Time-lapse photography shows various perspectives of the 2013 Rim Fire, as viewed from Yosemite National Park.
Month: August 2013
A reluctant enthusiast
“It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it’s still here.”
Global warming, or, “holy crap”
“Earth’s average annual surface temperature is higher today than it was when record keeping began in the mid- to late 1800s, an indicator of long-term, global-scale climate warming.”
The air out there: How Utah is dealing with winter air pollution
Winter pollution in the Wasatch Front — an area of north central Utah — has some of the worst air quality in the country. It’s baffling in a way, since the area is a hub of outdoor splendor. In February, the New York Times explored the issue: For the last few years, the area has…
Summer bounty
It’s Farmers’ Market season in Pittsburgh; from May to November local farmers set up their tables at stands across the city and sell their bounty to their neighbors. I’m fortunate to live near one, and work near another. The above bounty is courtesy of Edible Earth Farm and CSA, based in Tionesta. It’s certified organic, and…
There’s more to Shark Week then megalodon
As users of every social media outlet, like Twitter, likely know, it’s Shark Week on Discovery Channel. Sharks are having a bit of a moment right now, thanks to SyFy channel’s made-for-TV movie Sharknado, about a waterspout that carries sharks out of the ocean and into LA where they eat people and are fended off…
A bad day to be a salmon #salmonwatch
I have never been one to find bears “cute.” Maybe this is because my plush stuffed animals of choice as a child were a dinosaur, a panda wearing a panda onesie (at my own doing) and a clown (adorable, not scary) aptly name Clownie, I never appreciated the assorted styles of teddy bears that my…
Milky Way Monday
It’s Monday. Let’s take a deep breath before the week gets rolling, and enjoy this view, posted by Dinosaur National Park’s Facebook page. And they posted this brilliant quote with it: “The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.” — Carl Sagan Enjoy
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