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Oodles of Owls
Ok, I’ll be honest. No more promises of photo updates to this site, it’ll happen when it’ll happen. :) But, I can promise a new update from camp, right now. Baby owls, baby wolves and other camp stories, ready and … Continue reading
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Tagged animal behavior, beach, camping, Fourth of July, hiking, holiday, home, jets, nests, New Mexico, owlets, owls, rain, wolf pups, wolves
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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
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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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Attack of the Pineapple Express
I know, it sounds like some weird children’s TV show. San Diego has been besieged by water in the form of a tropical current from Hawai’i. Thankfully, our roof and windows have held up better this time around than during … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayside Inn, Big Sur, Cambria, campfire, camping, Carpenteria, Carpinteria State Beach, dolphins, excuses, Family, halau, Hearst Castle, ho'ike, hostel, kava, Live Aloha, Monterey, Monterey Bay Aquarium, New Year's Eve, Ocean Beach, Ocean Beach Christmas Parade, Parade of Lights, Paso Robles, Pensenti, Pineapple Express, port, pub crawl, rain, recital, road trip, San Diego Bay, state campground, vacation, wine, Zin Alley
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Work, Winter, Baseball
Let’s see. So much chaos in the past few weeks. Chris put in his two-weeks notice the end of last month so Tina and I were subjected to an intensive two-week course on Chris’ job (Bioacoustic Technician. We’re not taking … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, bioacoustics, interviews, paddle, Paddle for Clean Water, rain, surf, Surfrider
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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
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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
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Tagged animal behavior, Arizona, camping, jets, lightning, New Mexico, owls, rain, snow, Wilderness First Aid, wind, wolves
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Pigs, Worms, Devils, and Owlets
One more week! I’m excited to go home (can you tell?). It’s been a good season, but a long one. Trying and tiring, but still an amazing season. Clarke made it out to visit for the Fourth of July. We … Continue reading
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Tagged Albuquerque, Alpine, Arizona, camping, Carson National Forest, Colorado, El Pinto, Family, Fourth of July, hail, hiking, holiday, New Mexico, owls, pig roast, rain, road trip, salsa, sick, Worm Races, Ye Olde Tavern
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Festivaaaaaaaaaaaal!
Colorado is beautiful! It’s amazing to me just how different mountains can be. The mountains in our forest here look nothing like the mountains in Telluride, yet both are amazing in their own ways. I took off solo for Telluride … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, camping, Colorado, Cortez, Family, hail, hiking, music, New Mexico, owls, pictures, rain, road trip, Shiprock, Telluride Bluegrass Festival
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The Sky is Falling!
Not only do I have skylights in my tent, but now I have air conditioning too. We had the biggest hailstorm yesterday that I’ve ever seen out here. And a few pieces of hail managed to find their way through … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, Colorado, fire, fire tower, hail, Harry Potter, New Mexico, owls, rain, Telluride Bluegrass Festival
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