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What to do the day after the holiday? Well, of course go for a hike! Besides we have a granddog to entertain. 🙂 So off to the grasslands Briar and I went this afternoon after it had warmed up a bit. It was pretty chilly here this morning, 25F. Briar and I were having a…
I hope all of you had a very happy Christmas day! Yesterday night we got 1.56″! What a lovely present for the holiday! After the rain was finished we had this friend visit before the human family arrived. It was all about great friends and family today. Now all is quiet again. I hope it…
So on our last night (Dec. 19) at the park we headed out to get the other half of the Lost Creek Trail. It was slowing go at night with the roots, rocks and steps that lie in the trail. Jim led the way with the flashlight. And I was a bit behind. And that…
It is another world after dark. It was time to go back to the Lost Creek Trail in the dark! It looked like that some the lichens have superpowers like Superman. Mild manner in the daylight. Then pop with super colors under the UV! Hope everyone is getting a little bit of rain today. (Dec….
Jeanne and I continued in the afternoon after lunch near the Kicking Bird Trail. This puffball had a different idea on where its spores puffed out. I had expected the spores to come out the hole on top. It fooled us. LOL. It was a splendid afternoon exploring! 103-Year-Old Artificial Christmas Tree Sells for Over…
Happy winter solstice! Winter time is not usually busy time at the parks. Well on a beautiful day it may pick up. However the locals are always crowding in. Well it is theirs. 😉 I love the local residents! Ancient Human Discovery: New Fossils Reveal a Mysterious Hominin Lineage From the Levant DNA Tells All:…
We were heading to the Kicking Bird Trail. Pretty cool name, eh! It was named after Kicking Bird, a Kiowa chief. My hope was I might see some birds on this short trail. However short or not it still took us two and half hours. Well I am slow but thorough. 🙂 This is the…
Well I am not by nature much of a night person. However when at a park I can not resist doing a little bit of night viewing. Especially since I have a UV light. So just imagine what all the nocturnal creatures see every night. Blows my mind every time! Birds with backpacks to help…
On Saturday we headed down another trail, the multi-purpose trail. This trail allows for hikers, horses, and bicycles. We started near the our campsite. The shortcut led to the treasure find of the day! From Cardboard Waste to Sustainable Foam: Revolutionizing Packaging Ancient Insect Mysteries Solved: 312-Million-Year-Old Fossil Sheds Light on Behavior and Evolution The…