By Maddy Morgan Any skier or snowboarder knows that snow does not come in just one form. Snowpacks are as variable as the snowflakes that form them. We have all heard the claim that Eskimos have dozens of words for snow (actually, I discovered, just more flexibility in how root words are modified), but what… Continue reading Before It’s Gone, A Primer on Snow
By Matt Pierle Cabin fever have you ready to see flowers again? If so, you’ve got options: Brazil and Bali are nice this time of year. Or seek out plants at a world-class botanical conservatory in, say, Montreal, London or San Francisco. If you’re short on time or prefer shoestring travel though, you could do… Continue reading Winter Blooms
By Nikki Bauman The contrast of fresh powdered snow amplified by a background of cerulean vastness is one of nature’s finest vistas. Fellow outdoor enthusiasts refer to these conditions as “bluebird” days, a term routinely followed with hooting, hollering, and high-fiving between friends and strangers gathering on the ski hill to worship the good weather. Why… Continue reading Why our bodies need those blue-sky days
By Clare Crosby I spent my childhood hosting acorn cap tea parties for fairies, scurrying on calloused feet to collect eggs from the chicken coop, and reenacting Little House on The Prairie in the meadow behind my house, just east of Austin, TX. I did not suffer from “Nature Deficit Disorder.” But as I grew,… Continue reading Beyond a Collection of Facts
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