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Mushrooms Pictures from the Colombine Hondo

Mushrooms Pictures from the Colombine Hondo

I give to you pictures of mushrooms !!   These mushrooms pictures are from Columbine Canyon on the north side of the Columbine Hondo Wilderness Study Area in Taos County, New Mexico. Mushroom identification has never been my thing so if anyone can put a species name on any of these, please drop your comment [...]

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A Short Guide to Wheeler Peak Wilderness

A Short Guide to Wheeler Peak Wilderness

At 19,661 acres, this isn’t one of the largest Wilderness Areas in New Mexico but what it lacks in size it makes up for in stunning beauty. The Wheeler Peak Wilderness marks the top of the rugged Permian-Pennsylvanian Sangre de Cristo Mountain range and, at 13,161 feet, hosts the highest point in New Mexico. From [...]

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My Shot of the Day – American Coot

My Shot of the Day – American Coot

    An American Coot (Fulica americana) in central New Mexico. The coot is not a duck, because it lacks webbed feet.  Instead, it gets around with some rather large toes.  The coot is also known as a mud hen.  Typically, you’ll find them in very large flocks.  This guy was all alone. american coot [...]

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My Shot of the Day: The Gavarnie Cirque

My Shot of the Day: The Gavarnie Cirque

Ok. This wasn’t today. It was last week. But I loved this place. It was stunning and I wanted to share this photo. The Gavarnie Cirque is a glacier carved amphitheater-shaped valley located in the central Pyrenees.  This is a massive chunk of rock. The cirque is a stunning 800 meters wide at the bottom and 3000 [...]

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The Cow-Headed Man

The Cow-Headed Man

In my parents basement there was a series of colorful plywood doors. Behind the doors were piles of yellowed books crammed into a dark recess in the foundation. They were all of the books in the house. I never understood why my parents, who were avid readers, kept books hidden in the basement. “Can you [...]

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The Birth of the World’s Largest Conservation Area

The Birth of the World’s Largest Conservation Area

Guest Post by Darryl Lombard On 18th August 2011 at the SADC Summit in Luanda, Angola, the Presidents of the Republics of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe signed a Treaty which formally and legally establishes the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA). The surface area of the KAZA TFCA is over 444,000 sq km [...]

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