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Ice Age hike
The morning was sunny and warm as we rendezvoused at Realization Point for the hike up Long Canyon with naturalist Dave Sutherland. “Ready for some time travel?” he asked. “We’re headed 11,000 years back to a time when the climate … Continue reading
This spring at Chautauqua
I’m volunteering again this spring at the native plant garden at Chautauqua Park. In front of the ranger cottage at the trailhead to Chautauqua Meadow, the garden provides a rich, blooming snapshot of the wildflowers found throughout the park. For … Continue reading
Early spring on Goshawk Ridge
It was midweek, and my shoulders were tight and brow furrowed from concentrating too hard in front of a computer. Why does grading season always happen when wildflowers are blooming? I needed a hike, maybe even a nap in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Leach, clouds, hiking, native plants, pasqueflower, wildflowers
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On the walking mountain
On maps it is called Rabbit Mountain, a sloping hill about twenty minutes north of Boulder. But when the interpretive kiosks mentioned this mountain’s habit of walking—three miles away from its companion foothills over recent eons, thanks to a maze … Continue reading
Exploring the Anne U. White Trail
We gathered at the trailhead early Saturday morning, a small bunch of strangers. The sky was overcast, a perfect start to a hike in July. Lauren introduced herself—the naturalist who had called our new Meetup group together. (Within days of … Continue reading
On the way to Goshawk Ridge
My sore ankle won’t yet handle the several miles of round-trip over Goshawk Ridge, through some of the most beautiful wildflower display you will see anywhere in Boulder County, but this week I got as close as I could by … Continue reading