Continue readingI grew up in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Growing up there, I learned to ice skate as a little kid and then later took skating lessons at the local county park. We were lucky in that a large full size skating rink was built early on as part of Queenie…
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