Thursday, October 28, 2010

Off the trail, through the air … ouch!

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Truckee in California is getting ready for Halloween. Wizards and witches keep flying in. But flying into Truckee can be tricky. This witch ...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

At the edge of the Truckee River canyon along the Sawtooth Trail

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The Sawtooth Trail is located in the Tahoe National Forest south of Truckee in California. I am not sure if the trail is named after the man...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Thornburg Canyon Trail southwest of Markleeville, California

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The Thornburg Canyon Trail connects Markleeville with the Pacific Crest Trail and the Upper and Lower Blue Lake area in the Mokelumne Wilder...
Sunday, October 17, 2010

Trails of climate change: bristlecone pine trees

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Bristlecone pines can live for thousands of years. Some Great Basin bristlecone pines ( Pinus longaeva ) are around for over 4,000 years [1]...
Saturday, October 16, 2010

Go gulling and check out your gullability

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A gull is a gull—but what kind? About fifty gull species ( Larus spp.) are recognized worldwide and around twenty species visit or live in ...
Friday, October 1, 2010

September brush fire leaving Huffacker hillsides blackened

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In the middle of September in 2010 a brush fire swept through parts of the Huffacker Hills in Reno, Nevada. These hills are in close neighb...
Monday, September 27, 2010

Boca Cemetery Loop Trail

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The Boca Cemetry Trail is a short interpretive trail, located south of the Boca Reservoir at the mouth of the Truckee River and the Little T...