Today was one of the busiest days of the year here in Nederland and throughout the mountain resort areas and parks. Working in Nederland today at the local museum, I reflected on the different visitors you see during a holiday weekend compared to other times during the summer. Between working…
Continue readingShort post tonight — computer problems on my laptop has caused a problem with the hard drive, and my computer isn’t working at all. I know I’m singing to the choir when I talk about how hard it is to not be able to connect to cyberspace. Sort of reminds…
Continue readingAs I was cleaning around the house this morning, I spied a small hummingbird in front of the window, wings beating furiously as it hovered in the air. I couldn’t help but think of how busy it must be in these final days of summer as it readies for its big voyage…
Continue readingIn previous posts, I’ve written about the disturbing trends of kids not spending time outside anymore, instead preferring to spend countless hours on smart phones and tablets, something coined by author Richard Louv (Last Child in the Woods), as Nature Deficit Disorder. Those of us in the parks field know…
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