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A Visit to Chatfield Banding Station
I arrive at the Denver Audubon Nature Center in Chatfield State Park shortly after dawn and join a small group of birdwatchers gathering at the…
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Elk Rut
Wild by Nature Podcast | Episode 5 ~ Listen to the haunting bugle calls of bull elk in the alpine meadows and valleys along the Big Thompson River. A…
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Christmas at Saint Fagans
A Very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! I usually spend Christmas in Wales, but for several years, that’s not been possible. So this…
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Steady Rain
Wild by Nature Podcast | Episode 4 ~ Experience the soothing sounds of a steady midwestern rain shower as it falls on a bed of coneflowers and…
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A Pocketful of Species
Last summer, I started using iNaturalist to keep track of the species I encountered during my outdoor adventures, and this practice has since developed…
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A Visit to Chatfield Banding Station
I arrive at the Denver Audubon Nature Center in Chatfield State Park shortly after dawn and join a small group of birdwatchers gathering at the…
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Laura K
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Excerpts From an Evening Chorus
The acoustics in the Brainard Lake area are enchanting. It’s a vast place, and yet you can hear soft echoes in such fine detail it feels cozy.
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A New Look for Lake Haiyaha
On June 28, 2022, a massive section of Hallett Peak dislodged, disintegrated, and shape-shifted its way down into Upper Chaos Canyon.
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Christmas at Saint Fagans
A Very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! I usually spend Christmas in Wales, but for several years, that’s not been possible. So this…
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Miscalculation
Monday afternoon, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The morning hours drift over me like a thick fog and I realize I must get out of the house or I’ll waste…
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Building a Writing Practice
I’ve been thinking about my writing habits a lot lately, mostly because I don’t seem to have any that work well for me. My shelves (real and virtual…
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Grasshopper Vibes
Wild by Nature Podcast | Episode 3 ~ Relax to the lazy late-summer whirs of grasshoppers as they rattle through the air at my campsite.
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Excerpts From an Evening Chorus
The acoustics in the Brainard Lake area are enchanting. It’s a vast place, and yet you can hear soft echoes in such fine detail it feels cozy.
 • 
Laura K
A New Look for Lake Haiyaha
On June 28, 2022, a massive section of Hallett Peak dislodged, disintegrated, and shape-shifted its way down into Upper Chaos Canyon.
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Laura K
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The Art of Exploration
A newsletter about natural history, nature journaling, and spending time outside that invites you to explore wild places with kindness, curiosity, and wonder by Laura K @artofexplora
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