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On the Road: Price, Utah
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on Friday June 12th, 2009 at 02:04 PM
As befits a coal-mining town, Price, Utah, has a statue in a park of a helmeted coal miner saying good-bye to his little son. But its downtown area also features this Kokopelli as well. Any unborn children in that pack?Is This Dumb or What?
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on Friday June 5th, 2009 at 07:39 AM
From Yahoo (no exclamation point, thanks) News, a story headlined "Conservatives Are More Easily Disgusted." People who squirm at the sight of bugs or are grossed out by blood and guts are more likely to be politically conservative, new studies find. When I read "blood and guts," I think of butchering your own wild game, and I will let you readers think about which political party (rightly or wrongly) is associated with hunters. Maybe this story is a case of shallow science journalism (or...Top Towns for Hunters, Anglers
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on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 at 07:04 AM
Outdoor Life magazine named its top towns for hunters and anglers. People in Lewiston, Idaho, are probably saying "Not us again!" In Colorado, Granby, Carbondale, and--surprise--Colorado Springs make the list. Had anyone asked me, I might have suggested Grand Junction. I don't much care for the town itself, which is one story tall, seemingly ten miles across, and choked with traffic, but you can get to a lot of interesting places and different habitats from there.Blog Stew with Fish
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on Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 at 09:03 PM
National parks to offer three free admission on three summer weekends. Restaurant annoys diners with fake bird-distress and raptor calls. Using Thermo-Gel to protect your house from wildland fire. Fishing is free in Colorado on June 6-7 for both residents and visitors. Other limits and regulations still apply. More information at the Division of Wildlife's fishing page.And Now a Word from Fisher
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on Sunday May 31st, 2009 at 06:33 PM
In solitary with oppressed dogs everywhere, I hereby declare a sit-in and occupation of this Jeep Liberty, until our non-negotiable demands are met! First, no one shall depart in a vehicle without taking dog(s) ... Hey, is that my tennis ball?!Spinning Reels Should Be Black
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on Saturday May 30th, 2009 at 09:32 PM
I re-spooled my veteran Mitchell spinning reel tonight and decided to hit eBay for some of its cousins. My once-favorite Mitchell reel still lies at the bottom of the Arkansas River, casualty of a rafting wreck, which was the first time I actually had to save someone's life. (And as I held onto to him, all I could think was, "If I let go and he drowns, I will have to go back and tell his wife what happened.") I do have this Daiwa 1500C spinning reel--I saw one like it listed on eBay as...Blog Stew with Mystery Mustelids
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on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 12:05 PM
A landowner near Granada, Colorado, sees more water after tamarisk is controlled--but it's a constant fight. An Englishman tries to "go green" with a home wind turbine. He goes through all the planning bureaucracy, builds it, and ends up facing the dreaded ASBO, not to mention a big fine. "Everyone is encouraged to be environmentally friendly, and we wanted to do our bit. We never dreamed that going green would land us in court and 25,000 out of pocket." A game camera verifies that...Park Service Works on the Concealed-Carry Issue
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on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 09:34 AM
As predicted, the guns-in-national-parks issues has created both "aiieee, it's the end of the world!" vaporing and some bureaucratic re-thinking on the Park Service's part. Parks officials are also scratching their heads about how the new rules will affect enforcement of laws on things like gun permits, which vary widely and will still hold sway even on federal park lands, and wildlife poaching. Some people believe that the change will be immense, others that it will not be noticeable at all....
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