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Family Vacation at Lake Powell
Lake Powell trips used to be a fairly regular occasion for us as kids, but now that we’re all older and busier, we go several years between trips. Our last trip was in 2004 so the cousins had been in … Continue reading
Posted in Family
Tagged Arizona, camping, Family, Lake Powell, Moffat, stand up paddling, SUP, Utah, vacation
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Owl TiVo
I guess I’ll start this with a promise to add pictures to my website soon, but camp life is keeping me plenty busy. I’m hoping to revamp the gallery layout a bit, but it seems like such a big undertaking … Continue reading
Posted in My Life as a Biologist
Tagged animal behavior, Arizona, bear, bear attack, bike ride, camping, Daniel Ho, DVR, Eager, Eureka Assault 4, excuses, George Kahumoku Jr, halau, Java Blues, jets, lightning, Live Aloha, monsoon, nests, New Mexico, owls, PDA, rain, slack key guitar, tent, thunder, ukulele, video
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Yet Another Summer in the Gila
Whew! I made it out of San Diego and up the mountain safely. Clearly, I’ve been busy lately as my poor site hasn’t been touched since January. I guess I’ll try to fill in the last few months or so … Continue reading
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Tagged Albuquerque, animal behavior, Arizona, ATV, camping, database, hiking, in memoriam, New Mexico, owls, PDA, roses, Silver City, snow, tent, U2, Vertigo, video, Wildernes First Aid
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Now What?
Let’s just say, this week has been long, tiring, draining and very frustrating. So many people I know, people I care about and respect, have been seriously considering moving out of the country. Canada and Costa Rica seem to be … Continue reading
VOTE
I voted…did YOU? Today is the day! Get out and make a difference! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! My friend Pete is still out biking through Arizona making sure people get to the polls. Here’s the emails about his journey. Thanks Pete, … Continue reading
Bike Tour Arizona: Vote for Change
Well, we all know the election is coming up. A friend of mine who I went to Costa Rica with during college is doing an awesome wonderful thing with a couple of his buddies to help spread the word and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Bike Tour Arizona, donate, politics, vote, Vote for Change
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Ketchup
Ok. I’ve been home from camp just about a month now. I’ve managed to upload a few more pictures from the end of camp. Packing up camp was a bit more difficult this year due to the unforgiving rain. It … Continue reading
Posted in Family, just stuff, My Life as a Biologist, No Place Like Home
Tagged Arizona, bad neighbor, baseball, bike ride, camping, Coaster, dogs, Eagar, good neighbor, home, Java Blues, New Mexico, North Carlsbad State Beach, Ocean Beach, Oregon, overheating car, owls, packing, padres, Petco Park, Phoenix, rant, road trip, San Marcos, Springerville, surf, tenting, termites, Tony Gwynn, tourist season
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Combat Owl Photography
For winding down, it sure feels like we’re winding up. Less than one week of data collection to go and I’m still as busy as ever. The behavior outings have been exciting all summer, but even more so now since … Continue reading
Posted in My Life as a Biologist
Tagged animal behavior, Arizona, camping, Eager, hiking, lightning, New Mexico, owls, photography, rain, Springerville, video
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Countdown
One month to go! End of season fever has been sweeping through camp. We’ve begun counting down the days until breakdown. The seasonal crew members are looking and interviewing for their next jobs. And I’m trying to figure out how … Continue reading
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Tagged Albuquerque, Arches National Park, Arizona, beer, Bloomfield, brewery, Bullfrog Marina, camping, Clarke, Colorado, Cortez, database, Eagar, Eddie McStiff's Brewery, Family, Four Corners, Fourth of July, Harry Potter, hiking, Kayenta, Lake Powell, lightning, Moab, Mokee Dugway, Monument Valley, New Mexico, owls, power outage, rain, tornado, vacation, wind, Worm Races, Ye Old Tavern
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Back to the Gila
Well, I made it up the mountain just fine, despite Mother Nature’s attempts to the contrary. I left San Diego the end of March and drove straight through Arizona (which was almost entirely a beautiful thunder and lightning and rain … Continue reading
Posted in My Life as a Biologist
Tagged animal behavior, Arizona, camping, jets, lightning, New Mexico, owls, rain, snow, Wilderness First Aid, wind, wolves
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