Great Outdoors
Are we due for a whopper snow season?
Are we about to get absolutely pummeled by snow? I’m not sure about the rest of the state, but down here in the southeast corner, we didn’t have any snow to speak of all last […]
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Technology can make some things easier outdoors
My dad gave me a Brunton ADC Summit a few years ago. The ADC is a handheld weather station. ADC stands for Atmospheric Data Center. You can strap it to your backpack or wear it […]
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It’s May — where’s the mud?
We didn’t get any snow to speak of through the winter, and we’ve only gotten one good spring storm so far. And looking up at the mountains, it doesn’t look like the high country fared […]
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Welcome to chain season
My dad taught me the value of a good set of tire chains at a young age. I was probably eight years old, riding along with my dad on a spring bear hunt, and we […]
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Why can’t the wind report be wrong sometimes?
The people who forecast the weather usually do a darn fine job of it. They say it’s going to snow, and it snows. They say it’s going to be sunny, and it’s sunny. They might […]
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Welcome to Spring (he says with a chuckle)
My calendar says today’s the first day of spring. I can’t remember if that means spring actually started late last night, or if it doesn’t start until midnight tonight. I can never get that straight. […]
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Snowstorms help me get my to-dos done
This has been a strange winter. We haven’t gotten much in the way of snow, though that’s not terribly unusual. We normally don’t get the real snowstorms until spring around here. But it never really […]
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Brace yourself for the cold
A few winters ago, I went out to feed the horses one morning right after I got out of the shower, but before I checked the thermometer. I stepped out the door and reached to […]
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Go out there in that cold weather and practice
There’s a lot to be said for a roaring fire, a batch of fresh cookies and a warm cup of hot chocolate on a blisteringly cold day. But there’s also a lot to be said […]
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This winter’s been extremely strange
We need some snow. Looking up into the mountains, they’re a lot less white than they should be by this time. That has ramifications that’ll last all year. And it’s not just a lack of […]